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Remembrance ceremony at the Neue Nationalgalerie for Heiner Pietzsch, an eminent patron of the arts On October 17, the Berlin cultural scene bid farewell to the great arts patron Heiner Pietzsch in a moving ceremony of remembrance at the Neue Nationalgalerie. The event was hosted by Ulla Pietzsch an

The SPK has returned nine works of art to the heirs of the Jewish businessman and collector Eugen Moritz Buchthal. It has repurchased an etching by E. L. Kirchner for the Kupferstichkabinett. Lawyer Lothar Fremy, who represents the heirs, said: "The Stiftung Preussischer Kulturbesitz (Prussian Cultu

Some 1600 objects illustrate developments in the first millennium B.C. Almost half of them once belonged to the Museum für Vor- und Frühgeschichte, but owing to the war are now in Russian museums. The exhibition "Iron Age – Europe Without Borders" can be seen from November 11, 2020 to February 28, 2

The Museum Berggruen hits the road: travelling exhibition of major masterpieces by Picasso, Matisse, Cézanne, and Klee to visit Japan, China, and Paris. Museum to close on September 5, 2022 for complete renovation, with reopening scheduled for 2025. Museum Berggruen is taking the show to the road wi

The Stiftung Preussischer Kulturbesitz (Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation) and the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin (National Museums in Berlin) mourn the loss of the great fashion designer Uli Richter, who died yesterday at the age of 94. SPK President Hermann Parzinger praised his qualities: "Uli R

The State of Berlin intends to acquire the Rieckhallen at the Hamburger Bahnhof – Museum für Gegenwart – Berlin. To this effect, it has signed a memorandum of understanding with CA Immo. The real estate company CA Immo is willing to part with the Rieckhallen in exchange for property of the same valu

The Guelph Treasure is one of the most important collections of medieval ecclesiastical art. It has been subject to a restitution claim since 2008. In 2015, plaintiffs filed a lawsuit in the U.S. that SPK believes has no merit. The Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz (Prussian Cultural Heritage Founda

On January 16, 2022, awards were announced for the categories of piano and composition. The SPK congratulates the winners. The Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy Conservatory Competition for 2022 was held in the categories of piano and composition. The competition ended yesterday with a final concert co-pr

Wolf Biermann hands over his archive and diaries to the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin – Preussischer Kulturbesitz at a ceremony in the building on Unter den Linden. With the help of the Federal Commissioner for Culture and Media Affairs and the German States Cultural Foundation (KSL), the Staatsbibliot

Ceremony in Luanda celebrates opening of restoration department and handover of collection inventories from Berlin At a ceremony on May 17, 2022, the Angolan branch of the Goethe Institute presented the Angolan Ministry of Culture with a translation of the entire inventory, comprising several volume