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  1. Toi moko from the Ethnological Museum return to New Zealand (12.10.2020)

    A ceremony was held today at the Ethnological Museum of the National Museums in Berlin to prepare two mummified and tattooed Māori heads (Toi moko) for their repatriation to New Zealand. The Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation (SPK), to which the Ethnological Museum belongs, had decided to return

  2. Electronic music from the roof of the Bode Museum - Parzinger: "We are in solidarity with the Berlin club scene (03.07.2020)

    "SPOT // berlin art sessions": One-hour DJ set - top location of the National Museums in Berlin - streamed film The Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation and its National Museums in Berlin are launching the "SPOT // berlin art sessions" project together with GERMAN ARTS. Electronic club music meets

  3. museum4punkt0: The joint project led by the SPK is being extended (21.12.2020)

    The Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media is continuing to fund museum4punkt0 with ten million euros in 2021. Together with ten new partners, cultural institutions across Germany are developing and testing digital offerings for new ways of learning, experiencing and participating

  4. Foundation Board sets course for management positions at the National Museums in Berlin (25.11.2020)

    Directorate of the Gemäldegalerie to be re-advertised - Management of the Nationalgalerie to be divided into three positions - Grütters and Parzinger thank Michael Eissenhauer On 23 November 2020, the Board of Trustees of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation, chaired by Minister of State for Cu

  5. Construction work begins on the Nationalgalerie's Museum of the 20th Century at the Kulturforum (18.11.2020)

    Work is currently starting on site for the Museum of the 20th Century at the Kulturforum. The Haus der Staatlichen Museen zu Berlin is being built according to plans by Swiss architects Herzog & de Meuron. Several measures are necessary to prepare the area for the construction work. The southbound l

  6. New COVID-19 protective measures: Museums close from 2 November (30.10.2020)

    Parzinger on the corona crisis: Museums will close to the public from Monday (2 November) until the end of the month - archives and libraries will remain open under certain conditions The President of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation, Hermann Parzinger, explains the corona crisis: "The numb

  7. Digital conference museum4punkt0: Developing the future together (27.10.2020)

    museum4punkt0 has been researching new ways of digital communication in museums for three years. As part of a digital conference on 27 and 28 October 2020, the association will present its findings and discuss current issues relating to digitality. Minister of State Monika Grütters, Federal Governme

  8. Korean Cultural Centre in Germany supports Museum of Asian Art - Agreement signed to fund a curator position (15.12.2021)

    The Korean Cultural Centre in Germany under the direction of Mr Bongki Lee and the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation have signed an agreement to intensify research with and on the Korean collection of the Museum of Asian Art of the National Museums in Berlin. The research activities supported in

  9. Signal for the Nationalgalerie's Museum of the 20th Century: The Gerhard Richter Art Foundation and the SPK conclude a long-term loan agreement for 100 works (08.11.2021)

    Gerhard Richter is donating an extensive collection of 100 works to the Nationalgalerie for the Nationalgalerie's Museum of the 20th Century. From 2023, works by the artist will initially be on display in the Neue Nationalgalerie and later in the new building at the Kulturforum - also in cooperation

  10. museum4punkt0: The Germany-wide joint project on digital mediation continues in 2022 / The hybrid conference and exhibition will provide insights into current projects (29.10.2021)

    museum4punkt0, the Germany-wide network for digital education led by the SPK, is continuing its projects in 2022. Since 2017, teams from a wide range of institutions have been developing and testing closely networked digital education programmes. A hybrid conference with a showcase on 1 and 2 Novemb