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Following an initial restitution in 2012, works from the collection of Prof Dr Curt Glaser (1879 - 1943) were recently identified again at the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation. Prof Glaser, museum director and art collector, lost his position in 1933 due to his Jewish descent and emigrated. The

Basic refurbishment of the historic building complex in keeping with its listed status is complete Berlin. The keys to the Berlin State Library in the Unter den Linden building were handed over today at a ceremony attended by 300 invited guests. This marks the completion of the basic refurbishment a

With its regional focus on Latin America, the Caribbean, Spain and Portugal, the Ibero-Amerikanisches Institut (IAI) has a genuinely international orientation. This also characterizes the work of the library, for which international cooperation and networks are of central importance. The internation

Working at SPK The Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz offers you a diverse cultural work environment, a dedicated team, and the attractive benefits of public service. With approximately 2,100 employees, the Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz (SPK) is not only one of Berlin’s most important institution

Lending will be possible again in the SPK libraries from 4 May, reading rooms will remain closed. The museums are preparing to open individual houses. The SPK museums, libraries and archives have been closed since 14 March 2020. With the current relaxation of the containment measures by the State of

Digitizing and Documenting Digitization is a key aspect of conservation work in all the Foundation's institutions. It not only allows a digital representation to be studied in place of the original item, but also makes the collections globally accessible. The "CultLab3D" modular scanning pipeline fo

Cultural Assets Relocated to Russia as a Result of the War At the end of the Second World War, numerous cultural assets were transported to the USSR. A large number of them are still there. The Federal Republic of Germany and the cultural institutions affected are seeking their return. In 1958–59 th

The twenty-two centimetre high group of figures "Hercules and Omphale", carved out of ivory by the Baroque sculptor Balthasar Permoser around 1700, returned to its original place in the Berlin Museum of Decorative Arts after decades of loss. The work had initially come to the Berlin Kunstkammer in 1

More than half of the world's population already lives in cities. The trend towards megacities is continuing. At the event "Metropolises and megacities - past and present" on 12 September 2012, experts will shed light on the phenomenon of urbanisation from a historical and current perspective and di

Architecture summit on the "Blue Sofa": Sir David Chipperfield, Jacques Herzog, Regine Leibinger, HG Merz and Franco Stella in conversation with Vivian Perkovic - On 19 November 2019 from 7 pm in the new James-Simon-Galerie on Berlin's Museum Island - TV broadcast on 19 November 2019 from 11:10 pm o