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Protection of Cultural Heritage The Stiftung Preussischer Kulturbesitz protects the cultural property in its possession in various special ways. It is also actively involved in many projects and partnerships for the protection of cultural heritage worldwide. All around the world, cultural property i

Acquisitions New items enter the Foundation's collections in various ways. Besides federal and state government funding, assistance from private collectors, public and private charitable foundations, associations of friends, and other entities is essential. Unlike the museums, the libraries make a p

Photos for Commercial Use - bpk Bildagentur für Kunst, Kultur und Geschichte The bpk Bildagentur für Kunst, Kultur und Geschichte is one of the largest photo agencies in the cultural realm. It offers photographs of works of art from the Foundation’s collections as well as other collections. Looking

Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media Grütters approves 460,000 euro grant for national project. SPK President Parzinger: More than 150 cultural institutions in Germany and abroad have already put their trust in bpk-Bildagentur – a success story. The bpk-Bildagentur (Picture Agen

Unknown Ownership The term “unknown ownership” is used for objects that do not belong to the Foundation but whose provenance is uncertain. The Foundation tries to identify the legal owners of such objects and to return them. “Equestrian Battle” was moved to the storeroom of the Gemäldegalerie for sa

Altes Museum As part of the scheduled restoration program, the Altes Museum will be given additional exhibition rooms and more space for service areas. Individual refurbishment measures have already been carried out. As part of the restoration of the Altes Museum, the ground floor will be refurbishe

Pergamonmuseum The Pergamonmuseum will be given a fourth wing in accordance with the master plan for the Museumsinsel. Renovation work has been underway in the museum's north wing and central section since the fall of 2012. The plans for both the complete refurbishment and the extension were drawn u

Transfer of Expert Knowledge The Foundation and its institutions perform a supporting function for the scientific and cultural worlds. They share the results of their research activity and their expertise in numerous tasks with the world of experts. Meeting of a German-Georgian working group in the

Conducting provenance research on ethnological collections is often more difficult than research on Nazi-confiscated art, the president of the Stiftung Preussischer Kulturbesitz, Hermann Parzinger, said in an interview with Maria Ossowski of Deutschlandfunk. But, he pointed out, the Humboldt-Forum w

Complete refurbishment of the Potsdamer Strasse building at the Kulturforum The Potsdamer Strasse building of the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin (Berlin State Library) was built between 1967 and 1978. It was designed by Hans Scharoun in partnership with Edgar Wisniewski, who completed the building after