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  1. Deep mourning for Werner Knopp (07.01.2019)

    Long-time President of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation passes away at the age of 87 - Parzinger: He was the President of Unity The long-standing President of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation, Werner Knopp, passed away on 4 January 2019 at the age of 87. Born in Braunschweig, he ha

  2. Handing over the keys to the Friedrichshagen storage facility of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation (30.06.2014)

    Today the keys were handed over for the first building at the SPK's new storage location, the Friedrichshagen storage magazine. In attendance were Hermann Parzinger, President of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation, Günter Winands, Ministerial Director at the Federal Government Commissioner fo

  3. Lending in the SPK libraries possible again from 4 May (23.04.2020)

    The SPK's museums, libraries and archives have been closed to the public for more than a month. The first steps towards reopening will be taken from 4 May 2020: In the State Library, the Ibero-American Institute and the State Institute for Music Research, media can once again be collected and return

  4. GERMAN SALES - a new dimension of transparency (25.10.2019)

    Kunstbibliothek der Staatlichen Museen zu Berlin, Heidelberg University Library and Getty Research Institute put 9000 historical auction catalogues online - a benefit for provenance research and art market research Around 9,000 catalogues published between 1901 and 1945 by more than 390 auction hous

  5. Foundation Board clears the way for returns to Namibia and Tanzania (27.06.2022)

    23 objects from the Ethnological Museum to remain permanently in Namibia - agreement on repatriation to Tanzania also possible Namibia 23 objects from the collection of the Ethnological Museum of the National Museums in Berlin can remain in Namibia permanently. The Board of Trustees of the Prussian

  6. Decision by the Board of Trustees: Carolin Schreiber heads the Department of Manuscripts and Historical Prints at the State Library (28.06.2022)

    New addition comes from the Bavarian State Library - Focus on user-orientation and basic research - Parzinger: New department well positioned From autumn 2022, Dr Carolin Schreiber will take over the management of the newly formed "Manuscripts and Historical Prints" department at the Staatsbibliothe

  7. Portal on coins of the Ostrogoths launched (17.02.2025)

    Together with international partners, the Münzkabinett Berlin has set up a new digital type catalogue on the coinage of the Ostrogoths in Italy, the OCOI - Online Coinage of Ostrogothic Italy. For the first time, the digital catalogue allows freely available research within the coinage of the Ostrog

  8. Humboldt Forum: Joint provenance research with partners from Amazonia at the Ethnological Museum (10.10.2018)

    "Shared Knowledge" project analyses around 3,000 objects with guests from Brazil, Colombia and Venezuela - results on display in the new Berlin Palace Guests from Amazonia are currently researching 150 artefacts from the Rio Negro region in the Dahlem depots of the Ethnological Museum of the Nationa

  9. Secret Polaroids brought the vase theft to light (30.03.2026)

    Italy is to have 25 items from the Collection of Classical Antiquities returned: Deputy Director Martin Maischberger on theatre at funerals, the enigmatic art dealer Medici, and why loss can also be a blessing

  10. Secret Polaroids brought the vase theft to light (30.03.2026)

    Italy is to have 25 items from the Collection of Classical Antiquities returned: Deputy Director Martin Maischberger on theatre at funerals, the enigmatic art dealer Medici, and why loss can also be a blessing