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  1. Getting to the Bottom of Art: Works by Caspar David Friedrich, Layer by Layer (22.01.2016)

    The Alte Nationalgalerie has undertaken a thorough restoration of the paintings Monk by the Sea and The Abbey in the Oakwood. Ina Reiche, head of the Rathgen-Forschungslabor, speaks to us about the analysis process, some hidden layers of varnish, and the broad range of techniques she uses. Over the

  2. Works from the Kunstgewerbemuseum and Skulpturensammlung restituted to Oppenheim heirs (22.01.2018)

    The SPK has worked successfully with the heirs to reach a good solution for Nazi-confiscated cultural property. Margarete Oppenheim (1857–1935) owned one of the largest art collections in Germany. A fair and just solution in accordance with the Washington Principles has been agreed for a total of el

  3. Construction Projects

    Construction Projects Some of the foundation's buildings have shaped Berlin's cityscape for centuries. Many of them are architecturally significant monuments. The further development of its sites and the preservation of its buildings are a central concern of the SPK. Until German reunification, the

  4. Current Figures

    Current Figures The 2021 Budget The budget of the Stiftung Preussischer Kulturbesitz is divided into an operating budget and a construction budget. The budget plan for 2021 includes total expenditures of around 368,95 million euros. more Income, Donations and Third-Party Funds in 2020 The Foundation

  5. "Kunst durch Kredit" – on the short article "Berliner Blamage" in DER SPIEGEL, issue 45/2017 (07.11.2017)

    The subject of Kunst durch Kredit [Art as collateral ] (De Gruyter, 2017) is the purchase of some 4,400 works of art from the holdings of the Dresdner Bank by the government of Prussia on behalf of the Berlin museums in 1935. The book's author, Lynn Rother, examines this deal in the context of art h

  6. Generous Donation: Two Ruble Gold Coin Completes Set (14.11.2017)

    Vladimir Matveyev's gift to the Münzkabinett of the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin is valuable in more than one way: the two-ruble gold coin of Catherine the Great completes the set of coins from her reign. The permanent exhibition at the Münzkabinett (Coin Cabinet) of the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin (

  7. Holdings Evacuated to Poland

    Holdings Evacuated to Poland Some of the holdings of the Prussian collections were evacuated during the Second World War to German areas that now belong to Poland. The Foundation still claims ownership of these cultural assets. From the beginning of the Second World War, the holdings of the Staatsbi

  8. „When It Comes to Cultural Heritage, Digitization Alone Is Not Enough“ (08.03.2017)

    The Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek, or DDB, is a digital platform for Germany's cultural and scientific heritage. Approximately 20.5 million books, documents, images, and audio recordings are currently available on their website. Frank Frischmuth, managing director of the DDB, tells us of their plans

  9. SPK welcomes recommendation of the Advisory Commission on the Welfenschatz restitution request (20.03.2014)

    The Advisory Commission chaired by Prof. Jutta Limbach that handles issues concerning the return of cultural artifacts confiscated as a result of Nazi persecution today recommended not to offer restitution for what is known as the Welfenschatz (Guelph Treasure) of the Kunstgewerbemuseum (Museum of D

  10. Hochschule für Wirtschaft und Technik

    Hochschule für Wirtschaft und Technik The SPK and the Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft Berlin work together in the areas of conservation, research, storage, and presentation of cultural heritage. It takes the form of both joint projects and teaching. The students of restoration at the HTW in Be