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  1. Let’s talk more about content again! (26.03.2026)

    To mark Hermann Parzinger’s departure as President of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation (SPK) and the appointment of his successor, Marion Ackermann, a symposium bringing together the SPK’s key research partnerships was held at the James Simon Gallery on 20 and 21 May 2025. The focus was pri

  2. Let’s talk more about content again! (26.03.2026)

    To mark Hermann Parzinger’s departure as President of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation (SPK) and the appointment of his successor, Marion Ackermann, a symposium bringing together the SPK’s key research partnerships was held at the James Simon Gallery on 20 and 21 May 2025. The focus was pri

  3. Art without context? Annual Report of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation 2019 published (04.06.2020)

    What was the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation up to in 2019? From "Mantegna and Bellini" to Alexander von Humboldt's 250th birthday and the ground-breaking ceremony for the new Nationalgalerie building at the Kulturforum to over four million museum visits. The recently published annual report p

  4. Marion Ackermann to be the new President of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation from June 2025 (08.07.2024)

    The Board of Trustees of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation (SPK) today unanimously elected Prof Dr Marion Ackermann as President of the Foundation. She will head the foundation from 1 June 2025 and succeed Prof. Dr Hermann Parzinger, who has held the position since March 2008 and will retire

  5. Board of Trustees of Prussian Cultural Heritage established: Leading companies support the work of the foundation (31.10.2014)

    In future, a new funding body will support the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation as a partner: the Prussian Cultural Heritage Board of Trustees. The association of leading German commercial enterprises will provide financial support for SPK projects and assist the Foundation in the realisation o

  6. Results of provenance research on skulls from West Africa published – provenance research on nearly 600 skulls completed (22.04.2026)

    As part of a project launched in 2021, the Museum of Prehistory and Early History at the State Museums in Berlin has investigated the provenance of nearly 600 skulls from the former German colonies in West Africa, in collaboration with researchers from Togo and Cameroon. The findings of this project

  7. Change in the chairmanship of the Board of Trustees of Prussian Cultural Heritage - Helen Müller succeeds Thorsten Strauß (18.05.2021)

    Helen Müller, Head of Cultural Affairs and Corporate History at Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA, was elected as the new Chair of the Board of Trustees of Prussian Cultural Heritage on 11 May; her deputy is Stephan Frucht, Head of Cultural and Sponsorship Programmes and Artistic Director of the Siemens Art

  8. Argentine LELOIR Prize for Barbara Göbel, Director of the Ibero-American Institute (20.04.2022)

    On 19 April 2022, the RAICES and LELOIR prizes were awarded in Buenos Aires to four Argentinian and three international scholars. Barbara Göbel, Director of the Ibero-American Institute (IAI) of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation (SPK), is one of this year's winners of the LELOIR Prize. The P

  9. Berliner Sparkasse funding secures programmes for children and young people from Ukraine until the end of 2025 (23.02.2024)

    Welcome! Museum Club for children and young people from Ukraine at Haus Bastian, the centre for cultural education on Museum Island, can continue its successful work. Free project days and holiday programmes have also been added to the programme. Since 2022, the SPK has established a new format for

  10. Sustainable cultural commitment: Neue Nationalgalerie and Hamburger Bahnhof extend partnerships with Volkswagen Group (24.03.2026)

    Free or discounted admission, guided tours, educational programmes, events and performances: thanks to the partnership between the SPK museums Neue Nationalgalerie and Hamburger Bahnhof and the Volkswagen Group, which has now been extended by two years. The aim of "Volkswagen Group Art4All" is to ma