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  1. Federal Exhibition Program

    Federal Exhibition Program The Federal Exhibition Program concerns museums and other cultural institutions in Germany. It offers them curated exhibitions from all the Foundation’s collections. The Federal Exhibition Program was founded in 1999 at the initiative of the President of the Stiftung Preus

  2. What has happened since the 2008 restitution request for the Guelph Treasure?

    What has happened since the 2008 restitution request for the Guelph Treasure? Article Restitution of the Guelph Treasure was first requested in 2008 by heirs to some of the Jewish art dealers in the consortium. The Beratende Kommission (Advisory Commission) concluded in 2014 that there was no basis

  3. Two Medieval Predella Panels Restituted (30.08.2019)

    The two predella panels were originally part of the collection of Jewish businessman Harry Fuld Sr. In 1940 they were bought for the Gemäldegalerie (Old Master Paintings) of the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin. Hermann Parzinger, President of the Stiftung Preussischer Kulturbesitz (Prussian Cultural Her

  4. SPK reform commission discusses decentralized organizational structures (04.02.2021)

    SPK President Parzinger: "This was a good day for our work on reform." At its meeting yesterday, the reform commission of the Stiftung Preussischer Kulturbesitz (Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation) addressed the situation of the state museums, in particular their internal organizational structure

  5. Sale of the Guelph Treasure in 1935 (06.01.2015)

    The Guelph Treasure is one of the most important collections of medieval ecclesiastical art. It has been subject to a restitution claim since 2008. In 2015, plaintiffs filed a lawsuit in the U.S. that SPK believes has no merit. The Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz (Prussian Cultural Heritage Founda

  6. Colombian Deputy Minister for Multilateral Affairs at the IAI (10.04.2025)

    On April 3, 2025, a working meeting between Colombian Vice Minister Mauricio Jaramillo and Barbara Göbel, director of the Ibero-Amerikanisches Institut (IAI), took place at the IAI on German-Colombian cooperation in science, culture and collections. Mauricio Jaramillo Jassir, the Colombian Vice Mini

  7. Bode Museum Coin Robbery: Parzinger Thanks the Berlin Police Force (17.07.2017)

    SPK President hopes for „further progress towards solving the case“ of the Big Maple Leaf The President of the Stiftung Preussischer Kulturbesitz (Prussian Cultural Foundation), Hermann Parzinger, has thanked the Berlin police force for its „excellent detective work into the burglary at the Bode Mus

  8. Improved Service and Visitor Accessibility, and 250,000 more Visits to the Museums (09.04.2019)

    Around 250,000 more visits to the Staatliche Museen in 2018 – from now on, the SPK institutions are offering more service across the board in the form of longer opening hours, new spaces, and digital transformation. The number of visits to the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin (National Museums in Berlin)

  9. About us

    About us With its museums, libraries, archives, and research institutes, the Stiftung Preussischer Kulturbesitz (Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation) is one of the important cultural institutions in the world. Its outstanding collections include all areas of cultural tradition: from archaeological

  10. Repurchase of a Kirchner etching after restitution (16.08.2017)

    The SPK has returned nine works of art to the heirs of the Jewish businessman and collector Eugen Moritz Buchthal. It has repurchased an etching by E. L. Kirchner for the Kupferstichkabinett. Lawyer Lothar Fremy, who represents the heirs, said: "The Stiftung Preussischer Kulturbesitz (Prussian Cultu