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  1. Signal for the Nationalgalerie's Museum of the 20th Century: The Gerhard Richter Art Foundation and the SPK conclude a long-term loan agreement for 100 works (08.11.2021)

    Gerhard Richter is donating an extensive collection of 100 works to the Nationalgalerie for the Nationalgalerie's Museum of the 20th Century. From 2023, works by the artist will initially be on display in the Neue Nationalgalerie and later in the new building at the Kulturforum - also in cooperation

  2. The Return of the Ancestors (30.03.2026)

    It marks the end of a long journey: after more than 140 years, human remains from the collection of the Ethnological Museum of the State Museums in Berlin have been returned to Australia in a formal ceremony. They were received by a group of men who had travelled a long way to witness this moment.

  3. The Return of the Ancestors (30.03.2026)

    It marks the end of a long journey: after more than 140 years, human remains from the collection of the Ethnological Museum of the State Museums in Berlin have been returned to Australia in a formal ceremony. They were received by a group of men who had travelled a long way to witness this moment.

  4. Symposium on 11 and 12 December 2008 in Berlin. "Taking responsibility. Nazi-looted art - a challenge for museums, libraries and archives" (11.12.2008)

    Introductory lecture by Hermann Parzinger, President of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation: "Ways to more responsibility. Dealing with Nazi-looted art 10 years after Washington" - The spoken word prevails - The prehistory Since those dark days of National Socialist rule in our country, public

  5. "museum4punkt0": Sub-project XD - xplore Digital (08.05.2017)

    Today sees the launch of "museum4punkt0 - Digital Strategies for the Museum of the Future". The National Museums in Berlin are involved with the sub-project "XD - xplore Digital". The National Museums in Berlin are part of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation. With their collections and researc

  6. Europe is in Dahlem

    22.12.2016 Europe is in Dahlem Article The Museum of European Cultures remains in south-west Berlin and is embarking on a new chapter. Director Elisabeth Tietmeyer met with writer Sophie Dannenberg for a tour. Dahlem is a place where modernity has settled down. Perhaps it is because the gardens are

  7. The Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation as a scientific institution (02.07.2008)

    The Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation is not only responsible for preserving, maintaining and supplementing the cultural assets entrusted to it, but also, as the Foundation Act of 1957 states, "to ensure that these cultural assets are utilised for the interests of the general public in science a

  8. Cultural assets seized as a result of Nazi persecution: five German cultural institutions restitute 221 books to the descendants of Henry Torrès (24.06.2025)

    On 26 June 2025 in Paris, five German cultural institutions handed over 221 books to the descendants of the well-known French lawyer, journalist and politician Henry Torrès (1891-1966). The books had belonged to Torrès or one of his two wives. They could be attributed to them based on the dedication

  9. 90 minutes of glimpses into the world (30.03.2026)

    The new guided tour format was launched at the start of 2026. Over the course of 90 minutes, the tour takes visitors on a journey through the highlights of the collections from four continents. It tells the stories behind the cultural artefacts – for example, how they came to be in the museum. The t

  10. 90 minutes of glimpses into the world (30.03.2026)

    The new guided tour format was launched at the start of 2026. Over the course of 90 minutes, the tour takes visitors on a journey through the highlights of the collections from four continents. It tells the stories behind the cultural artefacts – for example, how they came to be in the museum. The t