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Unknown Ownership The term “unknown ownership” is used for objects that do not belong to the Foundation but whose provenance is uncertain. The Foundation tries to identify the legal owners of such objects and to return them. “Equestrian Battle” was moved to the storeroom of the Gemäldegalerie for sa

„Krieg und Kultur schließen einander aus“ Die Wernadski-Nationalbibliothek der Ukraine im Jahr 2013. Bild: Artemka, CC BY-SA 4.0 Die Staatsbibliothek arbeitet seit vielen Jahren eng mit Wissenschaftler*innen und Institutionen in der Ukraine zusammen, sie besitzt u.a. eine Sammlung von etwa 43 000 Dr

Cluster of Excellence: “TOPOI: The Formation and Transformation of Space and Knowledge in Ancient Civilizations” The Topoi excellence cluster is a research network with a focus on studies of antiquity. It combines the strengths and resources of six universities and research institutions in Berlin. T

Foundation Board The Foundation Board is the supreme political decision-making organ of the Foundation. The federal government and all sixteen federal states are represented on it. It elects the President and approves the annual budget. The Foundation Board meets twice a year in Berlin as a rule. Th

Careers Career Highlights Multiteaser headline Voluntary Social Year : You can contribute to the cultural work of the SPK. Vocational Training : The SPK offers young people six different opportunities to train for careers. Traineeship : Such training is offered by the Foundation’s libraries and arch

Acquisitions and Donations Acquisitions, indefinite loans, and donations enrich the holdings of the Foundation. All of the collections are continually supplemented in this way. The SPK ensures that the provenance of every new object is clarified. Eine der wichtigsten Schenkungen: Die Büste der Nofre

Dealing with Cultural Assets Looted by the National Socialists The National Socialists systematically took art and books from those they persecuted. The Foundation searches for just and fair solutions based on the Washington Principles for looted assets that ended up in its collections. Im August 19

Provenance Research and Issues of Ownership The Foundation thoroughly investigates the provenance – that is, the origins – of the objects in its collections. This includes scholarly questions as well as clarifying questions of ownership. Questions of ownership can be clarified using the results of p

New Construction and General Restoration of the Building on Unter den Linden The original building for the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin, which was severely damaged during the Second World War, is being thoroughly renovated and supplemented with new buildings. The general reading room and the rare book

The Foundation’s Separate Publications In addition to the regular publications like the yearbook and SPK Magazine, the President of the Stiftung Preussischer Kulturbesitz regularly publishes thematic and collection-based studies. They can be purchased from the Webshop and in the museum shops of the