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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

Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek (German Digital Library) The Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek gives its users access to Germany’s cultural and intellectual heritage and encompasses books, music, works of art, films, photographs, documents, manuscripts and much more. Panorama Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek Th

Central Administration The central administration of the Stiftung Preussischer Kulturbesitz (Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation) assists the President. It serves the Foundation as a whole and is the central provider of administrative services for all 25 of the SPK's institutions . The Villa von d

A recent resolution of the UN Security Council has affirmed that the protection of cultural heritage is not just a cultural issue, but also a security problem. Markus Hilgert, director of the Vorderasiatisches Museum of the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, talks about the challenges this presents to the

For years, the Berliner Schloss has been at the center of numerous debates. Alongside the issue of the Humboldt-Forum, discussion has primarily centered on one question: should it be rebuilt, or not? Those who oppose reconstructing the building argue that this would cover up the traces of recent his