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Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung As part of the collaboration with the Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung, objects of art and cultural assets from the holdings of the Stiftung Preussischer Kulturbesitz are studied scientifically. The Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung

SPK-Magazin 1/2018: Auf zur Mitte Auf zur Mitte: Die neue Ausgabe von SPK – Das Magazin“ fragt, wie Gegenwart und Zukunft des historisch gewachsenen Zentrum aussehen. SPK. Das Magazin (1/2018): Auf zur Mitte! © SPK/Plateau Design Studio/Max Zerrahn Humboldt Forum, James-Simon-Galerie, der Interimsba

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

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

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

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