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Today, the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation returned four paintings from the 18th century. The paintings were handed over to the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin for restoration in 1942 via an art dealer, but were not collected again despite repeated requests. From then on, they were kept in the col

The Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation has today received back two major gouache paintings by the Berlin artist Adolph von Menzel (1815-1905), which were thought to have been lost for over sixty years. The works were identified following a tip-off from Christie's auction house, where they were to

At the end of July, the Board of Trustees of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation appointed Matthias Kaun, 38, as Head of the East Asia Department of the Berlin State Library. Mr Kaun studied Sinology, Asian History and Public Law. With over 1 million items, the East Asia Department is the larg

The opening of the splendidly renovated and technically modernised Bode Museum next week (first day of opening on Thursday) is another milestone in the restoration of the museum ensemble and UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Alte Nationalgalerie opened its doors back in 2001 following its renovation.

Ladies and Gentlemen, When Kaiser Wilhelm II opened the museum on 18 October 1904, it was a rainy day, with uniforms, gowns and medal necklaces providing the colourful backdrop. Today we had glorious imperial weather, but the imperial era is long gone. The opening today is ennobled by the words of w

One day after the grand opening of the Bode Museum, the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin received a special gift today: Wilhelm von Bode's great-grandchildren from Germany and Switzerland presented General Director Peter-Klaus Schuster with a small majolica jug from the early Renaissance at the Bode Muse

The Supreme Council of Antiquities and the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, together with the National Museums in Berlin - Prussian Cultural Heritage in cooperation with the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, are opening the exhibition "Lepsius - the German Expedition to the Nile" tomor

Speech by Klaus-Dieter Lehmann, President of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation - The spoken word prevails - Excellencies, dear Mr Osten, dear Mr Veit, ladies and gentlemen, Today we are celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Museum of East Asian Art. I would like to extend a very warm welc

The Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation welcomes with pleasure the decision of the Federal Government, which has been the sole financier of the renovation and restoration of the Museum Island since 2003, to begin the new construction of the James Simon Gallery (New Entrance Building) there now and

Some of the personal belongings of the architect and painter Karl Friedrich Schinkel (1781-1841), which went missing during the turmoil of the Second World War, were returned to the Nationalgalerie Berlin yesterday. The handover took place in San Francisco. The father of the previous owner, who has