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"Collecting - Donating - Supporting. Jewish patrons in German society" (30.11.2006)

On 11 December 2006, starting at 10 a.m. (all day) at the Kunstgewerbemuseum - Staatliche Museen zu Berlin PK Kulturforum Potsdamer Platz, 10785 Berlin Not least against the backdrop of the current debate on the restitution of artworks, it seems appropriate to further research and publicise the enor

Berlin's "Museum of East Asian Art" and "Museum of Indian Art" to be united in future to form a "Museum of Asian Art" (05.12.2006)

The Board of Trustees of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation yesterday approved the merger of the Museums of East Asian Art and Indian Art. In future, they will be run as departments of the new "Museum of Asian Art". Their unification will strengthen the importance of both collections through

Board of Trustees welcomes realisation of all elements of the Museum Island Berlin master plan (04.12.2006)

At its meeting today, the Board of Trustees of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation noted with great satisfaction that all elements of the Masterplan it adopted in June 1999 can now be implemented following the recent decisions by the Federal Government and Parliament. The decision taken on 9 N

Decision in favour of new management of the art library (04.12.2006)

The Board of Trustees of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation, chaired by Minister of State for Culture Bernd Neumann, today unanimously appointed Dr Moritz Wullen, currently Director of Exhibitions at the Nationalgalerie Berlin, as Director of the Art Library. He will succeed Prof. Dr Bernd Ev

Visitor figures for the museums in 2005 (21.12.2006)

The Institute for Museum Research at the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin Preußischer Kulturbesitz, together with the German Museums Association, has published the overall statistical survey of museums in the Federal Republic of Germany for the year 2005. The survey provides information on visitor number

New Yearbook of Prussian Cultural Heritage published (22.12.2006)

The 42nd volume of the yearbook presents the Foundation's activities in 2005, but also deals with topics that will remain relevant over a longer period of time: for example, it is dedicated to the Foundation's losses during and after the Second World War. Many of the Berlin museums' treasures looted

Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation and Deutsche Welle finalise media partnership (21.12.2006)

Deutsche Welle and the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation have agreed to work more closely together as partners in the future. All three pillars of Deutsche Welle - DW-TV, DW-WORLD and DW-RADIO - will be increasingly focussing on outstanding events in the context of current affairs reporting, par

Speech by the President of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation, Klaus-Dieter Lehmann, on the occasion of the presentation of the Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy Prize 2007 on 14 January 2007 (14.01.2007)

Salutation, The awarding of the Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy Prize in Berlin to exceptionally talented, advanced students at music academies in Germany is an outstanding event every year. Founded in 1878, the prize has a rich history and has remained publicly recognised since then. Its recognition is

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy Competition 2007 decided - prizewinners' concert tomorrow (13.01.2007)

Following a two-day competition, the winners of the 2007 Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy Prize have been announced today: Li-Chun Su from the Berlin University of the Arts in the piano category and the duo Pauline Reguig (violin) and Emilio Peroni (piano) from the Rostock University of Music and Theatre

Annual press conference 2007 (23.01.2007)

On 23 January 2007, the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation provided information about its activities and plans for the coming year. At the annual press conference, new projects, developments and exhibitions were also presented, reports were given on building projects and a review of 2006 was give

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