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  1. Return of a painting by Guiseppe Crespi (17.07.2007)

    The Foundation recently returned the oil painting by the Bolognese painter Guiseppe Maria Crespi "The Train of Silen" from the former collection of Dr Fritz Haussmann to Fritz Haussmann's heiress. She had asserted her claim for restitution to the Foundation. The work was in the collection of the Gem

  2. New COVID-19 protective measures: Museums close from 2 November (30.10.2020)

    Parzinger on the corona crisis: Museums will close to the public from Monday (2 November) until the end of the month - archives and libraries will remain open under certain conditions The President of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation, Hermann Parzinger, explains the corona crisis: "The numb

  3. Provenance Research Day at the SPK (07.04.2020)

    The second International Day of Provenance Research will take place on 8 April 2020. The Staatliche Museen zu Berlin and the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin have prepared numerous online contributions to provide an insight into the work of provenance researchers. Unfortunately, the planned events have ha

  4. "Notturno" - Nightly chamber concert on 14 June in the new General Reading Room of the Staatsbibliothek in the Unter den Linden building (07.06.2013)

    Horn trio combined with an exclusive tour of the glass cube. As part of the chamber concert series "Notturno", which the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin has been organising in cooperation with the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation since 2010, the DSO invites you to the new General Reading R

  5. Humboldt Forum / Agora: Presentation of the content-related concept work (12.06.2013)

    Parallel to the Humboldt Forum's external appearance, its content is also taking shape. Today, exhibition organiser and cultural manager Martin Heller is presenting the "Humboldt Forum / Agora Content Concept" in the presence of Minister of State for Culture Bernd Neumann, the Director of the Federa

  6. Lending in the SPK libraries possible again from 4 May (23.04.2020)

    The SPK's museums, libraries and archives have been closed to the public for more than a month. The first steps towards reopening will be taken from 4 May 2020: In the State Library, the Ibero-American Institute and the State Institute for Music Research, media can once again be collected and return

  7. Open for research - Academic work in the reading rooms of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation possible again from 22 June (17.06.2020)

    The SPK's libraries, archives and museums have been gradually resuming operations since the beginning of May. The pandemic ordinance of the state of Berlin now also makes it possible to open reading rooms to a limited extent. Media from the SPK libraries have been available to borrow again since May

  8. Turkey's demand for the return of the Sphinx of Hattusha (25.02.2011)

    In connection with Turkey's demand for the return of the Sphinx of Hattusha, Hermann Parzinger, President of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation, explains: "The Hittite sphinx from Bogazköy (Hattusha) has been the subject of demands for its return from Turkey since the 1930s. Since then, nothi

  9. Yearbook of Prussian Cultural Heritage 2014 published (26.01.2016)

    The 50th volume of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Yearbook has just been published, looking back on the year 2014. Internal and external authors address topics that concern the Foundation in numerous articles. In 2014, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe's Neue Nationalgalerie underwent a multi-year refurbishm

  10. Integration of refugees: The museums of the SPK say thank you! (10.01.2017)

    The Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation and its museums are taking part in the "Berlin Says Thank You!" campaign day in recognition of the voluntary commitment of Berliners in helping refugees: the Pergamon Museum, the Bode Museum and the Musical Instrument Museum are offering free admission and f