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  1. Antique helmet court case (09.12.2010)

    The Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation hereby clarifies the following with regard to the proceedings being dealt with today at the Berlin Administrative Court for the return of an antique helmet: The foundation is keeping the antique helmet in its depot purely as an administrative aid for the pub

  2. Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation restitutes books from the Leo Baeck Collection (16.05.2006)

    The Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation was recently able to hand over seventeen books and brochures from the lost private library of Leo Baeck to his granddaughter Marianne C. Dreyfus, who now lives in New York. The objects, whose provenance could only be discovered through special research, were

  3. The winners of the Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy University Competition 2022 in the subjects of piano and composition (17.01.2022)

    The Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy University Competition 2022 ended yesterday evening with a spectacular finale. This year, the competition was held in the subjects of piano and composition. The Konzerthausorchester Berlin performed under the direction of Leslie Suganandarajah. This year's prizewinner

  4. Parzinger on the approval of the budget for the remodelling of the Gemäldegalerie (12.06.2012)

    Hermann Parzinger, President of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation, explains: "I am delighted with the decision of the Bundestag to include the remodelling of the Gemäldegalerie in the supplementary budget for 2012 and would like to thank Minister of State for Culture Bernd Neumann for his ef

  5. The James-Simon-Galerie will open on 12 July 2019 - in the presence of Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel (26.03.2019)

    Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel will officially open the new James-Simon-Galerie on Berlin's Museum Island on 12 July. An action day of the National Museums in Berlin is then planned for 13 July. Hermann Parzinger, President of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation, says: "With her commitment t

  6. First prize for the Neue Nationalgalerie - basic refurbishment has been honoured by the Association of German Architects (25.01.2022)

    The basic refurbishment of the Neue Nationalgalerie has been awarded first prize by the BDA Berlin (Association of German Architects). This was announced yesterday by the BDA. The interdisciplinary jury particularly praised the "refurbishment carried out with masterful precision and an almost invisi

  7. Humboldt Forum celebrates ‘Five Years Open’ (24.06.2026)

    The directors of the four institutions involved in the Humboldt Forum have given a positive assessment of the first five years – a major anniversary celebration featuring five days of events from 27 June to 19 July On 20 July 2021, the Humboldt Forum began the phased opening of its programme with th

  8. Decision by the Board of Trustees: Klaus Biesenbach becomes Director of the Neue Nationalgalerie and the Museum of the 20th Century (10.09.2021)

    Decision by the Board of Trustees: Klaus Biesenbach becomes Director of the Neue Nationalgalerie and thus the new museum of the 20th century - The Artistic Director of the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles and long-time MoMA Chief Curator will take up the post on 1 January 2022 - Parzinger:

  9. Change in the office of Vice President of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation (20.12.2010)

    The Board of Trustees of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation, chaired by Minister of State for Culture Bernd Neumann, today unanimously elected Prof Dr Günther Schauerte as the new Vice-President of the SPK. Mr Schauerte is currently Deputy Director General of the National Museums in Berlin -

  10. Professor Axel Marx and his family donate important works by the artist Joseph Beuys from the Erich Marx Collection to SPK (08.09.2022)

    Donation contract signed - Axel Marx: Our family remains connected to the art city of Berlin - Hermann Parzinger: Overwhelming gesture from the family The family of the well-known Berlin collector Erich Marx, who died two years ago, has donated the entire holdings of works by the artist Joseph Beuys