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Joachim Marzahn is an ancient orientalist and archaeologist specialising in the Near East. For many years, he served as chief curator of the Inscription Collection at the Museum of the Near East (VAM) within the Berlin State Museums. Here, the renowned cuneiform scholar shares insights into his pers

“What the big institutions can do, we’ve been able to do for a long time.” That’s what we thought, and so we’re launching the SPK Summer Interviews. We’ll be meeting the Foundation’s key figures at its most beautiful locations to interview them. We’re kicking things off with Matthias Wemhoff, Direct

“What the big institutions can do, we’ve been able to do for a long time.” That’s what we thought, and so we’re launching the SPK Summer Interviews. We’ll be meeting the Foundation’s key figures at its most beautiful locations to interview them. We’re kicking things off with Matthias Wemhoff, Direct

Annual reception 2022 in the James-Simon-Galerie - Parzinger: We have new strategic goals and are facing up to the great challenges of our time The institutions of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation provide an insight into their annual programme and their plans for the future. As President He

The recent flooding disaster in Spain has shown once again that the effects of climate change are a real threat – including to cultural heritage. The 7th International SiLK Conference at the James Simon Gallery sought solutions under the motto ‘Learning from crises – preparing for future threat scen

The recent flooding disaster in Spain has shown once again that the effects of climate change are a real threat – including to cultural heritage. The 7th International SiLK Conference at the James Simon Gallery sought solutions under the motto ‘Learning from crises – preparing for future threat scen

The eighth European Day of Restoration will take place on 19 October 2025. The SPK’s facilities will also be opening their doors this Sunday to showcase the vital work of those who work behind the scenes to preserve our most precious cultural heritage. It’s time to find out more about their work – w

The eighth European Day of Restoration will take place on 19 October 2025. The SPK’s facilities will also be opening their doors this Sunday to showcase the vital work of those who work behind the scenes to preserve our most precious cultural heritage. It’s time to find out more about their work – w

At its annual press conference today, the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation provided information about its plans for the coming year. Together with the directors of the five institutions, Hermann Parzinger took stock of 2014 and provided information on new projects, developments and exhibitions.

As part of the long-term cooperation between the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation and the Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts, sculptures and fragments from the Italian Renaissance that were part of the Berlin sculpture collection before the war were identified in the Moscow museum in 2015. As a