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  1. "Bronze Age - Europe without borders". Exhibition of artefacts from the Berlin Museum of Prehistory and Early History in the Hermitage that were taken away during the war (18.06.2013)

    On 21 June 2013, the exhibition "Bronze Age - Europe without Borders" will open at the State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg in the presence of German Chancellor Angela Merkel and President Vladimir Putin. It is a joint project between the Hermitage Museum, the State Historical Museum (Moscow), t

  2. Books restituted to the descendants of the French politician Georges Mandel (15.07.2022)

    Restitution from Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin and SLUB Dresden - Heirs of Georges Mandel receive books in Paris - Minister of State for Culture Roth: "Keeping the memory of the victims alive" The Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation (SPK) and the Saxon State and University Library Dresden (SLUB) have

  3. “Back-ups” in plaster (30.03.2026)

    On 18 July 2024, a ceremony was held at the plaster casting workshop of the Berlin State Museums, attended by the Ambassador of the Republic of Guatemala, H.E. Jorge Alfredo Lemcke Arevalo, to mark the handover of two replicas to the Guatemalan Museo Comunitario Yalambojoch. The plaster casts of obj

  4. What are the "beauties" of the Neues Museum? Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation at the Federal Foreign Office's "Moving People" forum (06.04.2016)

    From 13 to 15 April 2016, the "Moving People" forum will show what foreign cultural and educational policy is currently achieving, what topics it is addressing and how it should be developed further. The Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation is also taking part in the extensive programme. As part of

  5. With more than 109 million visits in 2006, interest in museums and exhibition centres remains high (21.12.2007)

    The Institute for Museum Research at the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin Preußischer Kulturbesitz has statistically analysed the visitor figures collected at museums throughout Germany as well as other data for 2006 and published them in a publication. Museums in Germany recorded a total of 102,645,078

  6. Sample Procedure German Digital Library (13.09.2021)

    Federal Court of Justice in Karlsruhe hears case on framing technology After the European Court of Justice (ECJ) issued its judgement in the preliminary ruling proceedings (case no.: C-392/19) on the interpretation of the term "communication to the public" under copyright law at the beginning of Mar

  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. Provenance Research Day at the SPK: Virtual exhibition and online event with provenance researchers (13.04.2021)

    The Staatliche Museen zu Berlin and the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin will once again be taking part in the third International Day of Provenance Research on 14 April - with a virtual exhibition, a digital discussion with provenance researchers and new content on the websites. The virtual exhibition "S

  9. Five German cultural institutions restitute 221 books to the descendants of Henry Torrès (26.06.2025)

    On 26 June 2025 in Paris, five German cultural institutions handed over 221 books to the descendants of the well-known French lawyer, journalist and politician Henry Torrès (1891-1966). The books had belonged to Torrès or one of his two wives. They could be attributed to them based on the dedication

  10. Cultural Forum: The Piazzetta becomes Johanna and Eduard Arnhold Square (04.11.2024)

    The former piazzetta at the entrance to the museums at the Kulturforum was today named after Johanna and Eduard Arnhold. This commemorates the Jewish couple who patronised art, culture and science during the imperial era and the Weimar Republic. With the naming of the square, the museums at the Kult