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From 21 June to 8 September 2013, the exhibition "Bronze Age - Europe without Borders" will take place at the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg. Its second stop will be at the State Historical Museum in Moscow from 15 October 2013 to 13 January 2014. The exhibition concept is the result of German-R

Large parts of the Pergamon Museum will reopen in spring 2027. The Collection of Classical Antiquities and the Museum of Islamic Art will present their highlights in the north wing and central building. While construction work is still underway in some of their rooms, the antique artefacts are alrea

An approximation by the Museum Europäischer Kulturen (MEK, Museum of European Cultures) and the Ibero-Amerikanisches Institut as part of the MEK’s 21st European Cultural Days Every summer, the Museum Europäischer Kulturen (external link, opens in a new window) (MEK, Museum of European Cultures) orga

Hermann Parzinger on the results of the “20 Years of Washington Principles: Roadmap for the Future” international specialist conference Together with the German Lost Art Foundation and Kulturstiftung der Länder, the cultural foundation of the German states, Stiftung Preussischer Kulturbesitz (Prussi

The Advisory Commission chaired by Prof. Jutta Limbach that handles issues concerning the return of cultural artifacts confiscated as a result of Nazi persecution today recommended not to offer restitution for what is known as the Welfenschatz (Guelph Treasure) of the Kunstgewerbemuseum (Museum of D

A new museum is being born in Al-Minya, Egypt. Berlin is involved in the effort – SPK President Parzinger has signed a memorandum to that effect. The Ägyptische Museum und Papyrussammlung (Egyptian Museum and Papyrus Collection) of the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin (National Museums in Berlin) is now

On February 12, 2018, Hermann Parzinger, President of the Stiftung Preussischer Kulturbesitz, talked to the Tagesspiegel about the Humboldt Forum, ways of dealing with objects from the colonial era, and provenance research. The Humboldt Forum is due to open at the end of 2019. It will enable the col

Advisory Board The Advisory Board has the task of advising the Board of Trustees, the President and, in future, the Executive Board on technical issues. It represents the external, independent expertise for the foundation's work. Photo: photothek, Florian Gaertner The Advisory Board meets at least o

The SPK president comments on the recommendations of the Scientific Board presented today. The goal is to "strengthen the potential for development and not to damage ... the special aura, but to enhance [it]." On July 13, 2020, the German Council of Science and Humanities presented the results of it

Ceremony in Luanda celebrates opening of restoration department and handover of collection inventories from Berlin At a ceremony on May 17, 2022, the Angolan branch of the Goethe Institute presented the Angolan Ministry of Culture with a translation of the entire inventory, comprising several volume