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The President of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation, Hermann Parzinger, has pointed out that provenance research in the SPK's collections is always designed to recognise unlawful acquisition and, if necessary, to return objects. This applies in particular to human remains. In this context, Pa

Almost 80 years after the end of the Second World War, the systematic looting of cultural property by the Nazis – particularly from Jewish owners – has still not been fully addressed. In 1998, a conference in Washington laid the foundations for this immense task, which has had a profound impact on t

Almost 80 years after the end of the Second World War, the systematic looting of cultural property by the Nazis – particularly from Jewish owners – has still not been fully addressed. In 1998, a conference in Washington laid the foundations for this immense task, which has had a profound impact on t

Grütters: Berlin and Dresden benefit from the collector's generosity. Parzinger: The Marzona Art Collection will remain an integral part of the future Museum of the 20th Century at the Kulturforum. Cooperation between SPK and Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden to be expanded. Egidio Marzona's collec

The Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation will return nine objects from the collection of the Ethnological Museum of the National Museums in Berlin to the Chugach Alaska Corporation. The Board of Trustees today approved a corresponding proposal by the President. The artefacts are grave goods from Na

The European Cultural Heritage Summit under the motto "Sharing Heritage - Sharing Values" is Europe's largest event in the European Year of Cultural Heritage 2018. The Summit - supported by the European Union, the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media and the Berlin Senate Depart

Welcome! Museum club for children and young people from Ukraine at Haus Bastian receives follow-up funding of 50,000 euros from Berliner Sparkasse - continuation of successful work possible until summer 2026 - offer to be expanded to include free workshops for adults and families from refugee accomm

As part of the event "Mediale Welten - Wissen, Information und Kommunikation im digitalen Umbruch", experts will discuss the consequences and development potential of digital communication technologies and the associated future changes to the world of work in the fields of science and research on 1

Sharon Jeanette Macdonald has been nominated for Germany's most highly endowed research award: the Alexander von Humboldt Professorship 2015, which is funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research and awarded by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation (AvH). The prize money amounts to five

The Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation today returned nine objects from the collection of the Ethnological Museum of the National Museums in Berlin to the Chugach Alaska Corporation. Foundation President Hermann Parzinger presented them to the Vice President of the Chugach Alaska Corporation, Joh