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  1. Berlin and Dresden libraries return books confiscated due to Nazi persecution to heirs (27.09.2018)

    Joint return of three books from the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin and the Sächsische Landesbibliothek - Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Dresden (SLUB) to the heirs of Hedwig Hesse Both the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesitz and the SLUB Dresden recently found copies with the book

  2. SPK adopts Open Science Declaration (07.02.2022)

    Open access to scientific knowledge as a central field of action for the SPK - new Open Science Declaration adopted Open science is not only a key issue in science and research, but also in the cultural sector and in society in general. In addition to Open Access, this also requires Open Data and Op

  3. The SPK in EM fever: football summer in Dahlem, at the Kulturforum and in the Hamburger Bahnhof (28.06.2024)

    If you don't know how to bridge the time between the round of 16 and the quarter-finals without football, go to the Football Culture Summer, including at the SPK. On 4 July, it's all about fashion in football: Philipp Köster from 11 Freunde explains what Franz Beckenbauer has to do with the developm

  4. Change in the office of Director General of the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin and Director of the Nationalgalerie (31.10.2008)

    The Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation, Minister of State for Culture Bernd Neumann, and the President of the Foundation, Prof Dr Hermann Parzinger, today bid farewell to Prof Dr Peter-Klaus Schuster as Director General of the National Museums in Berlin an

  5. New logos: Common image for the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation and its five institutions (28.06.2011)

    From July 2011, the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation and its five institutions (Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin, Geheimes Staatsarchiv PK, Ibero-Amerikanisches Institut, Staatliches Institut für Musikforschung) will appear with new logos that convey a uniform image. The

  6. No recommendation on the Guelph treasure yet (15.01.2014)

    The Advisory Commission, which is chaired by Prof Dr Jutta Limbach and deals with issues relating to the restitution of cultural assets seized as a result of Nazi persecution, today discussed the application for the return of the so-called Guelph Treasure and heard the parties involved. She has now

  7. Works of "Degenerate Art" believed lost recovered from Berlin bomb rubble (08.11.2010)

    During excavations in the historic centre of Berlin, archaeologists from the state of Berlin have found eleven sculptures that were confiscated from German museums in 1937 as part of the National Socialist "Degenerate Art" campaign. They are bronzes by Edwin Scharff, Otto Baum, Marg Moll, Gustav Hei

  8. Grand opening of the PETRI Berlin Archaeology Lab: a unique project combines research with experience (01.04.2025)

    On 24 June 2025, PETRI Berlin will open its doors on the Spree Island and invite visitors to immerse themselves in the fascinating world of archaeology. The unique cooperation between the Museum of Prehistory and Early History of the National Museums in Berlin and the Berlin State Monuments Office s

  9. Four Baroque paintings returned from the Berlin Picture Gallery (03.07.2006)

    Today, the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation returned four paintings from the 18th century. The paintings were handed over to the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin for restoration in 1942 via an art dealer, but were not collected again despite repeated requests. From then on, they were kept in the col

  10. The Humboldt Forum in the palace: Coming to the world differently. A workshop view (10.06.2009)

    Exhibition at the Altes Museum, Museum Island Berlin, from 9 July 2009 to 17 January 2010 Press conference: Wed 8 July 2009, 11 a.m. Opening: Wed 8 July 2009, evening For the first time, the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin - Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz, the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin and the Z