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New: SPK magazine published for the first time (11.09.2009)

"Discover the SPK" is what Hermann Parzinger, President of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation, calls for in the editorial of the first SPK magazine, which was recently published. He says: "With the new magazine, we want to show the full diversity of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation.

More space for books, newspapers and photos - foundation stone laid for SPK's storage magazine in Berlin-Friedrichshagen (02.09.2009)

Today, in the presence of Ingeborg Berggreen-Merkel, Head of Department at the BKM, and Engelbert Lütke Daldrup, State Secretary at the Federal Ministry of Building, the foundation stone is laid for the storage centre of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation in the Friedrichshagen district of Be

Federal Ministry of Economics supports SPK with brand development and fundraising strategy (21.08.2009)

As part of the Federal Government's "Cultural and Creative Industries Initiative", the Federal Ministry of Economics is supporting the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation's plan to improve its income situation through new approaches and structures and to generate more of its own funds in the long

Special prize for the "Architekturpreis Berlin 2009" for the Neues Museum (03.11.2009)

On 30 October 2009, David Chipperfield Architects and the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation were awarded the special prize for the Berlin Architecture Prize 2009 for the restoration of the Neues Museum on Berlin's Museum Island. Hermann Parzinger, President of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foun

German museums and exhibition centres remain very popular. Over 104 million museum visits in 2008 (03.11.2009)

Museums in Germany reported a total of 104,852,334 visits in 2008. Although this represents a decrease of 2.3% compared to 2007, it is still the second-highest number of visits since the survey began in 1981. These figures have now been published by the Institute for Museum Research at the National

The "Forum Transregionale Studien" is founded (19.10.2009)

The "Forum Transregionale Studien" was founded on 16 October 2009 at the official residence of the President of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation. It is based on a recommendation by the Berlin Science Commission, which sees this type of study as a special opportunity to raise Berlin's intern

Speech by Hermann Parzinger, President of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation (16.10.2009)

- The spoken word prevails - Honourable Federal Chancellor, Mr Governing Mayor, Mr Minister of State, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, esteemed guests, Today is a historic day for the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation, for Berlin and for the entire country. The occasion is no small one, for t

The Neues Museum on Berlin's Museum Island reopens (15.10.2009)

With a ceremony attended by Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel, Governing Mayor Klaus Wowereit and Minister of State for Culture Bernd Neumann, the Neues Museum reopens its doors tomorrow for the first time in seventy years. From 17 October, the public is invited to visit the building, which was a war

New Museum honoured with the BDA Prize Berlin 2009 (12.10.2009)

On 9 October 2009, the BDA (Association of German Architects) Berlin Regional Association awarded the BDA Prize Berlin 2009 to the architectural firm David Chipperfield Architects and the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation as the client for the reconstruction of the Neues Museum on Museum Island

Hermann Parzinger receives "Order of Friendship" of the Russian Federation (04.11.2009)

Hermann Parzinger, President of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation, was presented with the "Order of Friendship" by Russian President Medvedev at a ceremony in the Kremlin in Moscow today. This highest Russian honour for foreign citizens was awarded to him in recognition of his outstanding sc

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