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It was a heavy burden that the SPK took on eight years ago: When Horst Kettner, Leni Riefenstahl’s cameraman, partner and estate administrator, died in 2018, the estate of the litigious filmmaker of Nazi party rallies, Hitler confidante and lifelong denier of wrongdoing came into the Foundation’s ca

At its 2026 annual reception, the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation presented its key projects and exhibitions for the coming year.

How is plant life represented in collections and archives? The upcoming online special exhibition *Plant Matters – Vegetal Art across Collections* by 4A_Lab sheds light on the stories behind the artworks, explores their connections with plants, and builds bridges between art, botany and society thro

An interview with the historian Dr Georg Eckert on his recently published book *The Heroes of Defeat: The Making of the ‘Prussian Statesman’. Continuities and Discontinuities of the Reform Era between 1806 and 1820*, published in the series *Publications from the Archives of the Prussian Cultural He

Pia Beckmann shows us her favourite spot at the SPK

The exhibition “From Max Ernst to Dorothea Tanning: Networks of Surrealism. Provenances of the Ulla and Heiner Pietzsch Collection” at the Neue Nationalgalerie impressively demonstrates the fascinating connections that provenance research brings to light. A conversation with the exhibition’s curator

Marion Ackermann writes about the SPK’s international outlook

Senior Librarian Petra Figeac oversaw the exhibition “Materialised Holiness: Jewish Book Art in a Ritual Context”, curated by Annett Martini (Free University of Berlin) (19 October 2025 – 25 January 2026 at Stabi Kulturwerk). Here she answers your questions.

10.02.2026 SoNAR: Open data for historical network research Article Power, influence and social advancement are often based on invisible relationships. Historical network analysis can reveal such connections, but requires data that is difficult to access and scattered across numerous institutions. T