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  1. Zeitschrift für Ideengeschichte

    Zeitschrift für Ideengeschichte Since February 2018, the SPK has been co-editor of the renowned "Zeitschrift für Ideengeschichte". The quarterly issues, published by C.H. Beck Verlag, are devoted to current discourse in the humanities in an original and multi-layered way. The Zeitschrift für Ideenge

  2. Science and Research

    Science and Research Making their holdings available to scholars and studying them are central tasks of the Stiftung Preussischer Kulturbesitz and its institutions. For several years it has been strategically developing its profile as a scholarly institution. The Stiftung Preussischer Kulturbesitz (

  3. How Can Knowledge Infrastructures Be Decolonized? Epistemic Dialogs at the IAI (26.09.2022)

    New perspectives on knowledge circulation and library infrastructure were discussed at international workshops held by Mecila (Maria Sibylla Merian Centre Conviviality-Inequality in Latin America) at the Ibero-Amerikanisches Institut. From September 12 to 16, 2022, two separate but related workshops

  4. How Can Knowledge Infrastructures Be Decolonized? Epistemic Dialogs at the IAI (26.09.2022)

    New perspectives on knowledge circulation and library infrastructure were discussed at international workshops held by Mecila (Maria Sibylla Merian Centre Conviviality-Inequality in Latin America) at the Ibero-Amerikanisches Institut. From September 12 to 16, 2022, two separate but related workshops

  5. Improved Service and Visitor Accessibility, and 250,000 more Visits to the Museums (09.04.2019)

    Around 250,000 more visits to the Staatliche Museen in 2018 – from now on, the SPK institutions are offering more service across the board in the form of longer opening hours, new spaces, and digital transformation. The number of visits to the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin (National Museums in Berlin)

  6. Information on prevention measures for COVID-19 in SPK (10.03.2020)

    SPK is closely observing current developments concerning COVID-19 and has set up a crisis team for this purpose. Details on the handling in the individual museums, libraries and archives of SPK can be found on their websites. The Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation is closely monitoring the dynami

  7. Restitution to Freemasons – “Forgotten Victims of National Socialism” (27.06.2016)

    In June 2016, the Foundation returned 384 books to a Masonic lodge. The SPK has previously returned other works to these “forgotten victims” of National Socialism Speaking at the handover ceremony, Hermann Parzinger, President of the SPK, pointed out that: “It was not only Jews that were persecuted,

  8. bpk-Bildagentur of the Stiftung Preussischer Kulturbesitz to Become Central Image Bank of Cultural Institutions (14.03.2017)

    Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media Grütters approves 460,000 euro grant for national project. SPK President Parzinger: More than 150 cultural institutions in Germany and abroad have already put their trust in bpk-Bildagentur – a success story. The bpk-Bildagentur (Picture Agen

  9. First openings after relaxation of COVID-19 containment measures (23.04.2020)

    Lending will be possible again in the SPK libraries from 4 May, reading rooms will remain closed. The museums are preparing to open individual houses. The SPK museums, libraries and archives have been closed since 14 March 2020. With the current relaxation of the containment measures by the State of

  10. Digitizing and Documenting

    Digitizing and Documenting Digitization is a key aspect of conservation work in all the Foundation's institutions. It not only allows a digital representation to be studied in place of the original item, but also makes the collections globally accessible. The "CultLab3D" modular scanning pipeline fo