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  1. Germany's oldest classical music competition reinvents itself - winners of the composition category announced (10.12.2012)

    Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy University Competition 2013 organised by the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation, the Rectors' Conference of German Music Universities and the Berlin University of the Arts In 2013, the Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy University Competition will take place for the first tim

  2. 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

  3. FELIX MENDELSSOHN BARTHOLDY UNIVERSITY COMPETITION 2013 (10.01.2013)

    From 2013, Kurt Masur will be the patron of the Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy University Competition Kurt Masur is the patron of this year's new Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy University Competition. Through his work and also through his role as President of the Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy Foundation Lei

  4. German museums and exhibition centres still very well attended in 2017 - total number of museum visits increased by 2.2% year-on-year to 114,375,732 (14.12.2018)

    Museums in Germany reported a total of 114,375,732 visits in 2017. Compared to 2016, the number of visits is therefore 2,498,647 (+2.2%) higher than in the previous year (2016: 111,877,085 visits). German museums reported a total of 8,765 special exhibitions. The number of visits varied depending on

  5. Delve into the depths of the SPK’s collection histories – at the eighth Provenance Research Day on 8 April 2026 (26.03.2026)

    A rediscovered Madonna, the history of the sculpture collection, the networks of Surrealism, talking mats, and the responsible handling of human remains – all of this is linked to the work of provenance researchers. On 8 April, they will be talking about it. This year marks the eighth edition of Int

  6. Ambassador of the Republic of Panama on inaugural visit to IAI (09.04.2025)

    On April 1, 2025, the new Ambassador of the Republic of Panama, H.E. Vladimir A. Franco Sousa, paid a visit to the Ibero-Amerikanisches Institut (IAI). Director Barbara Göbel showed him around the institute, presented him holdings on Panama and exchanged views with him on the scientific and cultural

  7. "Humboldt Forum. Das Projekt / The Project": Thomas Flierl and Hermann Parzinger present their new publication (06.07.2009)

    Over the next few years, the Humboldt Forum, a new type of cultural and knowledge centre, will be built on Schlossplatz in Berlin's historic centre. The new book, published by "Theater der Zeit", provides a comprehensive history of the Humboldt Forum project. It outlines the current state of plannin

  8. 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

  9. Catalogue of the autograph collection of the former Prussian State Library in Krakow published: The result of a German-Polish co-operation (11.12.2007)

    One of the most valuable collections of the former Prussian State Library, now the Berlin State Library, the Autographa Collection, has been catalogued after several years of intensive work and is now recorded in a comprehensive two-part catalogue (book and CD-ROM). The special feature of this catal

  10. Press release and invitation: 10 years of German-Russian museum dialogue - ceremony and colloquium on 16 and 17 November in Berlin (06.11.2015)

    10 years of the German-Russian Museum Dialogue (DRMD): around two hundred directors and curators of Russian and German museums affected by war-related losses will meet in Berlin on 16 and 17 November to deepen their long-standing cooperation and discuss new projects. We cordially invite you to the f