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  1. Natural stone, clay plaster walls, and a gigantic wooden roof structure (26.10.2020)

    The interior of the Humboldt Forum is coming along nicely. A generous grant from the Kuratorium Preussischer Kulturbesitz has made it possible to commission Wang Shu – one of the most significant architects in China today – to design the space for exhibiting Chinese imperial court art from the colle

  2. Highlights of the Collections at the Museuminsel and Historical Center (13.12.2013)

    The Museumsinsel (Museum Island) and the original building of the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin (Berlin State Library) are located in Berlin’s historical center. In the future, the Foundation will present its museums’ non-European collections at the Humboldt-Forum there as well. More on the Museuminsel

  3. The Whole World on One Island (24.02.2017)

    For the first time outside of the Villa von der Heydt: At their 2017 yearly press conference at the Altes Museum, the Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz demonstrated that all sights are set on the Humboldt Forum and highlighted the theme of digitalization. Long before the actual opening of the Humbol

  4. SPK Foundation Board on dealing with the Benin bronzes (24.03.2021)

    Strategy for joint action of ethnological museums to be developed - return of objects is an option At its meeting on March 24, 2021, the Board of the Stiftung Preussischer Kulturbesitz (Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation) considered, among other matters, the treatment of objects with colonial con

  5. Jahrbuch Preussischer Kulturbesitz, Vol. 51 / 2015

    Jahrbuch Preussischer Kulturbesitz, Vol. 51 / 2015 Among the topics covered in the 51st issue are the challenges posed to museums by the current debate on immigration and closed borders, the Foundation's contribution to protecting cultural heritage, and the way ahead for the German-Russian Museum di

  6. ECHY 2018: How Culture Can Save Europe (19.12.2016)

    European Cultural Heritage Year 2018 (ECHY) aims to increase the awareness and visibility of culture as a unifying element in Europe. On December 19, 2016, the project's five ambassadors presented it to the public. One of them was Hermann Parzinger, President of the Stiftung Preussischer Kulturbesit

  7. Ein Sanchi-Tor aus rotem Röttbacher Mainsandstein

    Ein Sanchi-Tor aus rotem Röttbacher Mainsandstein Detail des in Bamberg gefertigten Tors. Foto: SPK / Elena Then „Das ist schon was Besonderes!“, sagt Nina Graser an diesem trüben, frühherbstlich-frischen Tag auf dem Gelände des Bamberger Natursteinwerk Hermann Graser im fränkischen Bamberg. Hier wi

  8. Benin Dialogue Group Statement (24.03.2021)

    Benin Dialogue Group contributes to the ongoing discussion about the possible return of the Benin bronzes. Set up in 2010, the Benin Dialogue Group offers museums from Austria, Germany, Great Britain, the Netherlands, and Sweden a framework within which to work with Nigerian partner institutions and

  9. SPK-Magazin 1/2018: Auf zur Mitte

    SPK-Magazin 1/2018: Auf zur Mitte Auf zur Mitte: Die neue Ausgabe von SPK – Das Magazin“ fragt, wie Gegenwart und Zukunft des historisch gewachsenen Zentrum aussehen. SPK. Das Magazin (1/2018): Auf zur Mitte! © SPK/Plateau Design Studio/Max Zerrahn Humboldt Forum, James-Simon-Galerie, der Interimsba

  10. SPK Foundation Board Clears the Way for the Return of Benin Bronzes to Nigeria (29.06.2021)

    In its meeting today, the Foundation Board of the Stiftung Preussischer Kulturbesitz (Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation) authorized SPK President Hermann Parzinger "to conduct, in the framework of the joint negotiations of the Federal Republic of Germany with the relevant authorities in Nigeria,