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  1. Two long-lost works by Adolph Menzel return to the Berlin Kupferstichkabinett (10.07.2006)

    The Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation has today received back two major gouache paintings by the Berlin artist Adolph von Menzel (1815-1905), which were thought to have been lost for over sixty years. The works were identified following a tip-off from Christie's auction house, where they were to

  2. East Asia Department of the Berlin State Library with new director (01.08.2006)

    At the end of July, the Board of Trustees of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation appointed Matthias Kaun, 38, as Head of the East Asia Department of the Berlin State Library. Mr Kaun studied Sinology, Asian History and Public Law. With over 1 million items, the East Asia Department is the larg

  3. The reconstruction of Berlin's Museum Island is making strong progress (12.10.2006)

    The opening of the splendidly renovated and technically modernised Bode Museum next week (first day of opening on Thursday) is another milestone in the restoration of the museum ensemble and UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Alte Nationalgalerie opened its doors back in 2001 following its renovation.

  4. Speech by the President of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation Klaus-Dieter Lehmann on the occasion of the opening of the Bode Museum (17.10.2006)

    Ladies and Gentlemen, When Kaiser Wilhelm II opened the museum on 18 October 1904, it was a rainy day, with uniforms, gowns and medal necklaces providing the colourful backdrop. Today we had glorious imperial weather, but the imperial era is long gone. The opening today is ennobled by the words of w

  5. Gift from the Bode descendants for the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin (18.10.2006)

    One day after the grand opening of the Bode Museum, the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin received a special gift today: Wilhelm von Bode's great-grandchildren from Germany and Switzerland presented General Director Peter-Klaus Schuster with a small majolica jug from the early Renaissance at the Bode Muse

  6. "Lepsius - the German expedition to the Nile" - A presentation by the National Museums in Berlin at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo (30.10.2006)

    The Supreme Council of Antiquities and the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, together with the National Museums in Berlin - Prussian Cultural Heritage in cooperation with the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, are opening the exhibition "Lepsius - the German Expedition to the Nile" tomor

  7. Ceremony on 8 November 2006. 100 years of the Museum of East Asian Art (08.11.2006)

    Speech by Klaus-Dieter Lehmann, President of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation - The spoken word prevails - Excellencies, dear Mr Osten, dear Mr Veit, ladies and gentlemen, Today we are celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Museum of East Asian Art. I would like to extend a very warm welc

  8. Visitor figures for the museums in 2005 (21.12.2006)

    The Institute for Museum Research at the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin Preußischer Kulturbesitz, together with the German Museums Association, has published the overall statistical survey of museums in the Federal Republic of Germany for the year 2005. The survey provides information on visitor number

  9. Berlin's "Museum of East Asian Art" and "Museum of Indian Art" to be united in future to form a "Museum of Asian Art" (05.12.2006)

    The Board of Trustees of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation yesterday approved the merger of the Museums of East Asian Art and Indian Art. In future, they will be run as departments of the new "Museum of Asian Art". Their unification will strengthen the importance of both collections through

  10. Board of Trustees welcomes realisation of all elements of the Museum Island Berlin master plan (04.12.2006)

    At its meeting today, the Board of Trustees of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation noted with great satisfaction that all elements of the Masterplan it adopted in June 1999 can now be implemented following the recent decisions by the Federal Government and Parliament. The decision taken on 9 N