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  1. Hermann Parzinger elected member of the British Academy (10.08.2010)

    Hermann Parzinger, prehistorian, archaeologist and President of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation, was recently elected as a Corresponding Fellow of the British Academy. Hermann Parzinger says: "I am certain that my membership of the British Academy will further strengthen the profile of the

  2. The Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbeitz and its museums mourn the loss of Egidio Marzona (16.03.2026)

    On 15 March 2026, the Italian art collector and patron Egidio Marzona (born 1944 in Bielefeld) passed away in Berlin surrounded by his family and friends. This was announced by his family today. Egidio Marzona amassed one of the most extensive collections of 20th century art over more than 50 years,

  3. Symposium on cultural and political education in museums – Perspectives on the Beutelsbach Consensus (07.04.2026)

    Fifty years ago, three key guiding principles of political education were formulated in Beutelsbach, Baden-Württemberg. To this day, this so-called Beutelsbach Consensus serves as the foundation and guiding framework for political education work. To mark the anniversary, the Prussian Cultural Herita

  4. German Cultural Heritage on the Road to Europe - Conference on 4 and 5 October at the Berlin State Library (30.09.2010)

    Europe's cultural and scientific heritage is preserved in numerous national cultural institutions. The EU has launched the "Europeana" project to facilitate access to this heritage. The internet portal www.europeana.eu links to around 12 million digital objects to date and is set to be significantly

  5. Provenances of the 20th century gallery researched: Presentation of the project results (07.07.2014)

    The Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation and the State of Berlin today presented the results of their joint provenance research project on the holdings of the former Gallery of the 20th Century. Over the past three years, two researchers have systematically analysed around 450 works of art created

  6. Modernity from Tehran comes to Berlin (21.10.2015)

    Steinmeier: We need the diplomacy of culture right now - Parzinger: Building bridges in conflict-ridden times One of the largest and most valuable collections of Western contemporary art has been hidden away for decades in the Iranian capital Tehran, and soon the top works from the French Impression

  7. Sam Bardaouil and Till Fellrath take over the Hamburger Bahnhof - Museum für Gegenwart - Berlin (10.09.2021)

    The founders of the multidisciplinary curatorial platform Art Reoriented will take up their posts on 1 January 2022 - Grütters: Fellrath and Bardaouil will provide groundbreaking impetus for Hamburger Bahnhof - Parzinger: Curator duo will achieve great things for contemporary art in Berlin At its me

  8. Emanuele Marconi becomes the new director of the Musical Instrument Museum of the State Institute for Music Research (18.06.2024)

    Italian musicologist, restorer and curator with international experience in museum work takes over from Conny Restle on 15 July The Musical Instrument Museum of the State Institute for Music Research is getting a new director. The musicologist, restorer and curator Emanuele Marconi will take over fr

  9. Successful interplay of landscape architecture and art - decision of the interdisciplinary competition for outdoor facilities and art in the building of the plaster moulding workshop of the National Museums in Berlin (23.12.2024)

    A Berlin team from the disciplines of landscape architecture and art will design the outdoor areas of the plaster moulding workshop of the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin (SMB) following its basic restoration and extension. With their design, the offices 100Landschaftsarchitektur and studiofutura with t

  10. Verena Lepper from the Egyptian Museum and Papyrus Collection becomes the new director of the Getty Villa in Los Angeles (27.08.2025)

    Prof Dr Verena Lepper, currently curator at the Egyptian Museum and Papyrus Collection, is leaving Berlin for California. The 52-year-old Egyptologist and orientalist will head the Getty Villa in Los Angeles in future. The Getty Villa in Pacific Palisades is one of the two locations of the J. Paul G