Search

Search

  1. SPK invites Prime Minister to the James-Simon-Galerie (21.03.2019)

    Parzinger thanks for decades of commitment: "We are cultural federalism in action" On Thursday, the President of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation, Hermann Parzinger, invited the Minister Presidents of the German federal states to a tour of the new James Simon Gallery on Berlin's Museum Isla

  2. Hermann Parzinger on the donation by Heiner Bastian (06.10.2016)

    On the surprising news that the Heiner Bastian family will donate the house Bastian am Kupfergraben to the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation, waiving any compensation and without conditions, says Hermann Parzinger, President of the SPK: "We are really surprised! You don't receive such a generous

  3. GERMAN SALES - a new dimension of transparency (25.10.2019)

    Kunstbibliothek der Staatlichen Museen zu Berlin, Heidelberg University Library and Getty Research Institute put 9000 historical auction catalogues online - a benefit for provenance research and art market research Around 9,000 catalogues published between 1901 and 1945 by more than 390 auction hous

  4. Decision by the Board of Trustees: Carolin Schreiber heads the Department of Manuscripts and Historical Prints at the State Library (28.06.2022)

    New addition comes from the Bavarian State Library - Focus on user-orientation and basic research - Parzinger: New department well positioned From autumn 2022, Dr Carolin Schreiber will take over the management of the newly formed "Manuscripts and Historical Prints" department at the Staatsbibliothe

  5. Museum Berggruen to be extended (18.12.2007)

    The Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation will expand the Museum Berggruen in Berlin-Charlottenburg in accordance with today's decision by the Foundation Council. The family of Heinz Berggruen, who died in February 2007, intends to expand the holdings of the Museum Berggruen with high-calibre long-t

  6. Collector with a mission (31.03.2026)

    Collector, publisher, patron - Egidio Marzona did a lot for art in the course of his life and the SPK owes him a priceless treasure trove of Minimal Art, Conceptual Art, Arte Povera and art books. Marzona has now died in Berlin at the age of 82. Our author Louis Killisch recalls a memorable visit to

  7. Cameroonian Commission for Restitution visits Ethnological Museum (18.10.2023)

    Three members of the recently established Cameroon Restitution Commission (Comité interministériel chargé du rapatriement des biens culturels illégalement exportés à l'étranger au Ministère fédéral des Affaires étrangères) visited the Ethnological Museum of the National Museums in Berlin on 16 and 1

  8. Exemplary partnership between SPK and Museums Association of Namibia enters next phase (23.05.2022)

    Objects travelling from Berlin to Namibia - long-term, collaborative research process with cultural heritage communities, artists and scientists 23 objects from the collection of the Ethnologisches Museum der Staatli-chen Museen zu Berlin will travel to Namibia on 27 May 2022 as part of the partners

  9. Respecting what already exists and thinking ahead to the future (30.03.2026)

    Landscape architect Maren Brakebusch discusses the plans and challenges involved in the spatial design of the ‘berlin modern’ complex, designed by the architectural firm Herzog & de Meuron in collaboration with VOGT Landscape Architects. The discussion centres on climate change, green visions for th

  10. Respecting what already exists and thinking ahead to the future (30.03.2026)

    Landscape architect Maren Brakebusch discusses the plans and challenges involved in the spatial design of the ‘berlin modern’ complex, designed by the architectural firm Herzog & de Meuron in collaboration with VOGT Landscape Architects. The discussion centres on climate change, green visions for th