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German archaeologists found an umbrella organisation and create a mouthpiece for politicians and the public. The founding meeting of the "German Association for Archaeology" (DVA) took place in Bremen on 4 October 2011 as part of the 7th German Archaeology Congress. Following failed attempts to unit

A major acquisition by the Kupferstichkabinett of the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesitz, the Kunstsammlungen und Museen Augsburg, the Ernst von Siemens Kunststiftung and the Free State of Bavaria, supported by the Kulturstiftung der Länder and the Rudolf-August Oetker Stiftung f

Students from Berlin and Freiburg have won this year's Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy Competition organised by the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation. The prizewinners' concert will take place on Sunday at the Konzerthaus am Gendarmenmarkt. This year's Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy Prize for violin wa

In the trial concerning Jäger's alleged art collection, which led to a legally binding judgement at the end of December 2011, the results of the extensive scientific investigations carried out by the Rathgen research laboratory helped to substantiate the suspicion of art forgery and, in particular,

Scientists discussed "The future of the humanities in a multipolar world" on the Museum Island. How is the future of the humanities shaping up in our multipolar world? What role do the humanities play in a 21st century society characterised by cultural and social change and how do they see their new

At the end of December 2011, the Presidium of the Leopoldina elected Hermann Parzinger, the archaeologist, prehistorian and President of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation, as a new member of the Academy on the recommendation of the Academy members. He is a member of the Cultural Studies Sect

The Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation recently transferred ownership of the two watercolours "Susanna" (1914) and "Mother and Child" (1918) by Wilhelm Lehmbruck (1881-1919) to the heiress of the art critic and collector Paul Westheim, Dr Margit Frenk. The works were purchased by the Prussian Cul

Hermann Parzinger, President of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation, explains: "I am delighted with the decision of the Bundestag to include the remodelling of the Gemäldegalerie in the supplementary budget for 2012 and would like to thank Minister of State for Culture Bernd Neumann for his ef

As part of a digitisation project, the Egyptian Museum and Papyrus Collection of the National Museums in Berlin will make 6,000 texts available in an online database by autumn 2013. The project is being funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG). It offers ancient history scholars as well as the

The future Humboldt Forum in the Berlin Palace continues to take shape. Today, the Ralph Appelbaum / malsyteufel consortium was awarded the contract for the scenographic design of the exhibition areas in the Humboldt Forum: This means that work can begin on the presentation of the important collecti