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  1. Restitution Request “Welfenschatz” (13.01.2014)

    The 42 objects of the so-called Welfenschatz (Guelph Treasure) in the Kunstgewerbemuseum (Museum of Decorative Arts) have been the subject of a restitution request since April 2008. The Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz (Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation) has carried out extensive research since

  2. Digitizing and Documenting

    Digitizing and Documenting Digitization is a key aspect of conservation work in all the Foundation's institutions. It not only allows a digital representation to be studied in place of the original item, but also makes the collections globally accessible. The "CultLab3D" modular scanning pipeline fo

  3. Annual reception and focal points of the SPK in 2026 (27.02.2026)

    Annual reception at the James-Simon-Galerie - Ackermann: We offer a strong programme and face challenges - good visitor balance 2025 - focus on educational and mediation work Almost 300 guests from politics, culture, science, business, tourism and society attended the annual reception of the Prussia

  4. SPK-Magazin 1/2019: In der Welt zu Hause

    SPK-Magazin 1/2019: In der Welt zu Hause Von Syrien bis Indien, von Mexiko bis Russland: Das neue Heft zeigt in Reportagen, Interviews und Porträts, wie vielfältig die internationalen Kontakte und Kooperationen der SPK-Einrichtungen sind. SPK. Das Magazin (2019): In der Welt zu Hause © SPK/Christoph

  5. New perspectives on Catalonia (01.08.2025)

    An approximation by the Museum Europäischer Kulturen (MEK, Museum of European Cultures) and the Ibero-Amerikanisches Institut as part of the MEK’s 21st European Cultural Days Every summer, the Museum Europäischer Kulturen (external link, opens in a new window) (MEK, Museum of European Cultures) orga

  6. Restitution to Alaska Natives (16.05.2018)

    Ethnological Museum returns grave goods to indigenous peoples from Southwestern Alaska and plans further co-operation with Chugach Alaska Corporation. On May 16, Hermann Parzinger, president of Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz (SPK, Prussian Cultural heritage Foundation), handed over nine objects f

  7. Tina Brüderlin to head the Ethnologisches Museum (13.10.2021)

    The Ethnologisches Museum of the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, comprising two sites at the Humboldt Forum and in Dahlem, will get a new director in January. The new director of the Ethnologisches Museum (Ethnological Museum) of the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin (National Museums in Berlin) will be Tina

  8. 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

  9. „Zusammen können wir einen großen digitalen Wissenskosmos aufbauen"

    „Zusammen können wir einen großen digitalen Wissenskosmos aufbauen" "Ansicht von Messina und der gegenüberliegenden Küste von Kalabrien", Zeichnung von Karl Friedrich Schinkel, wohl um 1808/1809, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Kupferstichkabinett, Inv.-Nr. SM 1a.4, 2011. Abb.: Staatliche Museen zu Ber

  10. Ready: Renovation of Staatsbibliothek Unter den Linden is Finished (04.11.2019)

    The keys to the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin in the building on Unter den Linden were turned over on November 4 after a renovation suitable for listed buildings. The ceremony marked the end of the complete renovation and expansion of the complex of listed buildings, which is more than 100 years old an