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  1. Off to the Humboldt Forum: Ethnological Museum and Museum of Asian Art present themselves at the Open Construction Site Day this weekend (09.06.2016)

    A palace without an emperor, the flaming Buddha, a mysterious totem pole - stories like these will be told at the Humboldt Forum in future. This coming weekend, the Ethnological Museum and the Museum of Asian Art of the National Museums in Berlin will once again take visitors on a journey into the f

  2. Pianist Wataru Hisasue wins the Mendelssohn Prize at the Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy University Competition and the German Pianist Prize 2016 (16.01.2016)

    Yesterday evening, the winners of this year's Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy University Competition were announced at a concert at the Berlin University of the Arts. The first prize winner in the vocal ensemble category in 2015, the Voktett Hannover, performed the impressive musical programme. This yea

  3. “What’s going on, SPK?” – The 2025 Annual Report focuses on the new foundation (07.09.2026)

    2025 was a year that saw a number of changes for the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation: a new Executive Board was appointed, the new Foundation Act came into force, and Marion Ackermann took up her post as the new President. The SPK’s annual report, which has just been published, focuses on thes

  4. OBMIN Conference: Culture versus Disinformation – A Cultural Guardians Debate (18.09.2026)

    BY REGISTRATION ONLY Disinformation has long been part of hybrid warfare, which specifically targets the cultural sector and museums in order to undermine social cohesion. Museums play a key role in this regard: they strengthen democratic resilience through fact-based narratives and open discussions

  5. Konzerthausorchester Berlin at the Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy University Competition 2018 - advance ticket sales start (05.12.2017)

    The concerts of the competition, which will be held in the piano and composition categories in 2018, will take place on 20 and 21 January 2018. The prizewinners will perform with the Konzerthausorchester Berlin under the direction of Corinna Niemeyer at the end of the competition. Around 60 students

  6. The Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy University Competition 2025: A highlight for talented young violinists and piano trio players (19.12.2024)

    The Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy University Competition 2025 will take place from 15 to 19 January. This year, Germany's oldest competition for young talent in classical music will be held in the violin and piano trio categories. Ulf Werner, orchestra director of the Konzerthausorchester Berlin, will

  7. Berlin: City of the Future - City of Knowledge Discussion event in the Year of Science 2015 - City of the Future (20.10.2015)

    With its numerous scientific and cultural institutions, Berlin sets the standard for new developments in the digital world. Modern information and communication technologies, embedded systems and the "Internet of Things" are opening up new opportunities for Berlin as a "city of the future". As part

  8. Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation aims to be climate-neutral by 2035 (01.10.2021)

    New posts for sustainability officers created: Nina Schallenberg from Hamburger Bahnhof and Daniel Naumann from the Directorate General of the National Museums in Berlin take office on 1 October 2021 Not least the devastating flood disasters, forest fires covering enormous areas and increasing water

  9. The winners of the Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy University Competition 2014 (20.01.2014)

    The Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy University Competition 2014 organised by the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation, the Rectors' Conference of German Music Universities and the Berlin University of the Arts ended with an impressive concert on Sunday. At the weekend, the winners of this year's Felix

  10. Tickets for the Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy University Competition 2017 go on sale (13.12.2016)

    The concerts of the competition, which will be held for the first time in 2017 under the under the artistic direction of Sebastian Nordmann, will take place on 20 and 22 January 2017. The winners will perform will perform with the Mendelssohn Chamber Orchestra Leipzig under the direction of Róbert F