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  1. Louise and the sources (31.03.2026)

    Martyr, mother of the nation, working mum? Queen Louise of Prussia was already a projection screen for ideals and desires during her lifetime and remains so to this day. On 10 March 2026, the Prussian queen turned 250 years old - and the Secret State Archives of Prussian Cultural Heritage celebrated

  2. Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation receives the estate of Leni Riefenstahl (12.02.2018)

    Heiress donates extensive photographic and film holdings, manuscripts, letters, files and documents - Art Library and State Library will process the estate - Cooperation with the Stiftung Deutsche Kinemathek planned - Parzinger: "This estate demands special responsibility from the SPK The Prussian C

  3. Louise and the sources (23.03.2026)

    Martyr, mother of the nation, working mum? Queen Louise of Prussia was already a projection screen for ideals and desires during her lifetime and remains so to this day. On 10 March 2026, the Prussian queen turned 250 years old - and the Secret State Archives of Prussian Cultural Heritage celebrated

  4. Coordination centre for the preservation of written cultural heritage begins its work (22.07.2011)

    The Coordination Centre for the Preservation of Written Cultural Heritage will deal with issues relating to the preservation of written collections in archives and libraries at a national level. It was set up by the federal and state governments on the initiative of the Minister of State for Culture

  5. The Dahlem Museum Complex is becoming a research campus

    17.03.2017 The Dahlem Museum Complex is becoming a research campus Article Why the Ethnological Museum and the Museum of Asian Art remain loyal to their old location even after moving to Berlin-Mitte. Dahlem began with a vision: parts of the university, scientific institutes, museums and other educa

  6. Facilitating the use of digitised cultural heritage in science and education (14.11.2013)

    Five public cultural institutions join the Berlin Declaration on Open Access and publish their conditions with the best practice recommendation. On 19 November 2013, the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation (SPK), the Prussian Palaces and Gardens Foundation Berlin-Brandenburg, the Federal Archives,

  7. Lending in the SPK libraries possible again from 4 May (23.04.2020)

    The SPK's museums, libraries and archives have been closed to the public for more than a month. The first steps towards reopening will be taken from 4 May 2020: In the State Library, the Ibero-American Institute and the State Institute for Music Research, media can once again be collected and return

  8. Atlas returned to the Berlin State Library after being lost during the war (12.02.2010)

    A few days ago, the Berlin State Library received back an atlas from the 17th century that had recently been found in the archives of the French Foreign Ministry. The head of the archive, Jean Mendelson, presented the work to the President of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation, Hermann Parzin

  9. 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,

  10. The Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation on the current restitution debate. Clarification of the provenance and restitution of Nazi-looted art remain key issues (14.04.2009)

    Commenting on the current restitution debate, Hermann Parzinger, President of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation, said: "As Norman Rosenthal rightly points out, the restitution of artworks cannot make up for the inconceivable crimes committed by the Nazi regime against the European Jews. Germ