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Christoph Müller, Deputy Director of the Library of the Ibero-Amerikanisches Institut (IAI, Ibero-American Institute, IAI) of the Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz (SPK, Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation), was unanimously elected president by the General Assembly of the Red Europea de Informació

Around twenty posters advertising sporting events in Mexico offer a glimpse into the colorful visual world of the 1940s and 1950s. The collection forms part of the IAI’s Special Collections. With the 2026 men’s Football World Cup, which will be hosted jointly by Mexico, the United States, and Canada

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

“Where do I actually come from? And what did my ancestors get up to?” Questions like these are likely to cross everyone’s mind at some point in their lives. For some, the thirst for knowledge is so great that they scour online databases, send saliva samples to DNA testing laboratories and get in tou

"East Prussian folios" and "Schriftkunst" receive protection The Secret State Archives of Prussian Cultural Heritage will receive funding of 50,000 euros to protect the "East Prussian Folios" from the "Special Programme 2017 for the Preservation of the Written Cultural Heritage" of Minister of State

To mark the 125th anniversary of the Berliner Phonogramm-Archiv, the Ibero-Amerikanisches Institut and the Ethnologisches Museum presented wax cylinder recordings (1905-1934) from Latin America. These are now available worldwide in open access in the IAI's Digital Collections. To celebrate the 125th

bpk picture agency launches new website on Abisag Tüllmann's photojournalistic work - 10,000 digital views of original prints, backsheets, contact sheets, colour slides and documents from 40 years To mark the 85th birthday of photographer Abisag Tüllmann (1935-1996), the bpk picture agency is launch

Does the true cradle of the liberal world order lie in Latin America? And why is that order more threatened today than ever? An interview with Pulitzer Prize winner and Yale historian Greg Grandin, who was a guest at the Ibero-American Institute (IAI) in Berlin. The rules-based order, international

Once again, the collector Egidio Marzona has surprised the Art Library of the National Museums in Berlin with a major donation. The 115 books and editions, 141 posters and around 1,000 invitation cards are an excellent addition to the Marzona Collection, which was acquired in 2002. Even then, Marzon

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