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  1. Visitor numbers to museums and exhibition centres in Germany stabilised at a high level in 2018 (20.12.2019)

    With around 111.6 million visits, the museums maintained the high level of 2016. The museums that took part in the survey reported around 8,800 special exhibitions, which is almost the same number as the previous year. The museums participating in the survey reported a total of 111,662,229 visits in

  2. 200 years of Museum Island Berlin: SPK celebrates a unique place of world culture for five years (25.02.2025)

    Kick-off weekend at the end of May / Parzinger: Every Berlin school class should visit the "island" at least once The "200 Years of Museum Island Berlin" anniversary, which the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation will be organising together with numerous partners over the next five years, is set t

  3. Museums are popular - and important economic location factors (12.12.2024)

    Another rise in visitor numbers to German museums and exhibition centres - And: ongoing study by the Institute for Museum Research shows that public funding invested in museums has doubled Museums and exhibition centres in Germany continue to enjoy increasing popularity. This is shown by the overall

  4. Friends of the Museum Berggruen founded - plans to expand the museum (16.07.2007)

    The "Förderkreis Museum Berggruen Berlin e.V." was recently founded with the aim of further promoting and expanding the museum, which is part of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation, through civic engagement. The founding members are Heinz Berggruen's heirs - his widow Bettina and his children

  5. 50 years of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation: a great success story (24.07.2007)

    On 25 July 1957, the law on the establishment of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation was passed by the German Bundestag. The Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Minister of State for Culture Bernd Neumann, emphasised: "The Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation (SPK) is a great success story. Th

  6. Provenance Research Day at the SPK (07.04.2020)

    The second International Day of Provenance Research will take place on 8 April 2020. The Staatliche Museen zu Berlin and the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin have prepared numerous online contributions to provide an insight into the work of provenance researchers. Unfortunately, the planned events have ha

  7. "Do we need another revolution?" SPK Annual Report 2020 on the pandemic and change published (17.06.2021)

    The 2020 annual report of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation has now been published, somewhat delayed due to the pandemic. The past year was particularly challenging for everyone and, of course, for the SPK - but despite all the adversity, it had its good moments. The important exhibitions, e

  8. SPK Annual Report 2023 published: Focus on NS art theft (05.07.2024)

    The Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation's institutions counted almost 4.5 million visitors in 2023. This success, which builds on the pre-corona period and is a great vote of confidence, is highlighted in the Annual Report 2023, which was published recently. He also looks at the important events -

  9. Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation moderately raises admission prices at the Kulturforum and the Alte Nationalgalerie (29.08.2025)

    At the turn of the year, admission to Friedrichswerder Church will also be subject to a charge - New entrance situations Kulturforum: From 1 October 2025, the price of the Kulturforum ticket, valid for all exhibitions and museums at the site, i.e. the Picture Gallery, Art Library, Museum of Decorati

  10. "Knowledge by Networking / Wissen durch Vernetzung. Digitisation of cultural assets in Germany and Europe" (25.06.2007)

    The conference, organised by the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation together with the MICHAEL partners, focused on the current state of digitisation and in particular the role of portals in the cultural and scientific sector in Germany and Europe. Over 400 participants from 26 countries came to t