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  1. Hermann Parzinger elected member of the British Academy (10.08.2010)

    Hermann Parzinger, prehistorian, archaeologist and President of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation, was recently elected as a Corresponding Fellow of the British Academy. Hermann Parzinger says: "I am certain that my membership of the British Academy will further strengthen the profile of the

  2. Hermann Parzinger on the Tagesspiegel survey on the Humboldt Forum (15.06.2010)

    The President of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation, Hermann Parzinger, comments on the current reader survey conducted by the Tagesspiegel, which focused on the discussion surrounding the realisation of the Humboldt Forum: "The results of the survey show that Berliners want to see the Humbol

  3. SPK intensifies cooperation with Colombia (30.10.2024)

    Kogi ritual artefacts to be united in Colombia - SPK Ethnological Museum intensifies cooperation with indigenous community and the Colombian Institute of Anthropology and History The Ethnological Museum of the SPK is intensifying its collaboration with the Colombian ICANH (Instituto Colombiano de An

  4. “Like the score for a piece of music” (26.03.2026)

    The eighth European Day of Restoration will take place on 19 October 2025. The SPK’s facilities will also be opening their doors this Sunday to showcase the vital work of those who work behind the scenes to preserve our most precious cultural heritage. It’s time to find out more about their work – w

  5. “Like the score for a piece of music” (26.03.2026)

    The eighth European Day of Restoration will take place on 19 October 2025. The SPK’s facilities will also be opening their doors this Sunday to showcase the vital work of those who work behind the scenes to preserve our most precious cultural heritage. It’s time to find out more about their work – w

  6. The Humboldt Forum in the palace: Coming to the world differently. A workshop view (10.06.2009)

    Exhibition at the Altes Museum, Museum Island Berlin, from 9 July 2009 to 17 January 2010 Press conference: Wed 8 July 2009, 11 a.m. Opening: Wed 8 July 2009, evening For the first time, the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin - Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz, the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin and the Z

  7. Markus Hilgert appointed new director of the Museum of the Ancient Near East in Berlin (18.06.2013)

    The Board of Trustees of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation today unanimously appointed Professor Dr Markus Hilgert, born in 1969, as the new Director of the Museum of the Ancient Near East at the National Museums in Berlin - Prussian Cultural Heritage. He succeeds Professor Dr Beate Salje, w

  8. Henrietta Lidchi becomes the new director of the Ethnological Museum and the Museum of Asian Art (11.12.2025)

    Henrietta Lidchi will be the new Director of the Ethnological Museum and the Museum of Asian Art as well as Director of the Collections in the Humboldt Forum from May 2026. She succeeds Lars-Christian Koch, who has moved to the State Ethnographic Collections of Saxony. Henrietta Lidchi studied Anthr

  9. A personal experiment in family history research (30.03.2026)

    “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

  10. A personal experiment in family history research (30.03.2026)

    “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