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  1. New rooms - new lines of sight - new views (11.01.2018)

    The construction site of the James-Simon-Galerie on Museum Island opens up new perspectives Berlin. Since the topping-out ceremony in April 2016, the James-Simon-Galerie has been visibly taking shape as the central entrance building to Berlin's Museum Island, both from the outside and the inside. Hi

  2. "Vogel Phoenix. The Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation" - the book celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation (26.11.2007)

    With the "Vogel Phoenix", a richly illustrated reader, the SPK is celebrating its 50th anniversary with a look "from the outside" at the variety of themes and projects. Companions from the world of cultural policy, colleagues in the arts and sciences, in museums and libraries, friends and patrons, a

  3. SPK returns antique vases to Italy and receives long-term loans (13.06.2024)

    Closing date: 13.06.2024, 2.30 pm SPK restitutes 25 objects from the Collection of Classical Antiquities with dubious provenance to Italy - Contract signed with Minister of State for Culture Roth and Italian Minister of Culture Sangiuliano in Berlin - Parzinger: Restitution agreement intensifies coo

  4. German museums and exhibition centres continue their upward trend. Over 106 million museum visits in 2009 (30.11.2010)

    Museums in Germany reported a total of 106,820,203 museum visits in 2009. This represents an increase of 1.9 per cent compared to 2008. The Institute for Museum Research at the National Museums in Berlin, an institution of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation, in co-operation with the German Mu

  5. Slight increase in visitor numbers to German museums - Over 109 million museum visits in 2011 (13.12.2012)

    Museums in Germany reported a total of 109,581,613 museum visits in 2011. This represents an increase of 0.35 per cent compared to 2010, and is once again the highest number of visits since the survey began in 1981. The results are part of the overall statistical survey of museums and exhibition cen

  6. Young Musicians' Prize - Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy Competition 2008 has been decided (12.01.2008)

    The decision for the Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy Prize 2008 was made today. In a two-day competition, the best students from Germany's music academies once again competed for first place in two musical subjects, which change every year. In the piano quartet category, the Orion Quartet from the Folkw

  7. "museum4punkt0" starts: Ideas lab for digital applications in German museums (08.05.2017)

    Today sees the launch of "museum4punkt0 - Digital Strategies for the Museum of the Future", one of the most visionary projects in the German museum landscape. In a joint virtual experimental space, the project partners are exploring the possibilities and opportunities offered by the latest digital t

  8. Dessau-Wörlitz Cultural Foundation recovers valuable artefacts that belong in the Gothic House (25.05.2018)

    In Wörlitz, SPK President Hermann Parzinger hands over 21 objects that were in the possession of the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin's Museum of Decorative Arts as external property The Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation has returned 21 artefacts to the Dessau-Wörlitz Cultural Foundation that were pr

  9. Museum of Islamic Art receives generous support from the Alwaleed Philanthropies (21.06.2018)

    Over the next ten years, the Alwaleed Philanthropies Foundation will support the future permanent exhibition of the Museum of Islamic Art in the renovated Pergamon Museum, educational formats, cultural education in schools and the "Multaka" project The Museum of Islamic Art of the National Museums i

  10. Annual reception and focal points of the SPK in 2026 (27.02.2026)

    Annual reception at the James-Simon-Galerie - Ackermann: We offer a strong programme and face challenges - good visitor balance 2025 - focus on educational and mediation work Almost 300 guests from politics, culture, science, business, tourism and society attended the annual reception of the Prussia