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On 26 June 2025 in Paris, five German cultural institutions handed over 221 books to the descendants of the well-known French lawyer, journalist and politician Henry Torrès (1891-1966). The books had belonged to Torrès or one of his two wives. They could be attributed to them based on the dedication

From 11 - 13 April 2007, under the chairmanship of Mikhail Gorbachev and Dr. h.c. Lothar de Maizière, the German-Russian Steering Committee of the Petersburg Dialogue met in Kaliningrad (Königsberg). The Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation Berlin and the Hermitage Museum St. Petersburg decided to

On misleading reports about an alleged disagreement between Hermann Parzinger and Monika Grütters The President of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation, Hermann Parzinger, emphasises that "there is no disagreement between the Minister of State and myself on the question of a necessary extension

Museums in Germany reported a total of 104,852,334 visits in 2008. Although this represents a decrease of 2.3% compared to 2007, it is still the second-highest number of visits since the survey began in 1981. These figures have now been published by the Institute for Museum Research at the National

Minister of State for Culture Weimer, Saxony's Prime Minister Kretschmer and Senator for Culture Wedl-Wilson honour formative years - speeches by Markschies and Chipperfield The former President of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation, Hermann Parzinger, was bid farewell on Tuesday (27 May) wit

Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben wrote the "Song of the Germans" 175 years ago. What is believed to be the first fair copy of the poem is housed in the Berlin State Library. In its current issue (published on 7 July), SPK Magazine asks what we are actually singing about when we think of Germany in

New posts for sustainability officers created: Nina Schallenberg from Hamburger Bahnhof and Daniel Naumann from the Directorate General of the National Museums in Berlin take office on 1 October 2021 Not least the devastating flood disasters, forest fires covering enormous areas and increasing water

Actress Meike Droste meets the former head curator of the cuneiform collection at the Museum of the Ancient Near East, Joachim Marzahn To mark its 200th birthday, Berlin's Museum Island is being given a "home base", which will be located in the basement of the James-Simon-Galerie. Visitors can come

An event "On the way to the Humboldt Forum" Concert on 10 October 2008, 7 pm Venue: Basilica of the Bode Museum, Museum Island Berlin Admission free Organiser: Max Planck Institute for Human Development and Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation Greetings: Hermann Parzinger , President of the Prussia

The completely redesigned and updated website of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation (www.preussischer-kulturbesitz.de) went online today. The launch marks an important step towards improving the Foundation's public image. The SPK's tasks and activities are now more tangible than ever before: