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  1. US proceedings concerning the Guelph Treasure: Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation files motion to dismiss lawsuit (30.10.2015)

    The Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation is of the opinion that the action for the return of the Guelph Treasure is unfounded and cannot be brought before a U.S. court. - English version: please find PDF below German text - In February of this year, a lawsuit for the return of the Guelph Treasure w

  2. “The cross-divisional structure should be regarded as an opportunity” (20.08.2020)

    Division of the SPK into three independent parts fails to gain majority support. The Advisory Board gives its opinion on the Science Council’s evaluation paper. On August 17, the Advisory Board of the Stiftung Preussischer Kulturbesitz (Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation) considered the recommend

  3. Paintings thought lost have returned to the Alte Nationalgalerie (03.12.2009)

    The Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation has recovered four paintings from the Alte Nationalgalerie that had been lost since the Second World War. They were offered independently of each other in the art trade from private ownership and identified as the property of the Prussian Cultural Heritage F

  4. Reconsidering Schinkel’s Academy of Architecture (11.10.2016)

    Beginning in 2019, the Humboldt Forum will showcase the cultures of the world – but where in Berlin can museum-goers actually experience architecture? The SPK’s president, Hermann Parzinger, makes a plea for the completion of the historical center of Berlin. When the 175th anniversary of the death o

  5. Utopia Cultural Forum: Unplace - place of longing - place of the future (26.08.2021)

    With an exhibition and event project, the St. Matthäus Foundation, the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation and the Berliner Philharmoniker Foundation are jointly exploring the history of ideas of the Kulturforum for the first time - on 26 August there will be a festive opening in the open air - in

  6. PREP: Building a Research Autobahn

    06.09.2017 PREP: Building a Research Autobahn Article In September, 21 German and American museum professionals will meet in Berlin to learn about issues of provenance research in both countries. Jane Milosch, Director of the Smithsonian Provenance Research Initiative, explains how the German/Americ

  7. History of the Stiftung Preussischer Kulturbesitz

    History of the Stiftung Preussischer Kulturbesitz The Stiftung Preussischer Kulturbesitz (Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation) was founded in the Federal Republic of German in 1957. The background was the final dissolution of the State of Prussia ten years earlier. The issue of the ownership of it

  8. Die Stiftung Preußischer Kultur-Besitz

    Die Stiftung Preußischer Kultur-Besitz Das Bode-Museum auf der Museums-Insel Berlin © bpk / Reinhard Görner Die Stiftung Preußischer Kultur-Besitz heißt kurz: SPK Gesprochen wird das: Es – Pe – Ka Die SPK ist in Berlin. Bei der SPK arbeiten viele Menschen. Die Menschen arbeiten im Museum, in der Bib

  9. Art, Looting, and Restitution – Forgotten Life Stories (23.02.2023)

    The Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz and the Bayerische Staatsgemä-ldesammlungen, together with broadcasters rbb and BR, commemo-rate the victims of Nazi plunder – joint project tells forgotten life sto-ries of Jewish people based on cases of restitution – launch event in the Bode Museum – Minister

  10. "Bronze Age - Europe without borders". Scientific significance of the exhibition with artefacts from the Berlin Museum of Prehistory and Early History that were removed during the war (20.06.2013)

    From 21 June to 8 September 2013, the exhibition "Bronze Age - Europe without Borders" will take place at the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg. Its second stop will be at the State Historical Museum in Moscow from 15 October 2013 to 13 January 2014. The exhibition concept is the result of German-R