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Berlin. The first phase of the basic refurbishment of the Neue Nationalgalerie, which included extensive dismantling of original building components, has been successfully completed. A central project phase has now been reached, which includes the extensive refurbishment of the reinforced concrete w

This highly regarded competition for young musicians is organised by the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation in cooperation with Germany's state music academies and is awarded to outstanding young musicians studying at German music academies in different subjects each year. Frederic Belli (Hanover

At its meeting today, the Board of Trustees of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation appointed Dr Stefan Weber as the new Director of the Museum of Islamic Art at the National Museums in Berlin. From 1 February 2009, the 41-year-old will be the immediate successor to the current Director, Prof.

The two special postage stamps "Nefertiti" and "Ishtar Gate" were issued at the beginning of the year as part of Deutsche Post's "Treasures from German museums" series. They show two outstanding archaeological objects from the Egyptian Museum and Papyrus Collection and the Museum of the Ancient Near

Thousands visit the Ethnological Museum and the Museum of Asian Art last weekend The President of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation, Hermann Parzinger, has given a positive assessment of the closing weekend for the Ethnological Museum and the Museum of Asian Art in Dahlem. Before both museum

The German-American Exchange Programme for Provenance Research has been running since the beginning of 2017. The three-year programme is aimed at provenance researchers, curators, archivists and other museum professionals. Interested parties can apply for the 2018 intake until 15 September 2017. The

Friedrichswerder Church reopens its doors - open days after years of renovation work - presentation of the Alte Nationalgalerie from next year The renovation of the Friedrichswerder Church designed by Karl Friedrich Schinkel has been completed. From the second quarter of 2020, the Prussian Cultural

Almost 600 skulls from the former German colonies in West Africa were examined as part of a joint research project with partners from Togo and Cameroon. The recently published report documents the findings and lays the groundwork for the potential repatriation of the human remains. The Museum of Pre

The 2011 Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy Competition was won by soprano Anna Lucia Richter from the Cologne University of Music and Dance in the vocal category. In the brass ensemble category, this year's prize went to the "Schwerpunkt" quintet from the Hanover University of Music and Theatre. Around si

Construction work on the Neues Museum, the war-damaged building by August Stüler (begun as the second building on Museum Island in 1843 and opened in 1859), which has survived as a ruin, is progressing rapidly in line with the plans of architect David Chipperfield. Parts of the building were complet