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Cluster of Excellence: “TOPOI: The Formation and Transformation of Space and Knowledge in Ancient Civilizations” The Topoi excellence cluster is a research network with a focus on studies of antiquity. It combines the strengths and resources of six universities and research institutions in Berlin. T

Acquisitions New items enter the Foundation's collections in various ways. Besides federal and state government funding, assistance from private collectors, public and private charitable foundations, associations of friends, and other entities is essential. Unlike the museums, the libraries make a p

Removal by Private Parties Numerous objects from the Prussian collections disappeared during the Second World War as a result of theft or plundering. The Foundation is researching the whereabouts of such works and is seeking their return to Berlin. In 2009, four paintings were returned to the Alte N

New Construction and General Restoration of the Building on Unter den Linden The original building for the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin, which was severely damaged during the Second World War, is being thoroughly renovated and supplemented with new buildings. The general reading room and the rare book

Notturno Concert Series “Notturno” is a cooperation between the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin and the SPK. It combines evening chamber concerts in various buildings belonging to the Foundation with exclusive tours of its collections. Notturno Concert in the Alte Nationalgalerie with the brass

Deutsche Orient-Gesellschaft The Deutsche Orient-Gesellschaft (DOG) has had, from the time it was founded in 1898, close relationships to the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin. In 2012 the DOG and the SPK decided to collaborate even more closely. The collaboration thus far between the Deutsche Orient-Gese

Hochschule für Wirtschaft und Technik The SPK and the Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft Berlin work together in the areas of conservation, research, storage, and presentation of cultural heritage. It takes the form of both joint projects and teaching. The students of restoration at the HTW in Be

In memory of the recently deceased Peruvian author and Nobel Prize winner Mario Vargas Llosa, a small showcase exhibition is currently presented in the reading room of the Ibero-Amerikanisches Institut. Mario Vargas Llosa (1936 – 2025) visited the IAI in person several times. Among other ocasions, i

In 2025 and 2026, the Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD) (German Academic Exchange Service) is funding the project “Open Science in the Social Sciences and Humanities in Argentina and Germany: Opportunities, Challenges, and Contestations” applied for by the Ibero-Amerikanisches Institut (

Privacy Policy The Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz (Prussian Heritage Foundation, abbreviated as SPK) places great importance on protecting your data and safeguarding your privacy. To ensure that you are fully informed about the collection, processing, and use of personal data in the context of ap