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  1. Petersburg dialogue has been supporting and accompanying cultural projects for ten years (15.07.2010)

    The umbrella theme of the 10th "Petersburg Dialogue" from 13 to 15 July 2010 was "German and Russian society in the next decade". Around 300 experts from all areas of society from both countries took part in the eight working groups in Yekaterinburg. In his opening speech for the Culture Working Gro

  2. Construction progress on the federal government's largest cultural building site: First section of the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesitz Unter den Linden has been handed over (18.04.2011)

    A few days ago, the Federal Office for Building and Regional Planning handed over the first completed rooms in the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin's Unter den Linden building to the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation. Over the next few weeks, the librarians will move into the rooms - vault storage, st

  3. New logos: Common image for the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation and its five institutions (28.06.2011)

    From July 2011, the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation and its five institutions (Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin, Geheimes Staatsarchiv PK, Ibero-Amerikanisches Institut, Staatliches Institut für Musikforschung) will appear with new logos that convey a uniform image. The

  4. Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation becomes a full member (06.07.2011)

    The Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation (SPK) has been elected a full member of the German Research Foundation (DFG). This was decided today at the DFG's General Assembly in Bonn. For Hermann Parzinger, President of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation, this decision is a great success and a

  5. New museum honoured with European Union Prize for Cultural Heritage (16.04.2010)

    The prestigious "Europa Nostra Award", which recognises outstanding achievements in the field of restoration, research and education, will be presented to the Neues Museum this year. The building on Berlin's Museum Island has been restored according to plans by David Chipperfield Architects and Juli

  6. This year's winners of the Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy Competition of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation have been announced (14.01.2012)

    Students from Berlin and Freiburg have won this year's Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy Competition organised by the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation. The prizewinners' concert will take place on Sunday at the Konzerthaus am Gendarmenmarkt. This year's Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy Prize for violin wa

  7. Experts from the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation involved in uncovering forgeries in the Jägers Collection case. The significance of scientific analyses by the Rathgen Research Laboratory of the National Museums in Berlin (10.01.2012)

    In the trial concerning Jäger's alleged art collection, which led to a legally binding judgement at the end of December 2011, the results of the extensive scientific investigations carried out by the Rathgen research laboratory helped to substantiate the suspicion of art forgery and, in particular,

  8. Elisabeth Tietmeyer appointed new director of the Museum of European Cultures (03.07.2012)

    Today, the Board of Trustees of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation unanimously appointed Dr Elisabeth Tietmeyer as the new Director of the Museum of European Cultures of the National Museums in Berlin - Prussian Cultural Heritage. She has already been Deputy Director of this museum since Octo

  9. Russians and Germans. 1000 years of art, history and culture (25.06.2012)

    6 October 2012 to 13 January 2013 at the Neues Museum From 6 October 2012 to 13 January 2013, the National Museums in Berlin are presenting the exhibition "Russians & Germans - 1000 Years of Art, History and Culture" at the Neues Museum on Museum Island. A few days ago, this exhibition opened at the

  10. SPK magazine of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation honoured in the "Best of Corporate Publishing" competition (05.07.2012)

    The SPK magazine of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation (SPK) won gold in the "B2B Media/Entertainment/Culture" category at the largest corporate publishing competition in Europe. In the special category "Cover of the Year", the magazine was awarded silver. 700 publications were submitted to t