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  1. Humboldt Forum, Ahoy! (29.05.2018)

    The first large object, the Luf boat, has been moved from the Ethnologisches Museum to the Humboldt Forum. The boat drew crowds to Dahlem and is one of the highlights of the permanent exhibit, which will be open for viewing again in late 2019, in the reconstructed Berliner Schloss (Berlin Palace). B

  2. Restitution of Nazi-looted art: SPK returns Pissarro painting (18.10.2021)

    Une Place à la Roche-Guyon by Camille Pissarro is returned to the Dorville heirs and purchased for the Alte Nationalgalerie The SPK has returned Une Place à la Roche-Guyon by Camille Pissarro to the heirs of Armand Dorville and bought it back from them for the Alte Nationalgalerie. Today, the repres

  3. Future of Hamburger Bahnhof Secured (27.06.2022)

    Foundation Board approves lease, but purchase of the property remains long-term goal The German federal government and the real estate company CA Immo Deutschland GmbH have taken the first step toward securing Hamburger Bahnhof’s continued future as a center of arts and culture. They have agreed tha

  4. SPK commits to deep partnership with University of Oxford (10.09.2018)

    SPK and Oxford intensify cooperation based on globally-renowned cultural and scientific collections and scholarship The University of Oxford and the Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz signed a Memorandum of Understanding during an official visit to Berlin by an Oxford delegation. This close cooperati

  5. Day of Activities at the Dahlem Research Campus (29.09.2022)

    On October 7, 2022, the public will have its first chance to visit the new Dahlem Research Campus. On the agenda are workshops, a Science Slam and behind-the-scenes tours During the next few years, the Dahlem Research Campus is being established in the museum district of Berlin-Dahlem. The Dahlem Re

  6. An architectural icon renewed: Neue Nationalgalerie visible again (14.12.2020)

    The Neue Nationalgalerie, originally designed by Mies van der Rohe, is no longer under wraps – the building will be handed over on April 29 and will reopen in August 2021. The fully refurbished upper hall of the Neue Nationalgalerie is back in the light, visible in all its crystalline purity. Herman

  7. Welfenschatz: Hearing before the U.S. Supreme Court (08.12.2020)

    On December 7, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court heard the arguments in the legal dispute over whether the Guelph Treasure case falls within the jurisdiction of the United States. A decision is due early next year. Hermann Parzinger, the SPK's President, stated: “We are pleased to have had this historic

  8. New Perspective, New Faces at the SPK (28.04.2022)

    At its annual reception in 2022 at the James-Simon-Galerie, the Foundation introduced several new faces and its plans for the future. On April 27, 2022, the SPK held its annual reception. The event took place in James-Simon-Galerie, where member institutions shared a glimpse of this year's activitie

  9. Ngonnso’: Foundation Board clears the way for the return to Cameroon (27.06.2022)

    At its meeting today, the Foundation Board of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation authorized SPK’s president Hermann Parzinger to conclude an agreement with the relevant authorities in Cameroon on the return of the so-called Ngonnso'. The female figure known as Ngonnso' originates from the his

  10. SPK on board: NFDI4Culture approved (30.06.2020)

    NFDI4Culture consortium sets up national research data infrastructure for tangible and intangible cultural assets with the participation of the SPK. As one of the sponsoring institutions, the SPK is actively involved in the NFDI4Culture consortium, which the Joint Science Conference (GWK) of the fed