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  1. SPK restitutes six volumes from the State Library to the Jewish Community of Munich and Upper Bavaria (23.03.2023)

    The Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation recently restituted six books from the holdings of the Berlin State Library to the Jewish Community of Munich and Upper Bavaria. The volumes come from the Jewish Community's former Cossmann Werner Library, which once comprised more than 10,000 volumes. As pa

  2. Mantegna, Moholy and the Minutes (30.01.2019)

    The programme of the five institutions of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation in 2019: Humboldt's 250th birthday, Bauhaus anniversary and 25 years of twinning with Buenos Aires - Exhibition programme with Mantegna and Bellini, Emil Nolde and African fashion - Plus: Shepard sounds at the State

  3. Five German cultural institutions restitute 221 books to the descendants of Henry Torrès (26.06.2025)

    On 26 June 2025 in Paris, five German cultural institutions handed over 221 books to the descendants of the well-known French lawyer, journalist and politician Henry Torrès (1891-1966). The books had belonged to Torrès or one of his two wives. They could be attributed to them based on the dedication

  4. Cultural assets seized as a result of Nazi persecution: five German cultural institutions restitute 221 books to the descendants of Henry Torrès (24.06.2025)

    On 26 June 2025 in Paris, five German cultural institutions handed over 221 books to the descendants of the well-known French lawyer, journalist and politician Henry Torrès (1891-1966). The books had belonged to Torrès or one of his two wives. They could be attributed to them based on the dedication

  5. Objects that tell of the famous Silk Road (17.09.2008)

    The academy project "Turfan Research" of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities and the Museum of Asian Art - SMB (Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation) are partners in the EU project 'IDP-CREA The International Dunhuang Project - Cultural Routes of Eurasia Berlin, 17 September 2

  6. SPK - The magazine shows the new centre of Berlin (20.06.2018)

    Humboldt Forum, James-Simon-Galerie, the interim building for the Pergamon Museum, Staatsbibliothek Unter den Linden, debates about the Bauakademie: the centre of Berlin is changing. A new magazine looks at the present and future of the historically evolved centre. Under the new title "SPK - Das Mag

  7. New COVID-19 protective measures: Museums close from 2 November (30.10.2020)

    Parzinger on the corona crisis: Museums will close to the public from Monday (2 November) until the end of the month - archives and libraries will remain open under certain conditions The President of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation, Hermann Parzinger, explains the corona crisis: "The numb

  8. The SPK in 2018: spectacular archaeology, romantic wanderlust and a digital stream (24.01.2018)

    Annual reception with guests from politics, the media, culture, tourism and business at the Neues Museum - Parzinger: SPK must work more interdisciplinary - Digital transformation, education and mediation core tasks in the coming years At an annual reception in the Neues Museum, the Prussian Cultura

  9. Vocational Training

    Vocational Training The Foundation and its institutions offer six training fields in IT, library services, administration, and the trades. On completing training, there is the possibility of one-year employment. Have you completed your General Certificate of Secondary Education or leaver’s certifica

  10. Michaela Scheibe: The Detective

    21.11.2018 Michaela Scheibe: The Detective Article Michaela Scheibe in search of lost books and their unknown owners Imagine wanting to make a mystery movie. The setting is the endless stacks of a famous library. The detective is a woman, of course; a shrewd lady who searches not only for lost books