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  1. Germany-wide study: museums enjoy the highest level of trust (19.04.2024)

    SPK Institute for Museum Research publishes the first population-representative study on trust in museums in Germany Museums enjoy the highest level of trust in Germany. This is the conclusion of a study by the Institute for Museum Research. According to the study, museums in particular have the pot

  2. Rebirth of an icon of western modernism - handing over the keys to the Neue Nationalgalerie (29.04.2021)

    Now that the upper exhibition hall of the Neue Nationalgalerie at Berlin's Kulturforum has been restored to its former glory since December 2020, the keys to the completely renovated building will be handed over to the National Museums in Berlin and the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation on 29 Ap

  3. Finally back! (23.09.2025)

    On September 23, the Belgian House of Representatives returned a painting by Friedrich Nerly to the SPK. It belonged to the collection of the Alte Nationalgalerie of the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin (Old National Gallery of the Berlin State Museums) and had previously been considered a war loss. The

  4. Hidden Gems with Johannes Höper: A journey through ancient cities

    26.02.2026 Hidden Gems with Johannes Höper: A journey through ancient cities Article Johannes Höper has been head of the SPK’s internal audit department since April 2025. Together with his team, he helps to ensure that the foundation’s complex processes operate transparently, in compliance with regu

  5. Handing over the keys to the State Library's General Reading Room (10.12.2012)

    Unter den Linden created the best structural conditions for users, valuable collections and librarians. Today, the President of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation, Hermann Parzinger, and the Director General of the Berlin State Library, Barbara Schneider-Kempf, receive the keys to the new Gen

  6. Ideas Competition Museum of the 20th Century - Ideas Competition Museum of the 20th Century (12.02.2016)

    The ideas competition for the Museum of the 20th Century at Berlin's Kulturforum came to an end this Friday with the selection of ten winning designs. The teams of architects and landscape architects responsible for the award-winning designs have thus qualified to take part in the realisation compet

  7. Time and temporality: The Dahlem Research Campus invites you to a day of action on 7 October (29.09.2022)

    Workshops, guided tours behind the scenes, science slam: For the first time, there will be an opportunity to get to know the newly designated location - Location: Dahlem Research Campus, Lansstraße 8, 14195 Berlin Over the next few years, the Dahlem Research Campus will be established at the Dahlem

  8. From 16 April 2024: New opening hours at the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin and the Musikinstrumenten-Museum - late openings in the summer months (04.03.2024)

    Parzinger: We want to react more flexibly to visitor flows in future The Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation will change the opening hours of the National Museums in Berlin and the Musical Instrument Museum of the State Institute for Music Research from 16 April 2024. SPK President Hermann Parzing

  9. Thanksgiving - cultural forum invites you to a table in the countryside (24.09.2024)

    After two successful "Days in the Green", the neighbours of the Kulturforum invite you to the Tafel im Grünen on 6 October 2024 and offer an extensive programme. As part of Museum Sunday, all the museums can be visited free of charge from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. This year, the Gemäldegalerie, Kupferstichk

  10. Museum Island: Head to the island festival at the end of May! - With one ticket to all 6 houses (29.04.2025)

    The "200 Years of Museum Island Berlin" anniversary starts with a special programme from 30 May to 1 June - island day ticket for 14 euros / annual ticket valid for 2 people. Museum Island Berlin is kicking off its fifth anniversary year with a kick-off weekend centred around UNESCO World Heritage D