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On 13 January 2016, the Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy University Competition in this year's piano, trombone and string quartet categories will begin at Berlin University of the Arts. They are open to the public and admission is free. In the Mendelssohn piano category, the German Pianist Prize, endowed

Today, the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation presented its plans for the coming year. The president and the directors of the five institutions presented new projects and announced outstanding exhibitions and events in 2016. As every year, the annual press conference focussed on the Foundation's

The long-standing President of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation celebrates his 85th birthday this Sunday - Born in Braunschweig, he headed Germany's largest cultural institution in Berlin for over twenty years On the occasion of his 85th birthday this Sunday (31 January), the President of t

Parzinger: Digitisation of cultural heritage requires a new legal framework Together with other German archives, libraries and museums, the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation is campaigning for new copyright regulations for the digitisation of cultural heritage. In the so-called "Hamburg Note", t

The Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation is of the opinion that the action for the return of the Guelph Treasure is unfounded and cannot be brought before a U.S. court. - English version: please find PDF below German text - In February of this year, a lawsuit for the return of the Guelph Treasure w

The Art Library of the National Museums in Berlin recently received ten historical photographs back. The vintage prints by photographer Ottomar Anschütz were previously considered a war loss. They have now turned up at auction. After the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation contacted the auction ho

Following an initial restitution in 2012, works from the collection of Prof Dr Curt Glaser (1879 - 1943) were recently identified again at the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation. Prof Glaser, museum director and art collector, lost his position in 1933 due to his Jewish descent and emigrated. The

Call for proposals published in the Official Journal of the European Union: We are looking for 15 teams of architects and landscape architects The process for the new construction of the Museum of the 20th Century at Berlin's Kulturforum is entering the next round. The invitation to tender for the p

With the construction of the high colonnades, the new entrance building to the Museum Island is visibly taking shape. The topping-out wreath was hoisted over the shell at midday today (13 April 2016). In the presence of Federal Building Minister Barbara Hendricks, Minister of State for Culture Monik

From 13 to 15 April 2016, the "Moving People" forum will show what foreign cultural and educational policy is currently achieving, what topics it is addressing and how it should be developed further. The Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation is also taking part in the extensive programme. As part of