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  1. International Day of Provenance Research (08.05.2026)

    WITH REGISTRATION, ADMISSION FREE (some offers subject to charge) The 8th International Day of Provenance Research will take place on 8 April 2026. On this day, the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin will offer insights into the topics and work of provenance research within their museums and institutions.

  2. New beginnings, upheavals (26.03.2026)

    The topping-out ceremony for berlin modern shows that a new museum is taking shape here, one that will take visitors on a tour d’horizon through the wild art of the 20th century, spanning an unprecedented range of media

  3. Sustainable cultural commitment: Neue Nationalgalerie and Hamburger Bahnhof extend partnerships with Volkswagen Group (24.03.2026)

    Free or discounted admission, guided tours, educational programmes, events and performances: thanks to the partnership between the SPK museums Neue Nationalgalerie and Hamburger Bahnhof and the Volkswagen Group, which has now been extended by two years. The aim of "Volkswagen Group Art4All" is to ma

  4. New President of the Prussian Foundation elected - Search committee appointed to find successor to the Director General (08.06.2007)

    The Board of Trustees today unanimously elected Prof. Dr Dr h.c. mult. Hermann Parzinger as the future President of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation (SPK). On 1 March 2008, Parzinger will succeed Prof. Dr. h.c. Klaus-Dieter Lehmann, who has held the office since February 1999. The Chairman

  5. International conference on Nazi-looted art (11.12.2008)

    To mark the tenth anniversary of the "Principles of the Washington Conference with Respect to Nazi-Confiscated Art", the Stiftung Preussischer Kulturbesitz and the Koordinierungsstelle für Kulturgutverluste are organising an international symposium today and tomorrow entitled "Taking Responsibility.

  6. The Secret State Archives PK opens: New website more user-friendly and up-to-date, reading room accessible again (12.05.2020)

    New layout, new structure, new content - the website of the Secret State Archives PK has been completely relaunched / Research room reopened to users on 14 May 2020 Following the recent amendment to the Berlin SARS-CoV-2 Containment Measures Ordinance, archives are now also allowed to reopen. The Se

  7. Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation donates painting believed lost to Berlin Cathedral (14.07.2011)

    A few days ago, the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation (SPK) returned the painting "Nazareth - the Youth of Jesus" by Albert Hertel to the Berlin Cathedral as the previous owner. The work had been in the care of the Alte Nationalgalerie since the end of the war in 1945. It is listed as a work by

  8. Fostering creativity and strength in the Giant – SPK summer interview with Achim Bonte (30.03.2026)

    In the courtyard of Café Felix in the Stabi unter den Linden, the SPK summer interview series entered its next round: Achim Bonte, Director General of the Berlin State Library, discusses what defines libraries in the 21st century and why the foundation reform will not result in a museum network with

  9. Annual press conference 2016 (26.01.2016)

    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

  10. War loss resurfaces: Art library receives historical "snapshots" by photographer Ottomar Anschütz back (04.02.2016)

    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