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Francesco Stella (Vicenza) wins architectural competition - unanimous decision by the jury The three partners of the Humboldt Forum, Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz (SPK), Zentral- und Landesbibliothek Berlin (ZLB) and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (HU), are delighted that an outstanding basis ha

Luther and the princes? The princes and Luther! The Hohenzollerns were among the most powerful imperial princes of the early modern period. How did they react when Luther, Zwingli and Calvin led them to the crossroads and asked the question: What do you believe in? Their decisions had an impact on t

Hermann Parzinger, President of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation, is attending the first meeting of G7 culture ministers under the Italian Presidency in Florence today. The meeting will focus on "culture as an instrument of dialogue between peoples" and will address issues of cultural diver

The "Soundlabor" at Potsdamer Platz was founded in 1917 in Bückeburg, Lower Saxony: The SPK magazine traces its history and presents the current work of the State Institute for Music Research in reports, interviews and portraits. It is published thanks to the support of the Kuratorium Preußischer Ku

Over the next few years, the Humboldt Forum, a new type of cultural and knowledge centre, will be built on Schlossplatz in Berlin's historic centre. The new book, published by "Theater der Zeit", provides a comprehensive history of the Humboldt Forum project. It outlines the current state of plannin

German archaeologists found an umbrella organisation and create a mouthpiece for politicians and the public. The founding meeting of the "German Association for Archaeology" (DVA) took place in Bremen on 4 October 2011 as part of the 7th German Archaeology Congress. Following failed attempts to unit

The Advisory Commission, which is chaired by Prof Dr Jutta Limbach and deals with issues relating to the restitution of cultural assets seized as a result of Nazi persecution, today discussed the application for the return of the so-called Guelph Treasure and heard the parties involved. She has now

An international conference from 26 to 28 November 2018 in Berlin will be dedicated to the implementation of the Washington Principles on the Handling of Nazi-looted Property since their adoption in 1998. Around 800 participants, including leading experts, organisations, Holocaust survivors and thei

Foundation restituted over 350 works of art and more than 2000 books - Magazine shows in reports, interviews and portraits how the provenance of objects is researched and how fair and equitable solutions are found Washington was a revolution". This is how US diplomat Stuart Eizenstat describes the c

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