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  1. Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy University Competition 2022 in the subjects of piano and composition from 12 to 16 January 2022 (20.12.2021)

    At the Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy University Competition 2022, the best students in the subjects of piano and composition will compete for the prizes of Germany's oldest competition for young talent in classical music. The musicians will present their skills to the top-class jury in Berlin from 12

  2. The winners of the Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy University Competition in Composition have been announced (16.12.2013)

    Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy University Competition 2014 organised by the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation, the Rectors' Conference of German Music Universities and the Berlin University of the Arts Following the great success of last year's reorientation, the Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy Univers

  3. Parzinger: The SPK has not authorised any corona funds (26.01.2024)

    At no time has the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation granted funds from the "NEUSTART KULTUR" coronavirus programme to itself or its institutions. "The coronavirus pandemic has also hit the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation hard. We were and are therefore grateful that the then Minister of S

  4. Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy Competition 2009 decided (18.01.2009)

    Piano duo from Saarbrücken University of Applied Sciences and Arts and string quartet from Hanover University of Applied Sciences and Arts win Germany's oldest classical music prize The winners of Germany's oldest classical music prize will be announced today at a concert in the concert hall of the

  5. Ticket sales start before Christmas for the 2016 Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy University Competition in piano, trombone and string quartet (17.12.2015)

    In mid-January 2016, the best hundred young talents will compete for the coveted awards and prize money totalling over 50,000 euros as part of the Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy University Competition. Günter Pichler, Tabea Zimmermann, Ewa Kupiec, Jiggs Whigham and Harald Eggebrecht are also members of

  6. German Symphony Orchestra Berlin (28.02.2020)

    Notturno' at the 'Pergamonmuseum. The Panorama' on 06.03. An ensemble of the DSO plays works by Biber, Britten and Zelenka On 6 March, an ensemble from the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin (DSO) will continue the popular 'Notturno' concert series. The venue is the temporary exhibition building '

  7. Institute for Museum Research of the National Museums in Berlin reports: Visitor numbers to museums in Germany remain at a high level in the pre-corona year 2019 (18.01.2021)

    111.6 million visits to German museums in 2019 - trend towards special exhibitions unbroken Special exhibition trend unbroken - Special topic of the 2019 overall statistical survey: Collection holdings and handling collections The museums participating in the survey reported a total of 111,633,603 v

  8. Slight increase in visitor numbers to museums and exhibition centres in 2024 (16.12.2025)

    The Institute for Museum Research reports: 107.4 million visits to museums and exhibition centres in 2024 - museums show more special exhibitions again - data collected for zoos, animal parks and botanical gardens for the first time Museums and exhibition centres in Germany enjoyed a 1.3 percent inc

  9. East Asia Department of the Berlin State Library with new director (01.08.2006)

    At the end of July, the Board of Trustees of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation appointed Matthias Kaun, 38, as Head of the East Asia Department of the Berlin State Library. Mr Kaun studied Sinology, Asian History and Public Law. With over 1 million items, the East Asia Department is the larg

  10. Hermann Parzinger on the Tagesspiegel survey on the Humboldt Forum (15.06.2010)

    The President of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation, Hermann Parzinger, comments on the current reader survey conducted by the Tagesspiegel, which focused on the discussion surrounding the realisation of the Humboldt Forum: "The results of the survey show that Berliners want to see the Humbol