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  1. Change of office at the head of the Berlin Collection of Classical Antiquities: Martin Maischberger succeeds Andreas Scholl (04.07.2025)

    At the end of 2025, the Director of the Collection of Classical Antiquities at the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Prof Dr Andreas Scholl, will retire after more than twenty years in office. He will be succeeded by his current deputy, Dr Martin Maischberger. This was decided unanimously by the SPK Foun

  2. The Wichí language, textile arts and crafts and the IAI's collections (20.11.2025)

    Demóstenes Toribio García (Universidad Nacional de Salta, Argentina), a member of the indigenous Wichí group, and Andrei Fernández, currently a fellow of the Berliner Künstlerprogramm (Artists in Berlin Residence Program) DAAD of the Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst, visited the Ibero-Amerikan

  3. Books as Art Objects: A Look into the IAI’s Collection of Ediciones Vigía from Cuba (31.10.2025)

    The IAI Library has the world’s most complete collection of publications from the unique Cuban publishing house Ediciones Vigía, where each book appears as a handmade work of art. The library of the Ibero-Amerikanisches Institut (IAI) holds with ist more than 300 titles the world’s largest collectio

  4. Amazonia at the IAI: Yudja representatives visit collections on the Rio Xingu (11.09.2025)

    Karin Juruna and Txapina Juruna traveled from the Rio Xingu in Brazil to Berlin. At the Ibero-Amerikanisches Institut, they viewed historical maps, photos, research diaries, audio recordings and publications about their region of origin. Their visit emphasized the importance of exchange regarding th

  5. “Discovering” Latin America: Insights into our collections for bachelor students from the Freie Universität Berlin (10.06.2025)

    In May, we had the opportunity to welcome a group of Bachelor students from the Department of Romance Studies from the Free University of Berlin. The tour was specially tailored to the interests of the course "`Discovering´ Latin America - from 1492 to the present day". During the event, we explored

  6. Symposium „The Future of Collections“ (20.05.2025)

    BY INVITATION ONLY, PUBLIC LIVESTREAM As places for the symposium are strictly limited, please note that invitations can only be issued for named individuals who have registered in advance. A livestream of the symposium can be viewed without prior registration. Click here for online streaming. Date

  7. The importance of interconnected collections: Xingú representatives visit the IAI (05.11.2024)

    Exchange with indigenous representatives from the Brazilian Amazon region of Xingú at the Ibero-Amerikanisches Institut (IAI) On October 18, 2024, indigenous representatives of the Waurá and Kuikuro from the Brazilian Amazon region of the Rio Xingú visited the Ibero-Amerikanisches Institut (IAI). Au

  8. International Museum Conference: Collecting Institutions between Crisis and Creativity (28.06.2022)

    Representatives of the Ibero-Amerikanisches Institut, the Ethnologisches Museum of the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin and the Museu Nacional met in Rio de Janeiro to discuss future opportunities and challenges for museums, libraries and archives. On September 2, 2018, the 200-year-old National Museum o

  9. International Museum Conference: Collecting Institutions between Crisis and Creativity (28.06.2022)

    Representatives of the Ibero-Amerikanisches Institut, the Ethnologisches Museum of the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin and the Museu Nacional met in Rio de Janeiro to discuss future opportunities and challenges for museums, libraries and archives. On September 2, 2018, the 200-year-old National Museum o

  10. Cooperation with Angola: More Transparency for Collections from Colonial Contexts (17.05.2022)

    Ceremony in Luanda celebrates opening of restoration department and handover of collection inventories from Berlin At a ceremony on May 17, 2022, the Angolan branch of the Goethe Institute presented the Angolan Ministry of Culture with a translation of the entire inventory, comprising several volume