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  1. The SPK in 2018: spectacular archaeology, romantic wanderlust and a digital stream (24.01.2018)

    Annual reception with guests from politics, the media, culture, tourism and business at the Neues Museum - Parzinger: SPK must work more interdisciplinary - Digital transformation, education and mediation core tasks in the coming years At an annual reception in the Neues Museum, the Prussian Cultura

  2. The winners of the Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy University Competition 2018 in the subjects of piano and composition (22.01.2018)

    Yesterday evening saw the spectacular conclusion of the Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy University Competition 2018 ended yesterday evening. it was held in the subjects of piano and composition. It was performed by the Konzerthausorchester Berlin under the direction of Corinna Niemeyer. This year's priz

  3. New rooms - new lines of sight - new views (11.01.2018)

    The construction site of the James-Simon-Galerie on Museum Island opens up new perspectives Berlin. Since the topping-out ceremony in April 2016, the James-Simon-Galerie has been visibly taking shape as the central entrance building to Berlin's Museum Island, both from the outside and the inside. Hi

  4. "Hold your nerve!" at the Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy University Competition 2018 in the subjects of piano and composition (08.01.2018)

    The public competitions of the Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy University Competition, which will be held this year in the subjects of piano and composition, will begin on 17 January 2018. The Konzerthausorchester Berlin, conducted by Corinna Niemeyer, has been secured as a partner for both the piano fi

  5. Parzinger: Using the European Year of Cultural Heritage for a new start (08.01.2018)

    The European Year of Cultural Heritage 2018 in Germany opens today in Hamburg City Hall Europe's shared cultural heritage will take centre stage in 2018 under the motto "Sharing Heritage". The Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation is inviting European partner organisations to a summit meeting in Jun

  6. Return from the Ethnological Museum to Native People in Alaska decided (18.12.2017)

    The Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation will return nine objects from the collection of the Ethnological Museum of the National Museums in Berlin to the Chugach Alaska Corporation. The Board of Trustees today approved a corresponding proposal by the President. The artefacts are grave goods from Na

  7. German museums and exhibition centres still very well attended in 2016 despite a slight decline in visitor numbers - total number of museum visits fell by 2.2% year-on-year to 111,877,085 (14.12.2017)

    Museums in Germany reported a total of 111,877,085 visits in 2016. Compared to 2015, the number of visits is therefore 2,546,107 (-2.2%) lower than in the previous year (2015: 114,423,192 visits). German museums reported a total of 8,546 special exhibitions. The analyses of museum attendance figures

  8. Konzerthausorchester Berlin at the Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy University Competition 2018 - advance ticket sales start (05.12.2017)

    The concerts of the competition, which will be held in the piano and composition categories in 2018, will take place on 20 and 21 January 2018. The prizewinners will perform with the Konzerthausorchester Berlin under the direction of Corinna Niemeyer at the end of the competition. Around 60 students

  9. Online portal makes provenance research on the Rudolf Mosse Collection accessible / New acquisitions for the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin (02.05.2018)

    The collection of the Berlin publisher and patron of the arts Rudolf Mosse (1843-1920) comprised thousands of paintings, sculptures, artefacts, books and antiques. Almost one hundred years after the death of the Jewish art collector, more is now known about them than ever before and they have been p

  10. Double bass from the Musical Instrument Museum adorns a 50-euro gold coin (26.04.2018)

    Five-part series to honour German musical instrument making planned until 2022 / Presentation of the first coin on 8 May at 6 pm with Bettina Hagedorn, Parliamentary State Secretary to the Federal Minister of Finance, and SPK Vice President Günther Schauerte at the Musical Instrument Museum A double