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Foundation restitutes drawing from the Kupferstichkabinett of the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin (18.03.2019)

A few days ago, the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation restituted a drawing by the Romantic artist Carl Philipp Fohr from the Kupferstichkabinett to the heirs of its former owner Karl Mayer. The provenance of the work had been clarified during research as part of the provenance research project o

Haus Bastian on Berlin's Museum Island is being officially handed over to the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation today. From the summer, forward-looking educational concepts of the National Museums in Berlin will be developed and trialled there. (12.03.2019)

During the ceremonial handover of the keys, Foundation President Hermann Parzinger and Director General Michael Eissenhauer thanked Céline, Heiner and Aeneas Bastian for their extraordinarily generous gift. The building on Kupfergraben, designed by David Chipperfield Architects, has been dedicated t

Adolph Menzel's "Oberregierungsrath Knerk" returns to the Kupferstichkabinett after more than seventy years (11.03.2019)

Portrait sketch was to be auctioned at Grisebach - After initial indications of its provenance from the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, the auction house contacted the SPK - Collector decided to return it The portrait of "Geheimer Oberregierungsrath Knerk" (ca. 1863/1865) is a study for the monumental

Wall free for art - new acquisition for the Ethnological Museum (01.03.2019)

The Mexican artist Mariana Castillo Deball is designing a wall with a large-scale art installation in the Mesoamerica exhibition room of the Ethnological Museum in the Humboldt Forum. Inspired by indigenous pictorial documents, Mariana Castillo Deball has created a work consisting of numerous clay-f

Ancient Palmyra in 360° and 3D (26.02.2019)

A 360° film created in collaboration with the Museum of the Ancient Near East shows ancient Palmyra in a historically accurate digital reconstruction. The VR project was produced by ZDF/Terra X and the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation The UNESCO World Heritage Site Palmyra gained sad notoriety

Schlüter's colossal figures arrive at the Humboldt Forum (15.02.2019)

The eight surviving colossal figures from the workshop of the famous sculptor and architect Andreas Schlüter have returned to their original location on Schlossplatz. The sandstone figures, all on loan from the National Museums in Berlin - Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation, have been transported

Hermann Parzinger receives the Marsilius Medal of Heidelberg University (01.02.2019)

The Marsilius Kolleg at Heidelberg University yesterday awarded the Marsilius Medal to the President of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation in recognition of his services to bringing together different academic cultures. Prior to this, the prehistorian held the Marsilius Lecture in the Old Aud

Mantegna, Moholy and the Minutes (30.01.2019)

The programme of the five institutions of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation in 2019: Humboldt's 250th birthday, Bauhaus anniversary and 25 years of twinning with Buenos Aires - Exhibition programme with Mantegna and Bellini, Emil Nolde and African fashion - Plus: Shepard sounds at the State

Restitution of a drawing by Jakob Philipp Hackert from the Kupferstichkabinett (30.04.2019)

Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation returns the drawing to the heirs of the previous Jewish owner - the work was sold in 1939 in an emergency situation - English version: please find PDF below German text - Yesterday, the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation handed over the ink brush drawing "Auf

More visitors, longer opening hours, new rooms (09.04.2019)

The five institutions of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation will offer more service at all levels in future In future, the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation will present itself in its museums in an even more visitor-friendly and service-orientated way. For example, the foyer of the Kultur

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