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How is plant life represented in collections and archives? The upcoming online special exhibition *Plant Matters – Vegetal Art across Collections* by 4A_Lab sheds light on the stories behind the artworks, explores their connections with plants, and builds bridges between art, botany and society thro

An interview with the historian Dr Georg Eckert on his recently published book *The Heroes of Defeat: The Making of the ‘Prussian Statesman’. Continuities and Discontinuities of the Reform Era between 1806 and 1820*, published in the series *Publications from the Archives of the Prussian Cultural He

Pia Beckmann shows us her favourite spot at the SPK

The exhibition “From Max Ernst to Dorothea Tanning: Networks of Surrealism. Provenances of the Ulla and Heiner Pietzsch Collection” at the Neue Nationalgalerie impressively demonstrates the fascinating connections that provenance research brings to light. A conversation with the exhibition’s curator

Marion Ackermann writes about the SPK’s international outlook

Senior Librarian Petra Figeac oversaw the exhibition “Materialised Holiness: Jewish Book Art in a Ritual Context”, curated by Annett Martini (Free University of Berlin) (19 October 2025 – 25 January 2026 at Stabi Kulturwerk). Here she answers your questions.

Marion Ackermann writes about the SPK’s international outlook

The new guided tour format was launched at the start of 2026. Over the course of 90 minutes, the tour takes visitors on a journey through the highlights of the collections from four continents. It tells the stories behind the cultural artefacts – for example, how they came to be in the museum. The t

Next Generation SPK: Hardly anyone gets as close to the paintings as Sophie Gurjanov, an intern at the Alte Nationalgalerie