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The final part of the restoration of the original condition of Stüler's 19th-century colonnade, which characterises Berlin's Museum Island in a special way, is currently underway with the installation of a temporary ship guidance system on the bank wall of the Spree. As part of the construction work

United States Department of Justice recommends that the U.S. Supreme Court hear the Guelph Treasure case and overturn lower court decision In June 2019, the SPK turned to the U.S. Supreme Court in the restitution proceedings concerning the Guelph Treasure. It requested a ruling on the legal question

Human remains in the collections of the Ethnological Museum of the National Museums in Berlin are returned to Australia. The Australian government has been in dialogue with the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation (SPK) for several years regarding human remains from the collections of the Ethnologi

Great collector passes away at the age of 99 - Parzinger: A man of the century - Eissenhauer and Haak: A major influence on the reconstruction of the Nationalgalerie's collection - Knapstein and Jäger: We lose a great friend of art The Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation and the National Museums i

There are two mummified heads of face-tattooed Māori men (Toi moko) in the collections of the Ethnological Museum. The Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation (SPK), to which the Ethnological Museum belongs, will return them to New Zealand. In autumn 2019, the Museum of New Zealand asked Te Papa Tonga

The German Council of Science and Humanities today presented the results of its evaluation of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation. Foundation President Hermann Parzinger comments: "I would like to thank the German Council of Science and Humanities for the comprehensive analysis, the critical d

"SPOT // berlin art sessions": One-hour DJ set - top location of the National Museums in Berlin - streamed film The Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation and its National Museums in Berlin are launching the "SPOT // berlin art sessions" project together with GERMAN ARTS. Electronic club music meets

The U.S. Supreme Court announced today that it will address the legal questions raised by the SPK regarding the admissibility of the Guelph Treasure proceedings in the USA. The U.S. Supreme Court announced today that it will review the legal questions raised by the SPK regarding jurisdiction over th

SPK participates in the NFDI4Culture consortium for research data on tangible and intangible cultural assets - funding approved for the next few years A few days ago, the Joint Science Conference (GWK) of the federal and state governments decided to fund the NFDI4Culture consortium, in which the SPK

The SPK's libraries, archives and museums have been gradually resuming operations since the beginning of May. The pandemic ordinance of the state of Berlin now also makes it possible to open reading rooms to a limited extent. Media from the SPK libraries have been available to borrow again since May