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  1. Statement by the Stiftung Preussischer Kulturbesitz (Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation) on the Nan Goldin retrospective at the Neue Nationalgalerie (20.11.2024)

    Nan Goldin is one of the most significant contemporary artists. The Neue Nationalgalerie has therefore decided to honor her photographic oeuvre with a major retrospective. Her art stands for itself. In addition to her work as an artist, Nan Goldin is also an activist and opinion leader and is active

  2. Visitors Flock to the Palace of World Cultures (19.09.2022)

    Last weekend, over 25,000 visitors took the opportunity to experience the recently completed Humboldt Forum. The opening weekend of the recently finished Humboldt Forum has been a complete success. Over 25,000 visitors came to see the fully furnished exhibition rooms of the Ethnologisches Museum (Et

  3. SPK Commits to Climate-Neutral Culture (30.09.2022)

    SPK Joins Sustainability Action Network and Signs Sustainability Declaration for the Cultural Field Today, the SPK officially became a partner of the Sustainability Action Network in Culture and the Media (ANKM). The network is funded by the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media

  4. Open access for research and culture (07.02.2022)

    SPK adopts Open Science declaration for greater transparency and quality in science, as well as broader public involvement Open science is a central topic not only in science and research, but also in the cultural sector and society as a whole. In addition to open access, it requires open data and o

  5. The Wreckage of Culture (25.02.2022)

    SPK President Hermann Parzinger on long-standing cultural relations with Russia and the fatal consequences of the Ukraine war SPK President Hermann Parzinger wrote this text earlier this week. We aren't going to update it, even if events have overtaken it, because it deals with the possibilities of

  6. Korean Cultural Center in Germany to support Museum für Asiatische Kunst (16.12.2021)

    The Korean Cultural Center in Germany and the Stiftung Preussischer Kulturbesitz have signed an agreement that includes funding for a curator's position. The focus lies on research into the Korean collection of the Museum für Asiatische Kunst of the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin. The funds will go to

  7. Benin Bronzes: a further important step toward restitution and strengthening cultural cooperation (14.10.2021)

    Memorandum of Understanding signed: return of Benin bronzes from German museums embedded in broad-based cooperation in the areas of museum practice, new museum construction, and archaeology In addition to German museums returning objects from the historic Kingdom of Benin to Nigeria, collaboration b

  8. Changes on the Prussian Cultural Heritage Board of Trustees (18.05.2021)

    New board chairperson: Helen Müller replaces Thorsten Strauß Thorsten Strauß, who has been active on the Prussian Cultural Heritage Board of Trustees for thirteen years and has served as its chairperson since 2014, is stepping down. He is leaving Deutsche Bank, which he represented on the board, to

  9. SPK on board: NFDI4Culture approved (30.06.2020)

    NFDI4Culture consortium sets up national research data infrastructure for tangible and intangible cultural assets with the participation of the SPK. As one of the sponsoring institutions, the SPK is actively involved in the NFDI4Culture consortium, which the Joint Science Conference (GWK) of the fed

  10. European Cultural Heritage Summit Agrees on Berlin Call to Action (22.06.2018)

    Europa Nostra, the German Cultural Heritage Committee and the SPK call for better use of cultural heritage potential – summit in Berlin with more than 70 events and 1500 guests The European Cultural Heritage Summit has agreed on a Berlin Call to Action: Europa Nostra, German Cultural Heritage Commit