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Statement on the Act of Vandalism on 3 October 2020 in Museums on the Museumsinsel Berlin
10/21/2020 - On 3 October 2020, exhibits in four museums on the Museumsinsel Berlin were sprayed with an oily substance. Most of the affected objects are in the Neues Museum and Pergamonmuseum,...
Toi moko from the Ethnological Museum return to New Zealand
10/12/2020 - A ceremony was held today at the Ethnologisches Museum of the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin to prepare the mummified heads (Toi moko) of two tattooed Māori heads for their...
Repatriation of human remains to Australia
09/11/2020 - SPK will return human bones in a bark coffin and two mummified children’s bodies currently kept in the Ethnologisches Museum to Australia.
Human Remains from the Ethnological Museum will be returned to New Zealand
09/02/2020 - SPK will return two mummified heads (Toi moko) of tattooed Māori men from the collections of the Ethnologisches Museum to New Zealand.
Parzinger: a first step and a great opportunity
07/13/2020 - The SPK president comments on the recommendations of the Scientific Board presented today. The goal is to "strengthen the potential for development and not to damage ... the...
Museums show solidarity with clubs
07/03/2020 - SPOT // berlin art sessions is a new series of events starting in mid-July, in which DJ sessions are held exclusively at the museums and filmed. The video files are available for...
Coming soon: Beethoven's 10th Symphony?
07/03/2020 - Artificial intelligence is being used to complete the fragment – the head of the music department of the Staatsbibliothek is skeptical
U.S. Supreme Court will Decide Whether U.S. Courts Can Hear Welfenschatz Lawsuit Against SPK
07/02/2020 - The U.S. Supreme Court today has granted SPK’s request to decide questions regarding jurisdiction over the Guelph Treasure restitution case in the USA and which nation’s court...
Digital network meeting with museum professionals from fifteen institutions
07/01/2020 - The burning questions of 2020 virtually under discussion: pandemic experience, communication formats, and digitization strategies
SPK on board: NFDI4Culture approved
06/30/2020 - NFDI4Culture consortium sets up national research data infrastructure for tangible and intangible cultural assets with the participation of the SPK.