Hidden Gems with Claudia Fritzsche, Academic Advisor to the President and Vice-President of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation
Favourite venue for the staff party
Claudia Fritzsche is enjoying the atmosphere at the SPK Summer Party 2024.
Photo: SPK / Killisch
How long have you been working at the SPK, and what are your responsibilities?
I have been working at the Foundation since 2013 as a research assistant to the President and Vice-President. During this time, in addition to the standard duties of a research assistant, I have also overseen a wide variety of exciting projects; for example, I coordinated internal SPK consultations during the competition phase for the new berlin modern building and took on the project management for the accompanying publication.
For some time now, the reform of the SPK and the strategy process have been taking up more and more of my time. Together with a colleague and the external consultants from Partner Deutschland, we act as the overall project management team and are responsible, amongst other things, for ensuring that this highly complex task remains on schedule and that processes and results are communicated effectively both internally and to the funding bodies. We work closely with the SPK’s interim board in this regard.
What is your favourite place at the SPK and what do you most enjoy doing there?
My favourite place at the SPK – although it only happens once a year – is the staff party. It’s a lovely opportunity to chat with colleagues whom you hardly ever see in day-to-day work or only know from speaking on the phone. The party has been running for three years and, out of the foundation’s approximately 2,000 staff members, 600–700 have attended each time.
I love that there are always plenty of chances to strike up a conversation, whether at the barbecue, the ‘beer fountain’ or the raffle – if you’re lucky enough to win a guided tour of a workshop or a repository with other colleagues, you get to meet up again after the party. So far, we’ve always been lucky with the weather, because with so many participants we can only celebrate outdoors – this year we were in the very beautiful garden of the State Archives. I’ve also been part of the organising team for the party twice and know how much work, preparation and passion it takes to put the party together. It was great teamwork every time!
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