addressing cases of Nazi-looted art. In total, the SPK returned Parzinger’s tenure, the SPK has returned 1,572 books and 223 works of art – one of which was August Gaul’s “Reclining Lion”, confiscated in 2015 [...] Ackermann, Director General of the Dresden State Art Collections, will…
to this day, right down to the smallest details: The seemingly matter-of-fact designation ‘Building 1’ for the building on Unter den Linden and ‘Building 2’ for the one at the Kulturforum actually signals [...] subsequent collections and was to serve broad-based academic research. Here…
28.07.2023 In Focus 2022: SPK puts itself to the test – Part 1: Dahlem Article The Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation is in the throes of reform. Autonomy for the institutions, a strong network, and
witness to his systematic and analytical thinking. In 2006, for instance, he published the monumental 1,045-page work *The Early Peoples of Eurasia: From the Neolithic to the Middle Ages *. He regularly wrote
Ethnological Museum’s archive. All documents dating up to 1947 are to be digitised: that amounts to around 1,300 thread-bound file volumes, 200 volumes of so-called main catalogues, and 85 volumes of incoming
then no longer considered significant, and were destroyed as supposed devil’s work or sold. Around 1,500 Naga objects are now housed in the Ethnological Museum, which is planning an open-access platform
reform is intended to strengthen the autonomy of these institutions. This includes the fact that, since 1 January 2024, the museums and institutes of the State Museums of Berlin have each been responsible for
projects. The Visitor Services department has also organised guided tours and managed ticketing. Since 1 July 2023, the staff members who were responsible for the communication of the collections and exhibitions [...] have each planned their expenditure for 2024 and have been operating…
heart of the island Interview with Anette Hüsch, Director of the Alte Nationalgalerie Article Since 1 March 2025, Anette Hüsch has been director of the Alte Nationalgalerie – with respect for history and
19.09.2024 Reform Diary: Episode 1 The strategy for implementing the SPK’s future structures Article The first episode focuses on the path towards the ‘SPK 2030’ vision and the establishment of new structures