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At its annual reception in 2022 at the James-Simon-Galerie, the Foundation introduced several new faces and its plans for the future. On April 27, 2022, the SPK held its annual reception. The event took place in James-Simon-Galerie, where member institutions shared a glimpse of this year's activitie

On 15 September 2021, awards were presented to the winners in the violin and piano trio categories. Congratulations from the SPK. Text The 2021 Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy Conservatory Competition reached a spectacular conclusion yesterday. This year, it was the turn of the violinists and the piano

Wolf Biermann hands over his archive and diaries to the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin – Preussischer Kulturbesitz at a ceremony in the building on Unter den Linden. With the help of the Federal Commissioner for Culture and Media Affairs and the German States Cultural Foundation (KSL), the Staatsbibliot

On January 16, 2022, awards were announced for the categories of piano and composition. The SPK congratulates the winners. The Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy Conservatory Competition for 2022 was held in the categories of piano and composition. The competition ended yesterday with a final concert co-pr

During a three-day symposium held from September 12–14, approximately 80 international partners of the Humboldt Forum from Africa, America, Asia and Oceania developed their views on the prospects for long-term, sustainable cooperation with the Forum. In a statement titled “Dignity – Continuity – Tra

In 2021, the Koordinierungsstelle für die Erhaltung des schriftlichen Kulturguts (KEK) celebrates its tenth anniversary. The joint federal and state project is based at the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin – Preussischer Kulturbesitz. The Koordinierungsstelle für die Erhaltung des schriftlichen Kulturguts

Several German museums have returned a total of five works of art that originally belonged to the collection of Chemnitz banker Carl Heumann. On July 4, five works of art from several German museums were transferred to the heirs of Chemnitz banker Carl Heumann at the Städtische Galerie (Municipal Ga

In its meeting today, the Foundation Board of the Stiftung Preussischer Kulturbesitz (Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation) authorized SPK President Hermann Parzinger "to conduct, in the framework of the joint negotiations of the Federal Republic of Germany with the relevant authorities in Nigeria,

The SPK and Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen (Bavarian State Painting Collections) are launching a joint project in memory of those persecuted by the Nazis. The multimedia archive will record their lives and fates, revealing the personal stories behind restitution cases. The project will receive 6

To combat the COVID pandemic, stricter protective measures have been introduced on SPK premises: 2G, FFP2 mask and (in some cases) prior registration Staatliche Museen zu Berlin 2G for the museums : entry to the museums (incl. participation in guided tours, workshops and other events inside the muse