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Museumsinsel Berlin, Historical Center, and Humboldt Forum The Museumsinsel and the original building of the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin are located in Berlin’s historical center. In the future, the Foundation will present its museums’ non-European collections at the Humboldt Forum there as well. The

Complete refurbishment of the Potsdamer Strasse building at the Kulturforum The Potsdamer Strasse building of the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin (Berlin State Library) was built between 1967 and 1978. It was designed by Hans Scharoun in partnership with Edgar Wisniewski, who completed the building after

New Construction and General Restoration of the Building on Unter den Linden The original building for the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin, which was severely damaged during the Second World War, is being thoroughly renovated and supplemented with new buildings. The general reading room and the rare book

Rentals You can rent select spaces in the buildings of the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, in the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin and the Villa von der Heydt for special occasions and events. Selected rooms in many of the Foundation’s buildings can be rented for special occasions. © SPK CC NC-BY-SA The Staa

Voluntary Social Year You can do your Freiwilliges Soziales Jahr (Voluntary Social Year) at the Foundation. There are positions available at the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin and the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin. Two women doing their Voluntary Social Year in Culture at the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin c

Die Stiftung Preußischer Kultur-Besitz Das Bode-Museum auf der Museums-Insel Berlin © bpk / Reinhard Görner Die Stiftung Preußischer Kultur-Besitz heißt kurz: SPK Gesprochen wird das: Es – Pe – Ka Die SPK ist in Berlin. Bei der SPK arbeiten viele Menschen. Die Menschen arbeiten im Museum, in der Bib

Holdings Evacuated to Poland Some of the holdings of the Prussian collections were evacuated during the Second World War to German areas that now belong to Poland. The Foundation still claims ownership of these cultural assets. From the beginning of the Second World War, the holdings of the Staatsbi

Researching and Documenting Provenance The goal of provenance research is to clarify the origins of objects. It is a cross-disciplinary task for all the Foundation’s institutions. In several research projects, determining provenance is the sole task. The Spectrum of Tasks in Provenance Research Prov

Traineeship / Legal Traineeship If you have a university degree, you can complete a traineeship at the Foundation to prepare for higher civil service in a library or archive. Legal trainees can fulfil their administrative or elective stage here. Trainees at the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin are introdu

Deutsch-Russischer Bibliotheksdialog The Deutsch-Russischer Bibliotheksdialog (German-Russian Library Dialog) is an initiative of libraries from both countries. It is intended to support professional exchange and clarify the whereabouts of cultural assets displaced as a result of the war. Note: Sinc