Five museums, 6000 years of cultural history: the Museum Island is not just part of the world cultural heritage, it is an aesthetic force – the vision of a Prussian cultural revolution. And to implement it, Berlin will be...more

SPK – three letters stand for one of the world’s greatest treasure troves, a lively research institution and Germany’s undeclared national heritage foundationmore
For almost 60 years it was a huge ruin, having been badly damaged in the Second World War. Now the New Museum on Berlin’s Museum Island radiates its old splendour once again. After almost ten years of planning and restoration...more

The archaeologist Hermann Parzinger has headed the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation since March 2008. He wants to strengthen science and improve networking among the institutionsmore
Each institution belonging to the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation has its highlights. Making a choice is a tough decision. Nevertheless, we’re taking the plunge with a focus on the museumsmore
Berlin is currently one of the world’s most exciting capital cities. Past and future come together in the capital as in no other city in Germanymore
The Federal Foreign Office and some 140 diplomatic missions from all over the world make Berlin an important centre of German foreign policymore
Berlin breathes history. It is unmatched in the way it concentrates the momentous events of the 20th century as if through a magnifying glassmore
Whether motorbikes, solar cells, power plant turbines or heart pacemakers, there is hardly a high-tech product that is not produced in the Berlin-Brandenburg region around the German capital. This business location is one of the...more
In Berlin the so-called “creative industries” are already making a considerable contribution to overall economic output. Software development is registering the strongest growthmore
Over 200,000 people from all over the world are researching, working and studying in Berlin. Their creativity and curiosity make the German capital one of the most diverse research regions on the European continentmore
175 museums and 150 stages, sophisticated culture of international standing and creativity of the moment: it is the juxtaposition of contrasts that makes Berlin such an exciting city. Its diversity is united by one basic...more
The capital’s art scene is thriving: almost 5,000 artists live and work in Berlin, while 380 galleries market their works to collectors. This guarantees the city a high ranking in Europemore
Only a few kilometres south-west of Berlin, in Potsdam-Babelsberg, is one of the most important German media locations. The famous film studios are the main attractionmore
Potsdamer Platz, Kurfürstendamm, Friedrichstrasse, Unter den Linden: Berlin’s top-notch addresses for leisurely shopping trips or visits to the coffee housemore
Milan, Paris, London – Berlin. Established star designers, the avant-garde, fashion design schools and fashion fairs are transforming Berlin into a fashion focus. Berlin Style is blazing new trailsmore
Berlin is multicultural: people from the most diverse cultures turn the city into an international metropolis. We introduce five of these peoplemore