Even today tens of thousands of objects are still missing! Among European art collections, the Prussian palaces have suffered some of the worst war losses. Most of the losses occurred through air raid
Mission and Objectives The Prussian palaces and gardens in Berlin and Brandenburg are central testimonia of European culture, and a large number of these sites are protected as UNESCO World Heritage.
In December 1990, just two months after the German reunification, the palaces and gardens of Potsdam and Berlin became UNESCO World Heritage Sites. As a cultural landscape of international standing, t
The Prussian Palaces and Gardens Foundation Berlin-Brandenburg (SPSG) endeavours to make the website www.spsg.de accessible in accordance with Directive (EU) 2016/2102 on the accessibility of the webs
The Palm House on Peacock Island was built from 1829 to 1831 according to designs by Karl Friedrich Schinkel. It was made of glass and wood and was designed in a style that was partly Indian and partl
Overview of all opening hours and holidays - 2.6 MB Openings on public holidays On public holidays, weekend opening hours apply unless otherwise stated. 1 May, May Day Palaces regularly open (except N
The „Research Center Sanssouci. For Knowledge and Society” (RECS) is a research cooperation of the Prussian Palaces and Gardens Foundation Berlin-Brandenburg, the University of Potsdam and the Europea
Exhibitions The Return of the Paintings Baroque treasures in the Upper Gallery of the New Palace Permanent exhibition Potsdam, Neues Palais Newly staged Frederick the Great at Charlottenburg Palace Pe
Established in 1995, the Prussian Palaces and Gardens Foundation Berlin-Brandenburg (SPSG) manages more than 30 museum palaces and numerous parks in Brandenburg and Berlin, which attract more than 3.5
There are several pairs of figures carrying candelabras among the 54 sandstone sculptures that ornament the balustrades on the side of the New Palace facing the garden: Romans and Teutons, as well as
The two busts do not belong to the original interior design of King Frederick II’s summer palace, built from 1745 to 1747. They replace a similar black portrait pair, also made in polychrome marble, d
The two paintings called “Brazilian Virgin Forest” (1830) by Johann Moritz Rugendas are among the works created by the so-called “traveling artists” in the 19th century. Following the example of Alexa
