Berlin – The discussion about the presentation of the so-called Luf boat in the Humboldt Forum has flared up, and behind the scenes of cultural-political decisions, the modalities of the return of the Benin bronzes to Nigeria are being negotiated. In fact, there is hardly a museum-political issue that has recently achieved such importance as the proof of the origin of art and artefacts in German museums.
The Staatliche Museen zu Berlin are now venturing into a kind of transparency offensive in this regard. As of now, the museums of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation (SPK) announce that the acquisition books from the Egyptian Museum and Papyrus Collection, the Ethnological Museum, the Picture Gallery, the Art Library, the Museum of Islamic Art, the Museum of Prehistory and the Coin cabinet available. “Overall, the historical documents cover a period from 1650 to 2010 and include (…) collection highlights such as Nefertiti, the Mshatta facade, Botticelli masterpieces or valuable Piranesi hand drawings. New additions to the collections have been documented in electronic form since 2014. “
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