Personnel decision - Marion Ackermann takes over the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation
With Marion Ackermann, a woman is taking over the helm of Germany's most powerful cultural institution for the first time. The 59-year-old is set to take over the presidency of the Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz (SPK) next year. The current General Director of the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden was appointed as her successor by the SPK Foundation Council in Berlin. Hermann Parzinger (65), who has been in office since 2008, will step down from his position next year due to age.
The SPK is Germany's largest and most significant cultural institution. Among the institutions under the joint auspices of the Federal Government and all the states, with around 2000 employees and staff, are the State Library Berlin and several institutions. These include the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin with 15 collections and 4.7 million objects at 19 locations. Among them are world-renowned and renowned institutions such as the Gemäldegalerie, Pergamonmuseum, and the Nationalgalerie buildings Alte Nationalgalerie, Neue Nationalgalerie, and Hamburger Bahnhof - Nationalgalerie der Gegenwart.
Federal Minister of Culture and the Media (Foundation)
- Marion Ackermann, a woman from Saxony, will become the new president of Germany's most influential cultural institution, the Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz (SPK), succeeding Hermann Parzinger next year.
- The SPK, under the joint auspices of the Federal Government and all the federal states, boasts several significant institutions such as the State Library Berlin, which employs approximately 2000 people and staff.
- As the General Director of the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden, Ackermann was appointed by the SPK Foundation Council in Berlin as Parzinger's successor due to his upcoming retirement due to age.
- Hermann Parzinger, 65, who has been serving as the president of the SPK since 2008, will step down from his position, marking a significant personnel decision in the realm of cultural policy in Germany.
- Located in Dresden, the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen houses numerous art collections, making it a significant cultural hub within the federal states of Germany.
- The Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation, a prominent organization responsible for caring for and preserving Prussian cultural heritage, has also welcomed Marion Ackermann as its new president, further solidifying her influence in the cultural scene of Germany.
- The people of Germany and Berlin, in particular, will continue to benefit from the rich cultural offerings of institutions like the State Library Berlin and the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin under the leadership of Marion Ackermann and her successor at the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden.
