Museums of the Prussian Foundation get more competence

Created: 05/12/2022 17:56

Minister of State for Culture Claudia Roth speaks at a press conference.

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With the planned reform of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation, the museums and institutions of the association are to be significantly strengthened.

The Board of Trustees of Germany's most important international cultural institution unanimously approved the fundamental changes.

Minister of State for Culture Claudia Roth (Greens) spoke on Monday in Berlin of a "big, important step towards more autonomy and independence and thus better ability to act".

Berlin - The foundation, which is supported by the federal and state governments, is considered too sluggish, and its museums are not internationally up to the level of their potential.

The foundation with around 2000 employees includes the State Museums in Berlin, whose 15 collections with 4.7 million objects are presented at 19 locations.

According to an analysis by the Science Council, the most important science-political advisory body in Germany, unclear decision-making processes result from the construction.

The question of how the content changes can be financed is still open.

Proposals for this are to be submitted by the summer of 2023.

The country shares have been capped since 1996.

All countries together contribute around 15 percent of the budget, about 8 percent of which comes from Berlin as the home country.

The federal government pays around 86 percent.

Without the federal states, the federal government would have to raise around 50 million euros according to the most recently published calculations.

dpa