Overview

• Land Brandenburg will cover the €800,000 annual shortfall left by Potsdam’s subsidy withdrawal to guarantee free care of SPSG parks from 2026.
• Since 2020 the state, Berlin and the federal government have jointly provided an extra €3.5 million each year to address maintenance deficits in the foundation’s historic gardens and palaces.
• Combined regional and federal allocations have topped €90 million this year to safeguard UNESCO-listed Prussian heritage sites.
• An IHK Potsdam study found that every euro invested in SPSG generates €5.54 in economic output, underscoring the foundation’s role as a key economic driver.
• SPSG, which manages nearly 800 hectares of gardens, 30 museum palaces and 300 listed buildings with over 500 staff, inaugurated new multimedia exhibition rooms in the Marmorpalais in the presence of Culture Minister Manja Schüle.