Overview

• Ackermann was formally introduced on May 27 at the Neues Museum with Culture Minister Wolfram Weimer, Berlin’s Cultural Senator Sarah Wedl-Wilson and Saxony’s Minister President Michael Kretschmer speaking ahead of her June 1 inauguration.
• She moves to SPK after eight years leading the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden, where she delivered acclaimed exhibitions and managed the fallout from the 2019 Green Vault heist.
• The SPK presidency entrusts her with roughly 2,000 employees and institutions including the Staatsbibliothek Berlin and the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin’s 19 locations.
• Known for her collaborative leadership and extensive cultural networks, Ackermann plans to leverage personal connections to establish partnerships beyond Europe.
• Federal and state stakeholders expect her to implement reforms that modernize collections management and elevate Germany’s largest cultural foundation on the world stage.