Overview

• Marion Ackermann has succeeded Hermann Parzinger as president of the Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz, becoming the first woman to hold the role after his 17-year tenure.
• The institution’s annual budget will rise by 10 percent to nearly €135 million under a new financing agreement taking effect in January 2026.
• Ackermann’s term begins with a five-year Museumsinsel bicentenary celebration set to launch on June 1 with an open-air UNESCO World Heritage Day event.
• Drawing on a “people-to-people” diplomacy model, she plans to deepen partnerships and elevate the SPK’s competitiveness on the international stage.
• During Parzinger’s presidency, the SPK completed landmark projects like the Humboldt-Forum, the reconstructed Neues Museum and the James-Simon-Galerie while championing artistic freedom.