Package aims to counter “severest economic crisis in the history of the federal republic”

Pömmelte, sacred site that was used by the ancient Unetice culture, is opening up to tourists

From capped visitor numbers to surgical gloves and temperature checks, here's how cultural institutions are getting ready to leave lockdown

Kang Sunkoo’s bronze Statue of Limitations shows a black flag at half-mast

Closure of Thomas Olbricht’s Me Collectors Room comes after collector Friedrich Christian Flick’s announcement he is ending his museum loan

Neumeister in Munich will today host a live auction for a maximum audience of 20

Poles and ribbons are used at the Brandenburg State Museum for Modern Art in Cottbus to practice social distancing

The first museums open today in the state of Brandenburg in a gradual easing of the coronavirus lockdown; bigger museums may take longer to reopen

Small shops to open from next week but large gatherings still banned until at least 31 August

German cathedral glass workshops have the expertise and experience necessary to undertake the restoration

Fire service says one person was injured in the blaze caused by a gas cylinder exploding

German government has introduced emergency measures to support the creative industry

Culture ministers from the 16 states to meet today to discuss their response to the virus

Grütters sees "massive burden" for arts sector as theatres and concert halls close, ticket sales dwindle

Two are suspected of tampering with the alarm system; two more, on duty during the theft, are accused of an inadequate response

Joint projects will include exhibitions, exchanges and education programs focussed on post-colonialism and sustainability

Twenty institutions in 12 cities are planning exhibitions and events for 100th anniversary of Joseph Beuys’s birth

The 19th-century palace is returning to the idea of showing sculpture alongside its Old Masters

Andrea della Robbia’s Mary Magdalene was acquired by Hermann Göring in 1941

Yael Bartana's public sculpture commemorates those who were shipped out before the Second World War

Established by the founders of the Institute for Artists Estates, Loretta Würtenberger and Daniel Tümpel, the display will open in May at Schlossgut Schwante

Troubled firm offloads some major works, but vows to continue buying emerging artists’ work

Lostart.de is caught between the conflicting demands of claimants and the holders of disputed art

Painted while Grosz was living in exile, the work has remained in the family since 1944

Insurers refused to cover the transport of loans, including salt-mine mummies and Greek and Roman antiquities

The paintings, including works by Holbein and Hals, were smuggled across the Iron Curtain in the 1980s and recovered in a secret operation last year

A portrayal of Lot by Hans Baldung Grien was sold to the Gemäldegalerie in 1937 by Hans Purrmann

New book and exhibition shows that the arms and armour of the Emperor Maximilian I were the visible signs of his chivalry

Centre for Political Beauty concedes “mistakes,” says it will veil monument

Centre for Political Beauty says action targets conservatives open to allying with far right