# Ibero-American Institute Berlin

> research institute in Berlin, Germany

**Wikidata**: [Q568704](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q568704)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibero-American_Institute)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/ibero-american-institute-berlin

## Summary
The Ibero-American Institute Berlin (Ibero-Amerikanisches Institut, IAI) is a research institute and archival institution located in Berlin, Germany. It is administratively subordinate to and operated by the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation and was founded in 1930.

## Key Facts
- The Ibero-American Institute Berlin is a research institute and an archives institution located in Berlin, Germany.  
- Official name variants and aliases include: IAI, Ibero-Amerikanisches Institut PK, IAI Berlin, Ibero-American Institute PK, Ibero-American Institute Preußischer Kulturbesitz, Ibero-American Institute, Ibero-American Institute Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation, IAIPK, Instituto Ibero Americano, Instituto Ibero-Americano Patrimonio Cultural Prusiano, Ibero-Amerikanische Institut Preußischer Kulturbesitz, Ibero-Amerikanisches Institute.  
- Inception year: 1930 (reference: ).  
- Country: Germany (reference entries include :  and : ).  
- Location: Berlin, Germany; municipal borough: Bezirk Mitte.  
- Coordinates: latitude 52.5067, longitude 13.3697 (reference: : ).  
- Parent organization / operator: Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation (Administrativ übergeordnet).  
- Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation inception: 1957 (reference data for that foundation).  
- The institute is listed as instance_of "research institute" (Wikidata class ) with references to the institute’s website and editorial policies.  
- Designation in Wikidata: research institute in Berlin, Germany (wikidata_description).  
- Headquarters: documented in referenced sources (; entry dated 2021-07-05).  
- The institute is associated with archives as an institutional role (archives defined as agency/institution responsible for preservation and communication of records).  
- Identifiers: ISNI 0000000406189844 (reference ); GRID ID grid.461694.8 (references , ); VIAF ID 140173299; Freebase ID /m/0j24y0t (reference , publication_date 2013-10-28).  
- Website: https://www.iai.spk-berlin.de/ (language qualifier: German).  
- Facebook handle: iai.berlin.  
- Image (file): https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Ibero-Amerikanisches_Institut_(2024).jpg.  
- Industry reference: documented in the referenced industry source  (entry dated 2021-07-27).  
- Sitelink_count: 10; Wikipedia title: Ibero-American Institute; available Wikipedia language pages: ast, commons, de, en, es, fr, no, pt, ru, uk.  
- Related entities and people recorded in the data: REDIAL (Thing; sitelink_count: 11, country: Q29), Otto Boelitz (Person; 1876–1951; German politician; occupations and citizenship noted), Wilhelm Faupel (Person; 1873–1945; German diplomat; occupations and citizenships noted).  
- Parent-org metadata references include identifier : 42351-8 and data source  (reference date 2024-01-06).

## FAQs
Q: What is the Ibero-American Institute Berlin?  
A: The Ibero-American Institute Berlin (IAI) is a research institute and archival institution in Berlin that focuses on Ibero‑American studies as indicated by its name, and it is described in structured data as a research institute (instance_of ).

Q: Where is the institute located?  
A: The institute is located in Berlin, Germany, in the Bezirk Mitte borough. Its coordinates are latitude 52.5067 and longitude 13.3697.

Q: When was the IAI founded?  
A: The institute’s inception year is recorded as 1930.

Q: Who operates or owns the IAI?  
A: The IAI is administratively subordinate to and operated by the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation, a German foundation with inception year 1957.

Q: What kinds of institutional functions are associated with the IAI?  
A: The institute is recorded as a research institute and is associated with archives, indicating roles in research and the preservation and communication of permanent records.

Q: How can I find the institute online or via social media?  
A: The institute’s official website is https://www.iai.spk-berlin.de/, and its Facebook handle is iai.berlin.

Q: What identifiers and authority records exist for the IAI?  
A: Notable identifiers include ISNI 0000000406189844, GRID ID grid.461694.8, VIAF ID 140173299, and Freebase ID /m/0j24y0t.

Q: Which related organizations and people are associated in the data?  
A: Related items in the provided data include REDIAL (Thing) and individuals Otto Boelitz (1876–1951, German politician) and Wilhelm Faupel (1873–1945, German diplomat).

## Why It Matters
- The Ibero-American Institute Berlin is an institutional node for research and archival stewardship within Berlin’s cultural-scientific landscape. Its classification as both a research institute and an archives institution indicates a dual role: producing and supporting scholarly research while preserving records selected for permanent retention.  
- Being administratively subordinated to the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation positions the institute within one of Germany’s major cultural foundation structures, connecting it to large-scale cultural heritage administration and resources. That relationship embeds the IAI within national museum and archival ecosystems and aligns its work with established heritage preservation frameworks.  
- The persistence of authority records and international identifiers (ISNI, GRID, VIAF, Freebase) indicates the institute’s integration into bibliographic, research infrastructure, and knowledge-graph systems, supporting discoverability, citation, and interoperability in academic and library networks.  
- Multilingual presence across Wikipedia language editions and an institutional website support public access, international visibility, and academic use. Collectively, these elements make the IAI a traceable, citable, and institutionally anchored resource for scholars, librarians, and cultural heritage professionals.

## Notable For
- Founded in 1930, giving it a long institutional history within Berlin’s research and cultural landscape.  
- Administratively subordinated to the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation, linking it directly to a major German cultural foundation (Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation inception recorded as 1957).  
- Dual institutional character: recorded both as a research institute (instance_of ) and associated with archives (agency for preservation and communication of permanent records).  
- Precise geolocation within central Berlin: coordinates 52.5067 N, 13.3697 E; borough listed as Bezirk Mitte.  
- Multiple international identifiers for integration into research and bibliographic systems: ISNI, GRID, VIAF, Freebase.  
- Multilingual visibility with Wikipedia pages in at least ten languages and a sitelink_count of 10.  
- Extensive set of official and historical aliases reflecting institutional naming variants across languages and institutional contexts.

## Body

### Overview
- The Ibero-American Institute Berlin is cataloged in structured data as a research institute (Wikidata instance ) and as an institution associated with archival functions.  
- Its commonly used short name is IAI; many aliases and language variants are documented, reflecting bilingual/multilingual use and institutional history.  
- The institute’s own website and referenced editorial material are used as sources for its institutional classification.

### Location and Physical Presence
- Country: Germany (multiple country references present in the source data).  
- City and borough: Berlin, Bezirk Mitte.  
- Geographic coordinates: latitude 52.5067, longitude 13.3697 (reference : ).  
- An image of the institute building is available at the provided Wikimedia Commons file path for 2024.

### Founding and Institutional Dates
- Inception year recorded as 1930 (reference ).  
- The parent organization recorded in the provided data, the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation, has an inception year of 1957 (listed in parent foundation metadata).

### Governance, Ownership, and Parent Organization
- Operated by / administratively subordinate to: Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation (entry explicitly notes "Administrativ übergeordnet").  
- Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation is documented as a German foundation with its own headquarters and employee counts recorded in the source material.  
- Parent-org metadata includes identifiers and a reference date (: 42351-8; : ; : 2024-01-06).

### Functions and Institutional Role
- The institute is defined as a research institute in the structured data and is associated with archives as an institutional function.  
- Archives are defined in the source material as agencies or institutions responsible for preservation and communication of permanently selected records, indicating a preservation role for the IAI in addition to research functions.

### Collections, Subsidiaries and Containment Data
- The provided "Contains / Subsidiaries" field in the source material redundantly lists the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation. The dataset thus documents both parent/operational links and a contains/subsidiary record involving the same foundation; both entries appear in the source material and are reported here without alteration.

### Identifiers, Metadata, and Bibliographic Integration
- ISNI: 0000000406189844 (reference ).  
- GRID ID: grid.461694.8 (references  and ).  
- VIAF ID: 140173299.  
- Freebase ID: /m/0j24y0t (reference ; publication_date 2013-10-28).  
- These identifiers support interoperability with international bibliographic and research infrastructures.

### Online Presence and Public Access
- Official website: https://www.iai.spk-berlin.de/ (German language qualifier recorded).  
- Facebook: iai.berlin.  
- A Wikimedia Commons image link is provided for the institute’s building (2024 photo).

### Relationships and Related Entities
- Parent / operator: Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation ( in source metadata).  
- Related organizations: REDIAL is listed among related Things (metadata includes country Q29 and sitelink_count 11).  
- Related persons included in the dataset: Otto Boelitz (1876–1951; German politician; occupation and citizenship metadata recorded) and Wilhelm Faupel (1873–1945; German diplomat; occupation and citizenship metadata recorded). These persons are listed in the provided related section; no further linkage or roles are specified in the source material beyond their identities and occupations.

### Documentation, Citations, and Reference Footnotes
- Multiple references in the source material point to institutional web pages, editorial policy pages, and authority record sources. These references are attached to specific data points in the structured source and are reproduced in the Key Facts and Identifiers sections above.

### Language and Public Documentation
- The institute has Wikipedia coverage in multiple languages: ast, commons, de, en, es, fr, no, pt, ru, uk.  
- Sitelink_count in the provided data: 10.  
- The Wikidata description explicitly states: "research institute in Berlin, Germany."

### Cataloging Notes and Data Source Details
- Industry, headquarters, and other metadata entries are present with explicit references and date stamps in the source dataset (for example, an industry reference dated 2021-07-27 and a headquarters reference dated 2021-07-05).  
- Parent-org and identifier references include reference identifiers (for example, : 42351-8) and data-source identifiers (Q-numbers) as recorded in the original material.

### Aliases and Naming Variants
- The dataset documents many aliases in German, English, Portuguese, and Spanish forms, reflecting the institute’s international orientation and historical naming: IAI; Ibero-Amerikanisches Institut PK; IAI Berlin; Ibero-American Institute PK; Ibero-American Institute Preußischer Kulturbesitz; Ibero-American Institute Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation; IAIPK; Instituto Ibero Americano; Instituto Ibero-Americano Patrimonio Cultural Prusiano; Ibero-Amerikanische Institut Preußischer Kulturbesitz; Ibero-Amerikanisches Institute.

### External Links and Media
- Website: https://www.iai.spk-berlin.de/  
- Facebook: iai.berlin  
- Wikimedia Commons image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Ibero-Amerikanisches_Institut_(2024).jpg

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## References

1. [Source](https://www.iai.spk-berlin.de/das-iai.html)
2. [Directory of Open Access Journals](http://journals.iai.spk-berlin.de/index.php/iberoamericana/about/editorialPolicies#peerReviewProcess)
3. 20th Century Press Archives
4. GRID Release 2017-01-10
5. Virtual International Authority File
6. ROR release v1.19
7. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
8. Integrated Authority File
9. [Source](https://www.service.bund.de/Content/DE/DELeistungen/A/Abkuerzungsverzeichnis-des-Bundes-BMI-BVA.html)
10. GRID Release 2016-05-31
11. GRID Release 2016-12-06
12. Aligned ISNI and Ringgold identifiers for institutions
13. Microsoft Academic Knowledge Graph
14. FactGrid
15. National Library of Israel Names and Subjects Authority File