Unsolicited applications as a rule will not be responded to.
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Applications non solicités en général ne sont pas repondus.
DISTRIBUTION OF GRANTS PAID
January - December 2007
0.92% Cameroon (2)
18.48% Switzerland (17)
2.28% Czech Republic (1)
9.81% Germany (3)
15.09% Great Britain (6)
1.99% Hungary (1)
0.03% Jamaica (1)
9.40% Italy (3)
0.06% Liechtenstein (1)
16.65% Macedonia (5)
1.62% Romania (1)
21.96% United States (11)
1.70% Viet Nam (1)
100% Total (53)
Average: CHF 32,718
Median: CHF 12,505
- 40.07% to recognized and established organizations in the performing arts such as opera houses, symphony orchestras, chamber music ensembles, ballet and theatre companies, etc.
- 14.37% for architectural restorations and for the conservation of art
- 22.32% for research and publication on the history of art
EXAMPLES OF RECENT GRANTS AWARDED
A sampling of recent grants to organizations that illustrates the breadth and depth of the Foundation's interest:
BEISPIELE VON PROJEKTEN UND INSTITUTIONEN, DIE IN LETZTER ZEIT VON DER STIFTUNG FINANZIELL UNTERSTÜTZT WURDEN.
Die aufgeführten Beispiele veranschaulichen die Fülle an Interessensgebieten der Stiftung
EXEMPLES DE SUBVENTIONS RECENTES ACCORDEES
Exemples de subventions récent accordées aux organisations illustrant l'étendue et la profondeur de l'intérêt de la Fondation:
AT AUSTRIA – OESTERREICH - AUTRICHE
VIENNA: Albertina ~ Founding Member of the Society of Friends of Albertina, and support for restoration of 5 Schiele works on paper. www.albertina.at
VIENNA: Nationalbibliothek ~ For 2,500 acid-free preservation boxes to store important musical scores. www.onb.ac.at
CH SWITZERLAND – SCHWEIZ - SUISSE
BADEN: Langmatt ~ Annual support, and support for Le Corbusier Exhibition. www.langmatt.ch
BASEL: Fondation Beyeler ~ Annual support. www.beyeler.com
BIEL: Fondation Collection Robert ~ For the restoration of 35 bird paintings by Leo-Paul Robert (1851 – 1923). www.collection-robert.ch
BIEL: Museum Neuhaus ~ For the book, “Karl Walser in Japan“ by Philippe Luscher, in conjunction with the exhibition “Exoticism and Impressionism” www.mn-biel.ch
BRIENZ: Geigenbauschule ~ Annual support for the only violin making school in Switzerland. www.geigenbauschule.ch
LAUSANNE: Fondation Felix Vallotton ~ For the Catalogue Raisonné of Félix Vallotton. www.unil.ch/fvallotton
MUZZANO: ~ For the restoration in the Church Sant'Andrea (Bernardino Luini 1520-1530). www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/luini_bernardino.html
RANCATE: Fresco Restoration and Preservation in the Church of Santo Stefano.
ROSSINIERE: Foundation Balthus ~ Annual support of Balthus research and exhibition. www.fondation-balthus.com
ZURICH: Tonhalle Orchestra ~ Annual support, and for the establishment of the International Music and Art Foundation Score Library and to underwrite reduced price young peoples tickets. www.tonhalle.ch
ZURICH: Robert Walser Archive ~ For the purchase of important documents by the Swiss writer Robert Walser and his brother Karl Walser (original book illustrations).
ZURICH: ~ For the German and English printing of the new book “By Appointment Only” by Walter Feilchenfeld. The book, published in May 2005 by NIMBUS, contains articles, lectures, and essays on art and art dealing, Cezanne, and Van Gogh.
CM CAMEROON - KAMERUN - CAMEROUN
DJOHONG: Musee du Lamido ~ For the "collection d'objets d'art et d'instrument de music traditionnelle."
N'GAOUNDERE: Handi-Art-Issek ~ For the establishment of a Center and School for Handicapped Artists. www.jegainternational.com/bio/issek.html
CN CHINA - CHINE
ZHEJIANG: Zhejiang Normal University ~ To document the architecture and history of the Jinhua "literati" families' houses and ancestral temples, some dating from the 14th Century. www.earthwatch.org/expeditions/bol.html
CZ CZECH REPUBLIC – TSCHECHIEN - REPUBLIQUE TCHEQUE
PLASY: Plasy Monastery ~ For the complete restoration, to original condition, of the circa 1690 organ in the Royal Chapel. http://fmv.vse.cz/cz/castles/plasy.htm
DE GERMANY – DEUTSCHLAND - ALLEMAND
BERLIN: ~ For a definitive study on “Entartete Kunst” published by Academie Verlag Berlin.
DESSAU: Kulturstiftung Dessau Wörlitz ~ For restoration of the Blumengartenhaus (used for concerts) and the sandstone vases, badly damaged during the flood of August 2002. www.gartenreich.com
DIEßEN: Marienmünster ~ For the restoration of the 260cm x 415cm altarpiece “Maria Himmelfahrt” by Balthasar Augustin Albrecht.
GOTHA: Stiftung Schloss Friedenstein ~ For the repurchase of a REONTGEN clock dating from 1790.
FR FRANCE – FRANKREICH - FRANCE
AIX EN PROVENCE: Societe Paul Cezanne ~ For for the "Bulletin: L'Année Cézannien" and a book on Cezanne’s Jas du Bouffan. www.aix-en-provence.com/french/tourisme/cezanne/ateliercezanne.htm
PARIS: Academy Press/Les Editions CRES ~ To defray the cost of a 550 page book Cezanne: Painting as an Articulate Vision by Pavel Machotka, to be released in English and French. www.academia.cz
PARIS: World Monuments Fund ~ For the restoration of the "Salon de Musique" at the Bibliotheque de l'Arsenal, rue de Sully, 4eme.
GB UNITED KINGDOM – GROSSBRITANNIEN - ROYAUME-UNI
BATH: The American Museum in Britain ~ For the renovation and reinstallation of the Native American Collections. www.americanmuseum.org
EDINBURGH: Playfair Project ~ For the restoration of the Royal Scottish Academy building (1826) and the creation of an underground link to the National Gallery of Scotland (1859). www.natgalscot.ac.uk
GLASGOW: Kelvingrove Refurbishment Appeal ~ For restoration of the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, the most visited museum in Britain outside London. www.glasgowmuseums.com
LONDON: British Library ~ For acquisition of the archives of the Royal Philharmonic Society. www.bl.uk/collections/music.html
LONDON: Chicken Shed Theatre ~ To support the theatre group founded in 1974 for the benefit of young persons including those who may require help with mobility, communication, or social development. www.chickenshed.org.uk
LONDON: London Festival of Chamber Music ~ Annual support to present 16 concerts annually, and education programs in 58 schools www.ram.ac.uk/departments.index.html
LONDON: Pavilion Opera Education Trust ~ Annual support to present fully costumed and accompanied opera performances “as musically and dramatically as possible” for schools in depressed areas. www.pavilionopera.com
LONDON: Victoria & Albert Museum ~ For renovation of the Miniatures Gallery to house the national collection of portrait miniatures and related manuscript illuminations, medals, and cameos. www.vam.ac.uk
HU HUNGARY - HONGRIE
BUDAPEST: Szepmuveszeti Museum (Musee des Beaus-Arts) ~ For a special book on drawings. www.szepmuveszeti.hu
IN
INDIA – INDE - INDIEN:
LADAKH: Sumda Chunn Temple ~ For restoration of one of the most significant early (12th Century) Buddhist temples in the mountainous region of Ladakh in northern India. www.wmf.org
IT ITALY – ITALIEN - ITALIE
FLORENCE: Conservatorio di Santa Maria Degli Angioli ~ For restoration of a Baroque organ last restored in 1793 (incorporating a 17th Century organ) and related choir books. www.saci-florence.org/academics/conservatorio.htm
ROME: American Academy in Rome ~ For the restoration and renovation of the Library. www.aarome.org/library.htm
KHCAMBODIA – CAMBODGE - KAMBODSCHA:
ANKOR WAT: Churning of the Sea of Milk Gallery ~ Built in the 12th- to 15th-centuries, the crown jewel of Angkor Wat. In addition to ensuring the integrity of the bas-relief and its long-term conservation, the program will set a standard and provide a prototype for the conservation of other roofing structures at Angkor. www.wmf.org
LI LIECHTENSTEIN
SCHAAN: Theatre am Kirchplatz ~ Annual support. www.tak.li
MK REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA
BITOLA: Gutenberg Print ~ For the book “Macedonian Village Dress ~ Going, Going, Gone”, illustrated with photos and narratives collected in the villages surrounding the city of Bitola. (The renovation and outfitting of the storage/research/presentation room of the Ethnology Department at the Museum of Bitola was also supported by an IMAF grant.)
SKOPJE: Albanian National Theater production of the opera The Captivation of Eunice Williams (a new opera based on an extraordinary true story from Colonial America) www.eunicewilliams.com ~ The production, to premiere at the 2008 Ohrid Summer Festival, is created by the Albanian National Theater in association with the University of St Cyril and Methodius School of Dramatic Arts.
SKOPJE: Ministry of Culture ~ For seven 208 cm Seiler Professional Baby Grand Pianos for the Municipal Cultural Centers (Concert Halls) in Veles, Bitola, Strumica, Gostivar, Tetovo, and Ohrid, and the Uiversity of Tetovo.
SKOPJE: NGO Art Studio ~ Annual support for non-profit educational institution working to preserve cultural heritage in Macedonia. www.ngoartstudio.org.mk
SLEPCE: Monastery St. Jovan Preteca ~ For planning and permitting a portion of the restoration of the Monastery www.culture.org.mk/emanslep.htm
MN MONGOLIA
ULAANBAATAR: ~ For restoration of the Nogoon Labin (Green Residence) at Bogd Khaan Palace Museum, the 10-building complex built for Khaan VIII Bogd circa 1911. www.wmf.org
RO ROMANIA - RUMÄNIEN - ROUMANIE
BUCHAREST: Muzeul National de Arta al Romaniei ~ For the complete renovation of the galleries opened in April 2002, including the design and construction of specialized display cases (for manuscripts, silver, costumes, medieval jewelry and small items, etc.) http://art.museum.ro/museum.html
TARGU-JIU: ~ For the restoration of Constantin Brancusi's "Endless Column." www.wmf.org
US UNITED STATES - VEREINIGTE STAATEN - ETATS-UNIS
COOPERSTOWN, NY: Glimmerglass Opera ~ General support, especially for the Young American Artists Program, established in 1988 to provide training and performance experience for talented young singers beginning professional careers, and for a recording of The Mines of Sulphur. www.glimmerglass.org
COOPERSTOWN, NY: New York State Historical Association ~ General support, and for architectural restoration to the facade of the Fenimore House Museum. www.nysha.org
DEERFIELD, MA: Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association ~ General support, support for The Captivation of Eunice Williams (a new opera based on an extraordinary true story from Colonial America), support for the publication of The Allen Sisters: Pictorial Photographers 1885 - 1920, and for the restoration of the “Old Town Hall” building into a cultural and performing arts center. ~ www.deerfield-ma.org
LONG BEACH, CA: ~ Long Beach Symphony Orchestra, in association with the Atlanta, Detroit, Kansas City, Philadelphia, and St. Louis Symphony Orchestras, for the implementation of “ORBIT, the Orchestra Relationship Building Invitation Tool.” www.artsdev.org
MERION, PA: The Barnes Foundation ~ Annual support. Established in 1922 to "promote the advancement of education and the appreciation of the fine arts." www.barnesfoundation.org
NEW YORK, NY: International Foundation for Art Research ~ Annual support. www.ifar.org
NEW YORK, NY: Morgan Library ~ Annual support, and for publication of a book of Van Gogh Letters to Emile Bernard owned by the Morgan Library, in conjunction with an exhibition.. www.morganlibrary.org
VNVIET NAM – VIETNAM - VIỆT NAM
HANOI: Vietnamese Nom Preservation Foundation / Van Phong Nôm Na ~ To purchase equipment for digitization and preservation of Nôm texts in the collection of the National Library of Vietnam. http://nomfoundation.org
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