On Thursday 2 February, cookbook writer Claudia Roden will be interviewed by Hanneke Groenteman at the Nieuwe Kerk in Amsterdam. As part of the exhibition 'Judaism: A World of Stories', the Prince Claus Fund and the Nieuwe Kerk organize this evening with Claudia Roden who will share the stories of her quest for Jewish dishes around the world.
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The Prince Claus Fund is deeply saddened by the sudden passing of André Alexander by an heart attack on the 21st of January. André Alexander founded the award winning Tibet Heritage Fund. The Prince Claus Fund collaborated with the Tibet Heritage Fund on the restoration of the Kartsog Lhakang in Yushu, Tibet and just started a conservation awareness mission in Sikkim, India.
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The Prince Claus Fund organised the book presentation of the photo book My Journey as a Witness by Shahidul Alam on 24 January 2012. In Foam Amsterdam Shahidul passionately told the story of his journey to becoming among other a photographer and a cultural activist who in his own way fights for justice and equality in his country Bangladesh. Also Rosa Maria Falvo, writer and curator specialised in Asian contemporary art, spoke. American Photo magazine selected 'My Journey as a Witness'...
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What is the importance of cultural emergency response for cultural heritage? On 19 January 2012 Bijzondere Collecties (Unique Collections) of the University of Amsterdam (UvA), in cooperation with the Prince Claus Fund and NAi Publishers, organised a panel discussion revolving around the book Cultural Emergency in Conflict and Disaster. This groundbreaking handbook for cultural emergency is published in the framework of the Prince Claus Fund’s Cultural Emergency Response (CER) programme.
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From 14 December and in the following three months you can read the blog written by Tsering Woeser (1966, Lhasa), Tibetan blogger and Prince Claus Laureate of 2011, on the website of the NRC (Dutch newspaper). For the NRC she writes about her travels, her memories, hopes and stories on Tibet in a poetic way. The blogs are translated to Dutch by Silvia Marijnissen.
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The Prince Claus Fund’s 2011 Principal Award was presented to Chimurenga on 14 December in the Royal Palace in Amsterdam in presence of Her Majesty the Queen, HRH Prince Willem Alexander and HRH Princess Máxima, HRH Prince Friso, HRH Princess Mabel, HRH Prince Constantijn and HRH Princess Laurentien. As the first Pan African magazine, Chimurenga plays an important role in breaking taboos throughout the continent. Upon presenting the Prins Claus Awards 2011, Prince Constantijn...
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The exhibition Lives Behind with photographs of 2011 Prince Claus Laureate Rena Effendi (Azerbaijan) was opened on 12 December in the Prince Claus Fund Gallery by Rena Effendi who spoke of her work which is an eloquent testimony to human dignity and resilience. The exhibition focuses on people’s extraordinary ability to adapt to any situation. Included are photographs from various series of photographs by Rena Effendi. It can be visited in Amsterdam till 9 March 2012.
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This year’s Talk Show Who needs beauty? preceded the 15th presentation of the Prince Claus Awards and took place on 13 December in Tuschinski Theatre. Leading international artists and thinkers explored the meaning of art, culture and beauty and its impact on the lives of people. Host Ghida Fakhry Khane, presenter for Al Jazeera English, interviewed the guests who shared their inspiring stories and elaborated on their experiences in creating beauty in difficult circumstances...
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The Prince Claus Fund supported the publication of ‘Bamboo: From Green Design to Sustainable Design’, a book by Rebecca Reubens. Reubens is an industrial designer who has worked extensively in the fields of design, craft and sustainability. She has for a large part worked in the development sector, and has been an expert consultant for projects involving international institutions, and the governments of different countries, alongside local NGO’s and SMEs.
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The Prince Claus Fund is pleased to announce that TEFAF supports the emergency support to the Drametse Lhakhang (temple) in Bhutan. Drametse Lhakhang has been severely damaged by the earthquakes that hit eastern Bhutan in 2009 and again 2011. Drametse is one of the most important temples in eastern Bhutan not only because of its exquisite architectural beauty but also because it holds the UNESCO-recognised Ngacham mask dances.
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The Prince Claus Fund is deeply saddened by the sudden passing of André Alexander by an heart attack on the 21st of January. André Alexander founded the award winning Tibet Heritage Fund. The Prince Claus Fund collaborated with the...
read moreOn Thursday 2 February, cookbook writer Claudia Roden will be interviewed by Hanneke Groenteman at the Nieuwe Kerk in Amsterdam. As part of the exhibition 'Judaism: A World of Stories', the Prince Claus Fund and the Nieuwe Kerk organize this evening with...
read moreAs we are looking for a candidate with mother tongue Dutch the text is written in Dutch: Het Prins Claus Fonds zoekt een senior medewerker Communicatie/ Fondsenwerving. Hij/zij onderhoudt contact met de media en potentiele donateurs, ontwikkelt een...
read moreEvery year the Prince Claus Fund honours individuals, groups and organisations for their outstanding achievements in the field of culture and development through the Prince Claus Awards programme. This year, a number of the Fund’s laureates have...
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