CER provides rapid and effective emergency relief for cultural heritage damaged or destroyed by man-made or natural disasters. Launched in 2003 in reaction to the looting and demolition of artworks from the National Museum of Iraq, CER believes that rescuing cultural heritage provides hope and consolation to affected communities and thereby contributes to restoring human dignity, continuity and a sense of identity. Culture is a basic need and cultural emergency relief should therefore be an integral part of humanitarian aid.
On the 13th of April the Global Award for Sustainable Architecture Ceremony takes places at the Cité de l'Architecture in Paris. During the ceremony two partners of the Prince Claus Fund will be honored for their work on sustainable architecture: Anne Feenstra and Salma Samar Damluji
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A Molotov-cocktail set the Egyptian Scientific Institute on fire. The damaged collection is salvaged with the support of the Prince Claus Fund
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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
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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
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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
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The Prince Claus Fund and NAi Publishers present Cultural Emergency in Conflict and Disaster. Practice-based examples of emergency relief in disaster and conflict situations are alternated with contributions that tackle international legal questions, political dimensions and sociocultural perspectives
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On 14 April 2010 an earthquake struck the Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture (Qinghai Province, China), killing hundreds of people and leaving many more injured. There has been a lot of (infra)structural damage, houses build from mud or wood went down and the very few roads leading to the remote region were damaged. CER was approached to support the restoration of the damaged Kartsog Lhakhang temple, a building important for the cultural Tibetan heritage of the prefecture
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Should you have questions about the Cultural Emergency Response programme you can contact the CER team at the Prince Claus Fund at cer@princeclausfund.nl
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Individuals or organisations seeking either the collaboration or financial support of the Prince Claus Fund’s Cultural Emergency Response programme are kindly requested to send a proposal to cer@princeclausfund.nl.
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During a protest on Tahrir square in Cairo at 17 December 2011 a Molotov-cocktail missed its intended target and caused a great tragedy to the Egyptian Scientific Institute. The... read more
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),... read more
In 2009 TEFAF supported the Prince Claus Fund’s Cultural Emergency Response (CER) programme to restore the Turkish Nesin library in Çatalca, Istanbul. Through the support... read more
With the generous support of TEFAF, the Prince Claus Fund is able to provide emergency support to Drametse Lhakang (temple) in Bhutan. Drametse Lhakhang has been severely damaged by the... read more
On 6 September 2011 the Prince Claus Fund existed for 15 years. The Prince Claus Fund was established to celebrate the seventieth birthday of HRH Prince Claus in appreciation for his... read more
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