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Presentation Prince Claus Fund’s Cultural Emergency Response program at TEFAF, 7 March 2008

On 7 March 2008, the Prince Claus Fund presented its Cultural Emergency Response program at the European Fine Art Fair (TEFAF) in Maastricht. Cultural Emergency Response provides global “first aid' for cultural heritage that have been damaged or destroyed by man-made or natural disasters. The program consisted of a presentation by H.R.H. Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands, Honorary Chairman of the Prince Claus Fund. Louk de la Rive Box, Rector at the Institute of Social Studies will talk about CER and Omara Khan Massoudi, the Director of the National Museum in Kabul and a 2004 Prince Claus Laureate, told the story of rescuing the Museum's collection during the Taliban regime in Afghanistan. www.tefaf.com

Read the speech that HRH Prince Constantijn gave at the presentation of CER at TEFAF

CER is supporting projects in Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, Indonesia

Since the beginning of 2007, CER has provided aid for cultural heritage in emergency situations in Afghanistan, Sri Lanka and Indonesia. read more

7 February 2008: Jolyon Leslie - the Head of the Aga Khan Trust for Culture in Kabul - lectures on endangered heritage in Afghanistan

As part of the “Hidden Afghanistan” exhibition at Amsterdam’s Nieuwe Kerk, the Prince Claus Fund and CER organised a presentation and discussion led by Ole Bouman, the Director of the Netherlands Architecture Institute. The subject of this event was the protection of built heritage in Afghanistan, both during and after the Taliban regime. It also focused on the relationship between power and the wilful destruction of culture, an example being the Taliban’s demolition of the Bamiyan Buddhas in 2001. With CER’s support, the Aga Khan Trust for Culture in Kabul is restoring a mosque and a synagogue in the city of Herat, Afghanistan. read more

Publication: Book on cultural emergency relief expected in 2008

CER is preparing a publication about cultural emergency relief to commemorate its conference “Culture is a Basic Need; Responding to Cultural Emergencies”, which was held in The Hague on 25 & 26 September 2006. read more

The Morocco Fund and the Netherlands Embassy in Rabat are supporting the continued restoration of the mosque in Mestassa, Morocco

This mosque was severely damaged by the earthquake that struck Northern Morocco on 24 February 2004. To save it, CER provided immediate emergency aid. The Mestassa mosque’s continued restoration has been made possible through the support of the Dutch-based Morocco Fund and the Netherlands Embassy in Rabat. read more

Prince Claus Fund delighted with the Dutch Postcode Lottery’s donation of € 200,000 for cultural emergency relief

On 31 January 2007, the Dutch Postcode Lottery presented a cheque for € 200,000 to the Prince Claus Fund’s Cultural Emergency Response (CER) program.
www.postcodeloterij.nl  

For questions and further information concerning either the conference or the Cultural Emergency Response program, please contact cer@princeclausfund.nl

 

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HRH Prince Constantijn and Omara Khan Massoudi at the TEFAF on 7 March 2008 Photo: Capital Photos

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Omara Khan Massoudi at the TEFAF. Photo: Capital Photos

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A CER action in Herat, Afghanistan: The stabilisation of the Yu Aw synagogue. Copyright: Aga Khan Trust for Culture in Afghanistan

Cultural Emergency Response

CER provides emergency relief for cultural heritages that have been affected by man-made or natural disasters.

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Cultural Emergency Response
Prince Claus Fund
Hoge Nieuwstraat 30
2514 EL The Hague
Tel. 31 (0)70 427430­3
Fax 31 (0)70 4274277
E-mail cer@princeclausfund.nl
www.princeclausfund.nl