Berlin Palace–Humboldtforum Foundation

Berlin Palace–Humboldtforum Foundation
Established 2 July 2009
Mission promoting art and culture, education, international thinking and tolerance in all areas of culture, understanding between peoples and the preservation and maintenance of sites of cultural heritage
Chairman Manfred Rettig
Endowment Federal
Location Berlin, Germany, Germany
Website www.sbs-humboldtforum.de/en

The Berlin Palace–Humboldtforum Foundation (German: "Stiftung Berliner Schloss – Humboldtforum")[1] is a German not-for-profit organisation, working closely with the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and Media. Following a resolution passed by the German Parliament, the Bundestag, it receives funding from the Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Development.

Formed on 2 July 2009, the Foundation appointed its executive board on 1 November of that year. The Berlin Palace–Humboldtforum Foundation is the body commissioning the construction of the Berlin Palace–Humboldt forum, a unique cultural project, and will be the building’s future owner. The foundation coordinates the interests of the project’s three partners: the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation, the Central and Regional Library Berlin and the Humboldt University Berlin. In addition to these future users of the building, the Federal Parliament, Government and City of Berlin are also represented on the Foundation’s Council.

In conjunction with the Federal Office for Building and Regional Planning, the Foundation coordinates the work of the architects and specialist planners on this major project. It also promotes the concept of the Humboldt Forum within the Berlin Palace (Stadtschloss, Berlin). It stages debates and exhibitions to create early awareness of this new assembly venue and cultural centre in the heart of Berlin.[2] This once-in-a-century project has aroused fascination and discussion from the start. Persuasive, enthusiastic involvement by the general public was the decisive signal for the Bundestag, the German Parliament, to back the plans and provide public funds. This highly symbolic construction project, with its unique aim of bringing culture and academia into living discourse, is reliant on the active support of everyone who wants to make a lasting mark on this historic site.

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  1. ↑ http://sbs-humboldtforum.de/en/ (July 2012)
  2. ↑ http://www.irishtimes.com/culture/art-and-design/kitsch-or-classic-jury-out-on-palace-project-1.962455

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