The Cultural Emergency Response Program of the Prince Claus Fund provides first aid to cultural heritage damaged by man-made or natural disaster. 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.
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Torrential rains tormented Georgia in June 2011 Georgia and inundated for weeks the Alaverdi St. George Father Monastery, an 11th century Georgian Orthodox complex located in the Kakheti region (historically the most interesting region in Georgia). The Prince Claus Fund contributes to an extensive reinforcement plan to stabilize it's unique murals and the fundaments
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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 Cultural Emergency Response contact cer@princeclausfund.nl
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Organisations or individuals seeking support of the Prince Claus Fund’s Cultural Emergency Response are kindly requested fill in the application form and send it to cer@princeclausfund.nl
Electronic Application form CER (Word document)
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The Necropolis of Makli in Pakistan suffered extensive damages by the 2010 rains and floods. Added to that, there was an influx of 450.000 people fleeing the floodwaters and camping... en savoir plus
The Necropolis of Makli in Pakistan suffered extensive damages by the 2010 rains and floods. Added to that, there was an influx of 450.000 people fleeing the floodwaters and camping... en savoir plus
Torrential rains tormented Georgia in June 2011 Georgia and inundated for weeks the Alaverdi St. George Father Monastery, an 11th century Georgian Orthodox complex located in... en savoir plus
Torrential rains tormented Georgia in June 2011 Georgia and inundated for weeks the Alaverdi St. George Father Monastery, an 11th century Georgian Orthodox complex located in... en savoir plus
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... en savoir plus
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