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Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian
Founded
18 July 1956
Founder
Calouste Sarkis Gulbenkian
Type
Private foundation
Focus
Arts, science, & education
Location
Lisbon, Portugal
Key people
President of the Board António M. Feijó
Revenue
€169.5 million (2017)[1]
Endowment
€3.9 billion (2017)[1]
Website
Official Website
The Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation (Portuguese: Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian), commonly referred to simply as the Gulbenkian Foundation, is a Portuguese institution dedicated to the promotion of the arts, philanthropy, science, and education. One of the wealthiest charitable foundations in the world, the Gulbenkian Foundation was founded on 18 July 1956 according to the last will and testament of Calouste Sarkis Gulbenkian, a Portugal-based oil magnate who bequeathed his assets to the country in the form of a foundation.
Gulbenkian the Armenian oil magnate had one of the largest private art collections in Europe, which is housed in the foundation's Calouste Gulbenkian Museum in Lisbon. The foundation hosts numerous institutions and initiatives including the Gulbenkian Orchestra, Gulbenkian Science Institute, Gulbenkian Prizes and the Gulbenkian Commission.
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Calouste Sarkis Gulbenkian (/kæˈluːst ɡʊlˈbɛŋkiən/, Western Armenian: Գալուստ Կիւլպէնկեան; 23 March 1869 – 20 July 1955), nicknamed "Mr Five Per Cent"...
The CalousteGulbenkianFoundation (Portuguese: Fundação CalousteGulbenkian), commonly referred to simply as the GulbenkianFoundation, is a Portuguese...
The CalousteGulbenkian Museum houses one of the world's most important private art collections. It includes works from Ancient Egypt to the early 20th...
of the cultural center where the headquarters of the CalousteGulbenkianFoundation, Gulbenkian Museum and the José de Azeredo Perdigão Modern Art Centre...
Gulbenkian Prize is a series of prizes awarded annually by the CalousteGulbenkianFoundation. The main Gulbenkian Prize was established in 1976 as the...
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or key word. It has been described by the librarian of the CalousteGulbenkianFoundation as "one of the most useful reference tools concerning architecture...
by the CalousteGulbenkianFoundation, from Lisbon, Portugal, until it was sold in June 2019. Prior to the First World War, CalousteGulbenkian was the...
painter Henri Fantin-Latour, executed in 1885. It is part of the CalousteGulbenkian Museum, in Lisbon. It measures 59 by 73.8 cm and is dated and signed...
up Gulbenkian in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Gulbenkian (Armenian: Կիւլպէնկեան) is an Armenian surname. It may refer to: CalousteGulbenkian, an...
the Executive Coordinator of the Gulbenkian Programme for Creativity and Artistic Creation/CalousteGulbenkianFoundation and as a consultant for Quaternaire...
França as Director of the Portuguese Cultural Center of the CalousteGulbenkianFoundation in Paris. She was Director from 1989 to 1998, during which she...
scientific inquiry for the next 50 years. It was founded by the CalousteGulbenkianFoundation. It held three meetings in 1994 and 1995. Its members included...
Limited, 2000. p. 193 Brinson, Peter. Fit to Dance?. London: CalousteGulbenkianFoundation, 1996. p. 45 Schuler Thomas C (Oct 2004). "Segmental Lumbar...
(2007). No fear: Growing up in a Risk Averse society (PDF). CalousteGulbenkianFoundation. p. 81. ISBN 978-1-903080-08-5. Archived from the original (PDF)...
Prominent private museums and galleries include the Gulbenkian Museum (run by the CalousteGulbenkianFoundation, one of the wealthiest foundations in the world)...
Awards, addressed the audience in the Awards Ceremony at the CalousteGulbenkianFoundation in Lisbon. An Oxfordshire Blue Plaque was unveiled on his former...
2019. Retrieved 7 October 2021. "Head Office and Garden of the CalousteGulbenkianFoundation". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Archived from the original on...
Museum and at the Modern Art Centre José de Azeredo Perdigão / CalousteGulbenkianFoundation, in Lisbon. Botelho was one of the most relevant Portuguese...
he held a retrospective exhibition at the Modern Art Centre, CalousteGulbenkianFoundation, Lisbon. Botelho's work has always been concerned with the socio-political...
2015 Ellis Island Medal of Honor. He has also received two CalousteGulbenkianFoundation grants for translation. In 2013, he was awarded the Tölölyan...
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