Deadline: 28-Sep-23
The King Baudouin Foundation has announced the René & Karin Jonckheere Fund 2023.
Purpose
- The purpose of the René & Karin Jonckheere Fund is to safeguard movable cultural heritage, paying particular attention to the conservation or restoration of works of art highlighting Brussels’ European dimension. The works in question will normally be kept in museums in Brussels. However, the Fund could be used to conserve works kept in museums and libraries elsewhere in Europe.
Funding Information
- Until: € 89,000
Eligibility Criteria
- The works in question will normally be kept in museums in Brussels. However, the Fund could be used to conserve works kept in museums and libraries elsewhere in Europe.
- Applications for support may be submitted by any public institution owning works of art highlighting Brussels’ European dimension. These may include:
- works produced in Brussels studios or workshops and sold throughout Europe;
- parts of works dispersed between various European museums;
- diplomatic gifts;
- artists trained in Brussels who went on to work in various European courts;
- artists who enjoyed a ‘European’ career and settled in Brussels at one time or another;
- works from European artists in Brussels museums.
Criteria
The following criteria will guide the exam of the applications:
- the work’s or the artist’s European dimension;
- the urgency of the steps required to conserve the work;
- the importance of the work in art history;
- potential for showcasing the work (exhibition, conference, colloquium, etc.);
- the value of the project as an example to be followed;
- the extent to which the project fits in with the objectives of the Fund.
For more information, visit King Baudouin Foundation.