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In this online library you can find more indepth information from the field of culture and development. There is information on publications that were supported by the Fund and publications that were published by the Fund itself and in collaboration with the Prince Claus Fund - the Prince Claus Fund Library series. In addition speeches and articles can be found here.
You can search for information by selecting a topic or type (tag), discipline or country you are interested in. Note that after selecting you have to press search in order to get a selection of articles, speeches and information on publications. You can also find specific information by searching with your own choice of key words.
Books
Here you can find all the books that are published within the Prince Claus Fund Library series (tag: library imprint) or supported through the Fund’s applications programme. In addition, each year the Prince Claus Fund publishes an Award Book to present the Prince Claus Awards.
Publications
Here you can find a variety of publications on culture and development the Prince Claus Fund has released throughout the years: the Prince Claus Fund Journal, the Prince Claus Award Books and the Prince Claus Fund Reader. Furthermore, the Fund has supported books and cultural magazines that are considered to have a positive influence on the global debate on culture and development.
Articles
Here you can find information about activities, organisations and individuals supported by the Prince Claus Fund with extra information on the often complicated context in which activities are realised or partners of the Fund work in.
Speeches
Here you can find speeches held on the occasion of events organised by the Prince Claus Fund, such as the Awards Ceremony, the Fund’s anniversaries and gallery openings.
Please visit our Documentation Center
Everyone is welcome to come and look into all publications in the Documentation Center in the office of the Prince Claus Fund in Amsterdam.
Address: Herengracht 603 in Amsterdam
Open: Monday - Friday from 10:00h until 17:00h
For questions please call the office +31(0)20 3449160
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1.12.2010 Awards Book 2010 - Frontiers of Reality
This year the Prince Claus Fund has chosen Frontiers of Reality as its theme for its activities and awards. One of the driving motivations for Prince Claus’s work in the field of international co-operation was his personal experience of, and deep respect for, the diverse interpretations of reality created by people in different parts of the world. His belief that people develop themselves is...
5.10.2010 Position
Established in 2001 and edited by Dapo Adeniyi, Position is the authoritative forum for discussing African arts in its various fields -photography, film, music, literature and the visual arts (which includes architecture). It is one of the very few art-magazines in Nigeria and has played an important role in the cultural development in the country. The Prince Claus Fund has supported several editions...
1.10.2010 Gallery Exhibition ‘Gentlemen of Bacongo’
Over the summer of 2010 the Prince Claus Fund Gallery organized an exhibition of work by the Italian photographer Daniele Tamagni. His photographs of Congolese Sapeurs are a colourful yet harsh account of both the sub-culture of sapeurism and the impoverished circumstances in which this subculture is displayed. The exhibition is organized as part of the International Art Programme of the Prince Claus...
28.9.2010 CER Damage Assessment: Haiti 2010
After the devastating earthquake hit Haiti on 12 January 2010, the island sustained large numbers of casualties and is facing huge challenges in rebuilding the disrupted infrastructure. Haiti bears important architectural heritage, an emblematic example of which are the numerous “Gingerbread Houses” of Port-au-Prince. To assess how badly these were damaged, the Prince Claus Fund’s...
27.9.2010 The Importance of Being Elegant for Congolese Sapeurs
In cooperation with the Amsterdam Fund of the Arts, the Prince Claus Fund established an international art programme in 2010. One of the most remarkable aspects of this programme was the theme of sapeurism. Sapeurs are members of the Societe des Ambianceurs et des Personnes Elegantes, they are dandies who have made fashion their religion, whilst living in agonising urban circumstances.
