Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation
- Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation
The Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation "(Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian)" is a Portuguese private foundation of public utility whose statutory aims are in the fields of arts, charity, education, and science. Created by a clause in the will of Calouste Sarkis Gulbenkian, a petrol magnate of Armenian origin, the Foundation's statutes were approved in 1956.
The head-office is located in Lisbon. The large premises, opened in 1969, comprise the head-office itself and the museum, and were designed by Ruy Athouguia, Pedro Cid, and Alberto Pessoa. In addition to the areas occupied by the Foundation's management and various departments, the premises include a large auditorium, a space for temporary exhibitions, a congress area with auditoriums and other rooms, as well as a large building that houses the Calouste Gulbenkian Museum and the Art Library. The entire complex is set in the Gulbenkian Park, which was designed by Ribeiro Telles. In 1983, the Modern Art Centre, consisting of a museum and an education centre, was opened at one end of the park. The "Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência" (a science institute) is situated inside a multi-building complex in Oeiras (outskirts of Lisbon), near the palace of the Marquis of Pombal. The Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation also has a delegation in the United Kingdom (UK Branch) and a centre in Paris (the Calouste Gulbenkian Cultural Centre).
Partex, a Portuguese oil extraction company, is fully owned by the Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian.
ee also
* Calouste Gulbenkian
* Calouste Gulbenkian Museum
* Gulbenkian Prize
* Gulbenkian Science Institute
External links
* [http://www.gulbenkian.org Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation]
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