Kunststiftung NRW
Encyclopedia
Kunststiftung NRW is a foundation created by the government of the German
state North Rhine-Westphalia
. It was established on September 12, 1989 and started operation in spring 1990. It is based in Düsseldorf
, Germany.
The functions of the foundation are
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
state North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia is the most populous state of Germany, with four of the country's ten largest cities. The state was formed in 1946 as a merger of the northern Rhineland and Westphalia, both formerly part of Prussia. Its capital is Düsseldorf. The state is currently run by a coalition of the...
. It was established on September 12, 1989 and started operation in spring 1990. It is based in Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf is the capital city of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia and centre of the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region.Düsseldorf is an important international business and financial centre and renowned for its fashion and trade fairs. Located centrally within the European Megalopolis, the...
, Germany.
The functions of the foundation are
- Promotion and cooperation in extraordinary projects of presentation and documentation of art and culture in North Rhine-Westphalia
- Promotion of acquisition of art objects of extraordinary significance for North Rhine-Westphalia
- Encouragement of talented young artists
- Promotion of international cultural exchange