The Christian Bauwens Fund has acquired a half-set of jewellery created by Arthur Dufour in the 19th century. This magnificent broach and drop earrings in Second Empire style are the second acquisition made by the fund.
Thanks to support from the Heritage Foundation, the Groeninge Museum in Bruges has been enriched with a testimony to the art of Bruges manuscript illumination. This pre-Van Eyck manuscript has been the subject of extensive research. The result of this research is now presented as part of the exhibition The Bowet Book of Hours. A Bruges Masterpiece.
The aim of the Norma Joossens Fund is to help actors and actresses who have reached the official retirement age but lack sufficient financial means to assure their livelihood. The Fund has just provided support for two initiatives to help them.
A number of supporters from associations active in the field of heritage have set up a ‘Friends of’ Fund with the aim of providing significant and sustainable support.
