The Rambourg Foundation is a nonprofit organization founded in 2011 by Guillaume Rambourg[1] · .[2] Originally founded as a charity in the United Kingdom,[3] the foundation is based in Tunisia since 2015.[4]

Rambourg Foundation
Founded2011
FounderGuillaume Rambourg
TypeNon-profit
Location
OriginsUK
Key people
Shiran Ben Abderrazak (CEO)
WebsiteOfficial website

Objectives and mission edit

The mission of the Rambourg Foundation is to facilitate public access to arts and culture by promoting education, sports and handicrafts especially among young Tunisians. The foundation works through its programs to develop a knowledge and creative economy with a special focus on the most remote areas of the country.[5]

Projects and activities edit

  • The Rise of the Nation: Art at the Dawn of Modern Tunisia (1837-1881): an exhibition organised with the collaboration of the organized by the National Heritage Institute to shed lights on a forgotten period in the Tunisian modern history under the rules of the Beys, former kings of Tunisia[6] · .[7]
  • The Rambourg Foundation Prize for Contemporary Art.[8]
  • Inauguration of a cultural center of arts and crafts in Djebel Semmama located in the region of Kasserine to create better opportunities for young people.[9]

Publications edit

The awakening of a nation, art at the dawn of modern Tunisia (1837–1881) under the direction of Ridha Moumni, November 2016 (ISBN 978-8-899-76525-5).[10]

References edit

  1. ^ "Culture funding Watch: Rambourg Foundation". culturefundingwatch.com. April 2019. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Anti-party Aich Tounsi shakes up Tunisian election". france24.com. 1 October 2019. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  3. ^ "The Rambourg Foundation". charitycommission.gov.uk. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  4. ^ "Project Call for the first edition of Rambourg Foundation grants". webmanagercenter.com. 17 February 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  5. ^ The Europa International Foundation Directory 2020. United Kingdom: Routledge. 2020. ISBN 978-0-367-44018-3.
  6. ^ "Exhibition sheds light on legacy of Tunisia's beys". thearabweekly.com. 11 December 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  7. ^ Szakal, Vanessa (12 January 2017). "Reviving the Beys". nawaat.org. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  8. ^ "The Rambourg Foundation Prize for Contemporary Art". tap.info.tn. 21 April 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  9. ^ "Why is hip-hop bringing change in Tunisia's Kasserine Mountains?". euronews.com. 28 June 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  10. ^ Moumni, Ridha (2016). The rise of a nation, art at the dawn of a modern Tunisia (1837–1881). Officina Libraria. ISBN 978-8-899-76525-5.

External links edit