The Turing Foundation - Art

Below is a list of Turing Foundation art projects up to July 2007. More recent projects can be found on our art page.

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July 2009	Free classical music at the Vondelpark 2009 On Sunday Summer mornings, renowned music ensembles render free classical music in the Amsterdam Vondelpark Theater. In 2009... more	July 2009	Turing Car for the Boijmans van Beuningen Museum and the Chabot Museum 2009 A special 'Turing Car' will transport children from Rotterdam and surroundings to and from the Boijmans van Beuningen Museum and the Chabot Museum free of charge. What's more, each... more
July 2009	Main Supporter of the Community Concerts of the Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra, 2009 To make classical music more easily accessible to everyone, at least 30 concerts a year are played at unexpected venues for an audience that... more	July 2009	Main patronage of the Ricciotti Ensemble 2009 The Ricciotti Ensemble consists of 40 idealistic students who give 100 concerts a year at venues such as care homes, prisons, schools and asylum centres, for people who hardly ever... more
April 2009	Exhibition 'Art and Games', Kortenhoef, 2009 The Kunst aan de Dijk Foundation has been organising exhibitions of Dutch painters for over 25 years. The foundation will exhibit a... more	April 2009	Brisk Recorder Quartet Amsterdam, 2009-2010 Over the years, the Brisk Recorder Quartet has built a firm reputation, particularly when it comes to performances for children. BRISK is... more
April 2009	Poetry anthologies 2009 Publishing house Van Oorschot is planning to publish twelve beautifully printed hardcover anthologies in the course of four years. These anthologies feature... more	April 2009	*Poetry in literary magazine De Gids* 2009** The Dutch cultural and literary magazine... more
January 2009	Main supporter National Poetry Day 2009 Every year, National Poetry Day ("Gedichtendag") puts poetry in the national spotlight. On 29 January 2009 over three hundred poetry-related... more	January 2009	Main supporter 'The Orchestra Kitchen' The Holland Symfonia is one the major Dutch symphony orchestras, acting as the regular accompanist of the Dutch National Ballet and... more
January 2009	The Turing Art Grant One of the aims of the Turing Foundation is to enable a greater number of people to enjoy art in Dutch museums. This is why in December 2008 the Turing... more	October 2008	*Main Supporter of The Secret of Silence, Roermond, 2009* Stichting De Roermondse Kartuizers (The Carthusians of Roermond Foundation) organises the exhibition 'Het Geheim van... more
October 2008	The letters of Vincent van Gogh, 2008-2009 After years of of intensive research, Vincent van Gogh's letters will be published in a 'definitive version': in five bound volumes with high-quality reproductions of all 2,000 works of art referred to in the letters... more	October 2008	Christmas concerts Händel and Purcell, Groningen, Leeuwarden, Emmen Capella Frisiae is a professional chamber choir which is well-known in the North of the Netherlands. At the... more
October 2008	Main Supporter of the Community Concerts of the Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra 2008 To make classical music more easily accessible to everyone, at least 30 concerts a year are played at unexpected venues for an audience that... more	July 2008	Haaglanden Chamber Music Festival 2008 Haaglanden Chamber Music Festival explicitly aims to interest also the younger generation in chamber music. In 2008 the festival... more
July 2008	Music Theatre Vincent van Gogh, a Life in Paintings The most recent music theatre production by Frank Groothof shows the life of Van Gogh, accompanied by music from contemporaries of Van Gogh - like Mendelssohn, Satie, Fauré... more	July 2008	Classical Music Performances for Small Children, Utrecht, 2008-2009 The MEMO Foundation puts small children - who are still fully receptive - into contact with live classical music. This year, MEMO plans... more
July 2008	The Amsterdam Cello Biennale 2008 This two-yearly international cello festival offers specialist performances, but is at the same time directed at a broad audience, presenting easily accessible activities and cello concerts... more	May 2008	Poetry Circus 2008 The Poetry Circus organises literature and poetry performances for a young, new and varied audience, such as the Poetry Slam. The combination of experienced poets and new talent turns out to be a great success.... more
May 2008	Turing Car for the Boijmans van Beuningen Museum and the Chabot Museum 2008 A special 'Turing Car' will transport children from Rotterdam and surroundings to and from the Boijmans van Beuningen Museum and the Chabot Museum free of charge. What's more, each... more	May 2008	Noorderkerk Concerts: Marketplace for Music 2008 The Noorderkerk Concerts Foundation each year performs a series of 30 to 35 short, easily accessible concerts of high quality in an informal atmosphere.... more
May 2008	*Rossini's Opera Il Turco In Italia, Nederlands Blazers Ensemble* The 'Nederlands Blazers Ensemble (NBE)' has created a 'new' opera genre - the chamber opera - suitable to be performed at all kinds of locations. The music is well-accessible for... more	May 2008	Delft Chamber Music Festival 2008 The Delft Chamber Music Festival has been organising performances of chamber music in the summer months for over 20 years. Every year, around 6,000 music lovers visit... more
May 2008	Wouter van Bemmel "Persweeën" The sound of printing presses running and the Monotype pouring machine form the basis of this piece of music by Wouter van Bemmel. The composition will... more	May 2008	*Music Theatre "Ik en de Koningin", Max Tak* Children who have never before seen an orchestra perform live, and have no knowledge of classical music, can in this show... more
May 2008	Main patronage of the Ricciotti Ensemble 2008 The Ricciotti Ensemble consists of 40 idealistic students who give 100 concerts a year at venues such as care homes, prisons, schools and asylum centres, for people who hardly ever... more	February 2008	*Poetry in literary magazine De Gids* 2008** The Dutch cultural and literary magazine... more
February 2008	Poetry anthologies 2008 Twelve beautifully printed hardcover anthologies will be published in the coming four years. Featuring the very best poems by excellent Dutch poets presented by well-known... more	February 2008	The 'Zwoele Zomeravonden' of the Kröller-Müller Museum, 2008 The Kröller-Müller Museum is famous for its collection and its sculpture garden. To increase the interest in the collection and reach new audiences... more
February 2008	Holland Festival 2008: La Pasion segun San Marcos International art critics have called it "the first masterpiece of the 21st century". In this swinging, large choral work, the Argentinean composer... more	February 2008	Free classical music in the Vondelpark 2008 On Thursday Summer nights, renowned music ensembles render free classical music in the Amsterdam Vondelpark Openluchttheater. In 2008... more
November 2007	*De Week van de Poëzie 2008 ('First Love')* At least 60 poetry events are taking place in April 2008, organised by libraries, book shops, publishers and... more	November 2007	*Poetry anthology 'Jou Willen Is Je Missen', 2008* The thematic poetry anthology 'Jou Willen Is Je Missen' of Dutch poems about love is published... more
November 2007	*Main supporter of 'Back to Zeeland', Zeeuws Museum, 2008* In the first large Summer exhibition at the renewed Zeeuws Museum, important showpieces from... more	November 2007	Matthew Passion translated/adapted by Jan Rot, 2008 The Residentie Bach Ensembles offer a varied concert programme of classical music in 2008 and 2009, aiming to reach as many young people... more
November 2007	Family show of Gershwin's Porgy & Bess With his opera arrangements, Frank Groothof succeeds time and again in enthusing and exciting large groups of children... more	November 2007	Concerts of the World Orchestra of Jeunesses Musicales Under the inspiring baton of the young Spanish conductor Josep Vincent, the World Orchestra will give four concerts in January 2008... more
September 2007	Main supporter Gedichtendag 2008 Poem Day brings poetry to the notice on a national level. 300 poetry activities are taking place on or around 31 January. Newspapers will publish poems, poetry will be read on radio and TV... more	July 2007	*Main supporter Dutch Primitives: Painters from the Late Middle Ages, Museum Boijmans van Beuningen, 2008* For the first time in over fifty years, there will be an exhibition on the origin of Dutch painting in... more
July 2007	*Main supporter Unknown Modern Masterpieces from Moscow, Jewish Historical Museum, 2007-2008* The Jewish Historical Museum presents unknown masterpieces by Russian-Jewish artists from the period 1910-1940. The Turing Foundation is the main sponsor of the exhibition... more	July 2007	The 10th Grachtenfestival of Amsterdam During this yearly music festival, performances of classical music in special locations in the historic town centre of Amsterdam and special concerts in... more
May 2007	Main Supporter of the Community Concerts of the Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra, 2008-2010 To make classical music more easily accessible to everyone, at least 30 concerts a year are played at unexpected venues for an audience that... more	May 2007	Opera 'Khadish/Erwartung' A group of young and idealistic musicians produces a 'true contemporary opera', an artistic whole, composed of... more
March 2007	38th Poetry International Festival, 2007 The theme for 2007 of this leading international poetry festival is the relation between poetry, insanity and melancholy. Several international... more	March 2007	*Main supporter 'The De Bray Family', Frans Hals Museum, 2008* In 2008, the Frans Hals Museum of Haarlem is setting up a special exhibition on the painters of the seventeenth century De Bray family. The Turing Foundation will be the main... more
March 2007	Free classical music in the Vondelpark 2007 On eleven Thursday nights in June, July and August, free classical music concerts are played by renowned music ensembles at the central park of... more	March 2007	Holland Festival 2007: Era La Notte During the 60th edition of the Holland Festival, soprano Anna Caterina Antonacci sings early Italian baroque music. This concert... more
January 2007	Main supporter of De Week van de Poëzie 2007 - 'Birth' Many large and sparkling, or instead modest poetry activities and events related to poetry from all over the Netherlands come together in this 'Poetry Week'. At least 60 events... more	January 2007	Poetry anthology 'The First Miracle' The thematic poetry anthology 'Het Eerste Wonder' of Dutch poems about birth is published... more
January 2007	Bouw 'Classic Express' of the Princess Christina Concours Het Prinses Christina Concours wil de jeugd kennis laten maken met klassieke en jazz muziek... more	2006	Main patronage of the Ricciotti Ensemble 2007 consists of 40 idealistic students who give 100 concerts a year at venues such as care homes, prisons, schools and asylum centres, for people who... more
2006	Extension opening hours Museum Belvédère 2007-2009 Museum Belvédère is het eerste museum voor moderne en hedendaagse kunst in Friesland... more	2006	Children's Concert of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra The RCO gives a children's concert that is linked to an educational project which enables primary school children in Amsterdam to enjoy... more
2006	The Atlas Ensemble 30 musicians from China, Central Asia, the Middle East and Europe are united in this ensemble and bring together instruments which originate from a common 'ancestor', but... more	2006	25th anniversary of the Amsterdam Chamber Music Society , 2007 Het Reizend Muziekgezelschap is een kamermuziekgezelschap met een wisselende bezetting van internationale topmuzikanten... more

Poetry
	Poetry anthologies 2009 Publishing house Van Oorschot is planning to publish twelve beautifully printed hardcover anthologies in the course of four years. These anthologies feature the very best poems by excellent Dutch poets - who may be in danger of being forgotten by the general public - edited and applauded by enthusiastic and well-known anthologists. Websites on the series will be developed, and people can take out free subscriptions to a daily poem by e-mail from the anthologies. In this way, Van Oorschot aims to reach a new and modern reading public. The most recent anthologies in the series feature M. Vasalis and Jan Hanlo. By donating € 60,000, the Turing Foundation adopts the whole series by Van Oorschot, thereby achieving a selling price that brings the anthologies within easy access of most buyers. see also: Vasalis: De eenvoud achterhaald (FD Persoonlijk) Pas verschenen: Chr. J. van Geel (Haarlems Dagblad) Van Oorschot: other projects The first anthologies in 2009
	*Poetry in literary magazine De Gids* 2009 The Dutch cultural and literary magazine De Gids has already been published for 170 years. Its aim is to promote literature and to stimulate the Dutch cultural and social debate. De Gids holds a unique position within the Dutch literary circles and prints in each issue prose and poetry next to essays on art, science and politics. Once a year, De Gids devotes a special issue to poetry. Just like last year the Turing Foundation adopts the poetry section and special poetry issues of De Gids in 2009 (€ 10,000). see also: De Gids**: other projects A special poetry issue of De Gids
	Main supporter National Poetry Day 2009 Every year, National Poetry Day ("Gedichtendag") puts poetry in the national spotlight. On 29 January 2009 over three hundred poetry-related activities will take place, including lectures, recitals, and school and library projects. Newspapers will publish poems, poetry will be recited on radio and TV as well as in the House of Commons. A collection of new poems by a major poet will be printed in a large run and sold against a low price. The main event for National Poetry Day 2009 will be the election of the new Poet Laureate. By contributing € 20,000, the Turing Foundation will act as the main supporter of National Poetry Day 2009. see also: Gedichtendag: other projects Poetry International Festival Rotterdam: other projects Poetry Day 2009
	Poetry Circus 2008 The Poetry Circus organizes literature and poetry performances for a young, new and varied audience. The combination of experienced poets and new talent turns out to be a great success. The organisation is, however, beginning to become too large and too successful to remain fully dependent on volunteers. The Turing Foundation contributes € 14,000 to the projects of the Poetry Circus in 2008, in order to help this young, ambitious organisation professionalize. Presentation of the Golden Albatros NK Poetry Slam
	*Poetry in literary magazine De Gids* 2008 The Dutch cultural and literary magazine De Gids has already been published for 170 years. Its aim is to promote literature and to stimulate the Dutch cultural and social debate. De Gids holds a unique position within the Dutch literary circles and prints in each issue prose and poetry next to essays on art, science and politics. Once a year, De Gids devotes a special issue to poetry. The Turing Foundation adopts the poetry section and special poetry issues of De Gids up until 2010 by donating € 30,000. see also: De Gids**: other projects A special poetry issue of De Gids
	Poetry anthologies 2008 Publishing house Van Oorschot is planning to publish twelve beautifully printed hardcover anthologies in the coming four years. These anthologies feature the very best poems by excellent Dutch poets (who however are in danger of being forgotten by the general public), presented by enthusiastic and well-known anthologists. A website will be developed on the series, where people can subscribe to receiving one poem from the anthologies by e-mail - for free - on each working day. In this way, Van Oorschot aims to reach a new and modern reading public. By donating € 15,000, the Turing Foundation adopts the first three anthologies of the series by Van Oorschot, thereby achieving a selling price all can afford. If successful, the Turing Foundation will financially support the rest of the series too. see also: Der Mouw: Je kunt God zijn en ook dienstmeid (Trouw) Van Oorschot: other projects the first two anthologies: november 2008
	*De Week van de Poëzie 2008 ('First Love')* Many large and sparkling, or instead modest poetry activities and events related to poetry from all over the Netherlands come together in De Week van de Poëzie (poetry week). At least 60 poetry events organised by libraries, stages, book shops and publishers will take place during De Week van de Poëzie (5 to 11 April 2008). This year's theme is First Love. The Turing Foundation donates € 25,000 to the 2008 Week van de Poëzie, of which € 5,000 will be used to finance the collection of poems presented at the end of the Week. see also: Week van de Poëzie: other projects Poëzieclub: other projects Poetry Week - First Love
	*Poetry anthology 'Jou Willen Is Je Missen', 2008* In the context of the "First Love" theme of the Poetry Week 2008 (Week van de Poëzie), poetry magazine Awater and the Poëzieclub presented the thematic poetry anthology "Jou Willen Is Je Missen" on 11 April 2008. This anthology of Dutch poems about love was edited by Marjoleine de Vos. The Turing Foundation contributed € 5.000,- to the publication of this anthology. see also: Awater: other projects Poëzieclub: other projects Jou Willen Is Je Missen
	Main supporter Gedichtendag 2008 Every year, Gedichtendag (Poem Day) brings poetry to the notice on a national level. Three hundred poetry activities will take place on or around 31 January 2008 (including lectures, recitals and school and library projects). Newspapers will publish poems, there will be poetry readings on radio and TV, poems are recited in the House of Commons and the Gedichtendag collection of poems will be printed in a large run and sold against a low price. The theme for Poem Day of 2008 is the relation between poetry and every day objects. By contributing € 30,000, the Turing Foundation is the main supporter of Gedichtendag 2008. see also: Gedichtendag: other projects Poetry International Festival Rotterdam: other projects Poetry Day 2008
	38th Poetry International Festival, 2007 The Poetry International Festival in Rotterdam has through the years proven itself as the leading (inter)national poetry festival. The theme for 2007 is the relation between poetry, insanity and melancholy. Several Dutch and international poets will participate in the festival. The Turing Foundation commits € 20,000 towards activities at the 38th edition of Poetry International that are meant to make poetry more accessible. see also: Poetry International Festival Rotterdam: other projects Poetry International Festival
	Main supporter of De Week van de Poëzie 2007 - 'Birth' Many large and sparkling, or instead modest poetry activities and events related to poetry from all over the Netherlands come together in Week van de Poëzie (Poetry Week). At least 60 poetry events organised by libraries, stages, book shops and publishers will take place during De Week van de Poëzie. The opening event of the Week van de Poëzie is a poetry manifestation in De Rode Hoed on Saturday April 21st, organised in cooperation with De Poëzieclub. The theme is Birth. By contributing € 40,000, the Turing Foundation is the main supporter of De Week van de Poëzie. Of the total donation, € 5,000 will be used to finance the collection of poems 'Eerste Wonder' (First Miracle). see also: Week van de Poëzie: other projects Poëzieclub: other projects Poetry Week - Birth
	Poetry anthology 'The First Miracle' In the context of the "Birth" theme of the Poetry Week 2007 (Week van de Poëzie), poetry magazine Awater and the Poëzieclub presented the thematic poetry anthology "The First Miracle" on 21 April 2007. This anthology of Dutch poems about love was edited by Tsjead Bruinja en Thomas Möhlmann. The Turing Foundation contributed € 5.000,- to the publication of this anthology. see also: Awater: other projects Poëzieclub: other projects Het Eerste Wonder (The First Miracle)
Exhibitions
	Turing Car for the Boijmans van Beuningen Museum and the Chabot Museum 2009 Free of charge, comfortable and safe transport turns out to be the primary factor to break down the barriers for schools to take their children on a visit to a museum. The Turing Foundation will therefore finance a special 'Turing Car' until 2010, that will transport children from Rotterdam and surroundings to and from the Museum Boijmans van Beuningen and the Chabot Museum free of charge. On top of that, each child will also receive a Turing Museum Ticket, with which the child can return to the museum free of charge together with an adult. This project has the ambition to ultimately have each pupil from each primary school in the Rotterdam region go to these museums at least once in their school career. The Turing Foundation initiated this project in 2007 and invests € 140,000 into it until 2010. see also: Topidee: De Gratis Museumbus (Villa d'Arte) Duizenden aanmeldingen voor Turingmuseumbus Eerste rit Turingmuseumbus 'Turingcar' voor Chabot Museum en Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen (persbericht) Turingcar voor Chabot en Boijmans van Beuningen (fondsen.org) Scholieren gratis met bus naar museum (RTV Rijnmond) Chabot Museum: other projects Museum Boijmans van Beuningen: other projects The first ride of the 'Turingcar', 1 october 2008
	Exhibition 'Art and Games', Kortenhoef, 2009 The Kunst aan de Dijk Foundation has been organising exhibitions of Dutch painters for over 25 years. The foundation will exhibit a number of paintings by, among others, Toorop, Sluyters, and Israels, in which children's games are the main theme. The exhibition mainly shows works from private collections that are usually closed to large audiences. The Turing Foundation is the main supporter of the exhibition, which will run in the Oude School in Kortenhoef from 6 to 28 June 2009. Corneille, African Children, ca. 1957, litho
	The Turing Art Grant One of the aims of the Turing Foundation is to enable a greater number of people to enjoy art in Dutch museums. This is why in December 2008 the Turing Foundation initiated the Turing Art Grant, a € 450,000 donation to be presented biennially to a single exhibition. In this way the Turing Foundation is able to offer key advance contributions to exhibitions that would otherwise be unlikely to be staged, with works of art that would otherwise only be on view in museums abroad. All Dutch Museums may compete for the new Turing Art Grant. For more information, see the Turing Art Grant Website. The first Turing Art Grant was granted on May 25, 2009. see also: Tweejaarlijks bedrag voor grote exposities (NRC) Turing Foundation lanceert Turing Toekenning (Persbericht) Zestien musea dingen mee naar de eerste Turing Toekenning (Persbericht) Turing Art Prize 2009 Photo: Vincent van Gogh, Zelfportret als schilder, 1888 (c)Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam
	*Main Supporter of The Secret of Silence, Roermond, 2009* Stichting De Roermondse Kartuizers (The Carthusians of Roermond Foundation) organises the exhibition 'Het Geheim van de Stilte -De besloten wereld van de Roermondse Kartuizers' (The Secret of Silence - The Hidden World of the Carthusians of Roermond) in the Carthusian Bethlehem Cloister of Roermond. The exhibition will feature panels by many early sixteenth and eighteenth century artists, originating from cities such as Aachen, Grenada, Bruges and Liege. Some of the works have never been displayed in the Netherlands before. Even in Spain and Italy painters immortalized how monks of the Bethlehem Cloister were murdered by the troops of William of Orange. A donation of € 35,000 makes the Turing Foundation the main supporter of this very special exhibition, which will be held from March 27 until June 21, 2009. The Secret of Silence - Roermondse Kartuizers
	The letters of Vincent van Gogh, 2008-2009 Vincent van Gogh is one of the most important artists of all times. Apart from his many exceptional paintings and drawings, he also left behind one of the most fascinating artist's correspondences we know of. After years of intensive research the Van Gogh Museum will publish Vincent van Gogh's letters in a 'definitive version': 2,240 pages in 5 bound volumes, with high-quality reproductions of the originals and illustrations of all 2,000 works of art Vincent van Gogh referred to in his letters - whether these be his own works or the works of others. In 2009/2010 the Van Gogh Museum will also organise an exhibition around the letters and the works the letters refer to. On top of that, there will be a scientific website which gives access to the results of the project. The Turing Foundation will contribute € 200,000 to the publication of the letters in 2008 and 2009. see also: Het Brievenproject (Van Gogh Museum) Over 120 Van Gogh Letters On View (Art Daily) Brieven van Vincent van Gogh volledig in beeld gebracht Van Gogh Museum: other projects One of the Van Gogh letters
	Turing Car for the Boijmans van Beuningen Museum and the Chabot Museum 2008 Free of charge, comfortable and safe transport turns out to be the primary factor to break down the barriers for schools to take their children on a visit to a museum. The Turing Foundation will therefore finance a special 'Turing Car' until 2010, that will transport children from Rotterdam and surroundings to and from the Museum Boijmans van Beuningen and the Chabot Museum free of charge. On top of that, each child will also receive a 'Turing Card' on the Turing Car, with which the child can return to the museum together with an adult, also free of charge. This project has the ambition to ultimately have each pupil from each primary school in the Rotterdam region go to these museums at least once in their school career. The Turing Foundation will invest € 140,000 in this project until 2010 (€ 50,000 in 2008, € 30,000 in 2009 and € 50,000 in 2010; € 10,000 was already spent on a feasibility study in 2007). see also: Topidee: De Gratis Museumbus (Villa d'Arte) Duizenden aanmeldingen voor Turingmuseumbus Eerste rit Turingmuseumbus 'Turingcar' voor Chabot Museum en Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen (persbericht) Turingcar voor Chabot en Boijmans van Beuningen (fondsen.org) Scholieren gratis met bus naar museum (RTV Rijnmond) Chabot Museum: other projects Museum Boijmans van Beuningen: other projects The first ride of the 'Turingcar', 1 october 2008
	The 'Zwoele Zomeravonden' of the Kröller-Müller Museum, 2008 The Kröller-Müller Museum is famous for its collection (Van Gogh, Picasso, Monet, Mondriaan) and its sculpture garden. Since 2006, the museum organises innovative music and theatre performances on Summer evenings, meant to increase the interest in the collection and to introduce it to new audiences. As its main patron, the Turing Foundation will donate € 30,000 to the Zwoele Zomeravonden (Sultry Summer Evenings) in 2008. Alfred Schaffer in the new Kröller-Müller Amphitheater (Zwoele Zomeravond 7-7-2007)
	*Main supporter of 'Back to Zeeland', Zeeuws Museum, 2008* The Zeeuws Museum was reopened in 2007 after a radical rebuilding and renovation campaign. The museum displays the Zeeland identity and heritage through its own collection in a modern design and in an international context. The first large Summer exhibition at this renewed museum, Terug Naar Zeeland (May to September 2008), presents important showpieces from cities such as Copenhagen and Antwerp, manufactured in Zeeland in the 16th and 17th centuries, which are now reunited in Zeeland for the first time in 150 years. By contributing € 65,000, the Turing Foundation is the main supporter of the exhibition Terug Naar Zeeland. see also: Eerste grote zomertentoonstelling vernieuwd Zeeuws Museum Portrait of an emissary from the kingdom of Congo, probably Don Miguel de Castro, ca 1645, attributed to Albert Eckhout.
	*Main supporter Dutch Primitives: Painters from the Late Middle Ages, Museum Boijmans van Beuningen, 2008* For the first time in over fifty years, there will be an exhibition on the origin of Dutch painting in the county of Holland of that day. The Museum Boijmans van Beuningen shows how a very typical and individual style of painting developed in Holland around 1500. Fragile, 500 year old panels are rarely loaned, but for this unique exhibition, loans from all over the world will come to Rotterdam: from the Louvre in Paris, the National Gallery in London, the Staatlichen Museen in Berlin, the Galleria degli Uffizi in Florence, the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, the Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza in Madrid, the Metropolitan Museum of New York, but also from private collections and of course from the collection of the Boijmans museum itself. "Dutch Primitives: Painters from the Late Middle Ages" will run from February to May 2008 at Museum Boijmans van Beuningen in Rotterdam. As its main sponsor, the Turing Foundation donates € 100,000 to the exhibition. see also: Jozef terug bij Maria! Eeuwenoud schilderij ontdekt (Boijmans) Expositie Vroege Hollanders (Boijmans) Dutch Primitives. Paintings from the late Middle Ages (Boijmans) Middeleeuwse graaf keert terug naar Nederland (Boijmans) Giften voor Boijmans en Joods Museum (Algemeen Dagblad) Museum Boijmans van Beuningen: other projects Dutch Primitives: Painters from the Late Middle Ages
	*Main supporter Unknown Modern Masterpieces from Moscow, Jewish Historical Museum, 2007-2008* The Jewish Historical Museum in Amsterdam presents unknown masterpieces by Russian-Jewish artists from the period 1910-1940. The works, forming part of the collections of the world-famous Tretjakov Gallery and the Bachroesjin Theatre Museum in Moscow, are displayed in the Netherlands for the very first time. The paintings represent the styles of both the avant-garde and social realism. Works will be shown by painters including Issak Brodsky, El Lissitzky, Ilya Chashnik and Solomon Nikritin. By contributing € 60,000, the Turing Foundation is the main sponsor of the exhibition (19 October to 10 February 2008). see also: Schenking Joods Historisch Museum (NIW) Moderne meesterwerken uit Moskou (JHM) Giften voor Boijmans en Joods Museum (Algemeen Dagblad) Joods Historisch Museum Amsterdam: other projects Robert Falk, Portrait of a Woman in a Red Dress, 1918. State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow.
	*Main supporter 'The De Bray Family', Frans Hals Museum, 2008* In 2008, the Frans Hals Museum of Haarlem is setting up a special exhibition on the painters of the seventeenth century De Bray family, in cooperation with the London Dulwich Picture Gallery. During the exhibition (2 February to 21 June 2008), loans from famous museums in Paris, Washington, Edinburgh, Warsaw and Los Angeles will be on display. The Turing Foundation is the main sponsor of 'The De Bray Family' exhibition, donating € 45,000. see also: Grote De Bray-expositie in Frans Hals Museum (Haarlems Dagblad) Video-rapportage over de De Bray-expositie Pieter Biesboer bezig met De Bray-expositie in Frans Hals Venus and Cupid in the forge of Vulcan (Jan Salomonsz de Bray, 1683, 213 x 208 cm)
	Extension opening hours Museum Belvédère 2007-2009 Museum Belvédère is the first museum for modern and contemporary art in Friesland. The museum is located in Museumpark Landgoed Oranjewoud. Its permanent collection consists of works by important Frisian painters, painters who have lived in Friesland and works by partners in style from home and abroad. Apart from that, half of the museum is dedicated to changing exhibitions. A donation by the Turing Foundation (€ 17,000) enables the museum to open longer twice a week, exclusively for young people. see also: Museum Belvédère: other projects The Belvedere Museum
Classical and contemporary music
	Free classical music at the Vondelpark 2009 On several summery Sunday mornings, renowned music societies will give free classical music concerts at the Amsterdam Vondelpark Open Air Theatre. In June, July and August 2009, performances have been scheduled by the Netherlands Chamber Orchestra, the Ricciotti Ensemble, Amsterdam Sinfonietta, and possibly the Nederlands Philharmonisch Orkest and the Atlas Ensemble. Like in previous years, the Turing Foundation adopts these successful classical music concerts in 2009 by donating € 20,000. see also: Amsterdamse Vondelpark Openluchttheater: other projects Classical Music Evenings in the Vondelpark
	Main Supporter of the Community Concerts of the Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra, 2009 'If people do not come to the orchestra, then the orchestra will come to the people.' That is the underlying thought of the extensive programme of activities GO!, launched by the Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra (NedPho) in 2005. NedPho GO! has as its purpose to make classical music more easily accessible to everyone and consists of least 30 concerts a year under the title 'Concerten in de Wijk' (Community Concerts). These concerts take place at unexpected venues for an audience that is - for various reasons - not used to visiting classical concerts. NedPho GO! can be found at the Westerpark, in rest homes, at community events, in hospitals and at festivals anywhere in Amsterdam. In 2009 and 2010, just like in 2008, the Turing Foundation is the main contributor to the NedPhO GO! Community Concerts (€ 20,000 a year). see also: Nederlands Philharmonisch Orkest: other projects NedPhO GO! Community Concerts
	Main patronage of the Ricciotti Ensemble 2009 The Ricciotti Ensemble consists of 40 idealistic (conservatory) students who give 100 concerts a year for people who are unable to attend live performances of symphonic music. The orchestra plays at venues such as care homes, prisons, schools and asylum centres. The Turing Foundation is the main sponsor of the Ricciotti Ensemble in 2009, just like past years (€ 35,000 a year). see also: Turing Foundation hoofddonateur ricciotti Ricciotti Ensemble: other projects Ricciotti plays in a hospital
	Brisk Recorder Quartet Amsterdam, 2009-2010 Over the years, the Brisk Recorder Quartet has built a firm reputation, particularly when it comes to performances for children. BRISK is aware, from experience, that school performances allow children who normally remain largely ignorant of classical music, to come into contact with it. The Turing Foundation contributes € 10,000 to BRISK's new performance for children entitled 'Who ordered the man', aimed at children between the ages of 6 and 10, making possible a total of 30 rather than 18 school performances. Brisk Recorder Quartet Amsterdam
	Main supporter 'The Orchestra Kitchen' The Holland Symfonia is one the major Dutch symphony orchestras, acting as the regular accompanist of the Dutch National Ballet and the Nederlands Dans Theater. Developed especially for children, "The Orchestra Kitchen" was set up by Holland Symfonia to display, in a "kitchen setting", a great number of musical compositions. Children are thus given the chance to be introduced to live classical music. The performance is aimed at making, tasting, colouring and listening to music together. By contributing € 27,500 the Turing foundation will be the main supporter of the performances in 2009. De Orkestkeuken
	Christmas concerts Händel and Purcell, Groningen, Leeuwarden, Emmen Capella Frisiae is a professional chamber choir which is well-known in the North of the Netherlands. At the end of 2008, the choir organises a series of Christmas concerts (featuring works by Händel and Purcell) together with baroque orchestra The Northern Consort. The first concert takes place on Christmas Eve in the restored station hall of Groningen, which was once built to function also as a concert hall and which has marvellous acoustics. The second and third concert take place on December 27 in De Harmonie in Leeuwarden and on December 28 in the Grote Kerk of Emmen. The Turing Foundation contributes € 10,000 to the concerts. There is no entrance fee for the concert in Groningen, and visitors are asked for a token payment only for the concerts on December 27 and 28. In this way, as many people as possible can enjoy the concerts. Capella Frisiae in concert
	Main Supporter of the Community Concerts of the Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra 2008 'If people do not come to the orchestra, then the orchestra will come to the people.' That is the underlying thought of the extensive programme of activities GO!, launched by the Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra (NedPho) in 2005. NedPho GO! has as its purpose to make classical music more easily accessible to everyone and consists of least 30 concerts a year under the title 'Concerten in de Wijk' (Community Concerts). These concerts take place at unexpected venues for an audience that is - for various reasons - not used to visiting classical concerts. NedPho GO! can be found at the Westerpark, in rest homes, at community events, in hospitals and at festivals anywhere in Amsterdam. In 2008, 2009 and 2010 the Turing Foundation is the main contributor to the NedPhO GO! Community Concerts (€ 20,000 a year). see also: Nederlands Philharmonisch Orkest: other projects NedPhO GO! Community Concerts
	Haaglanden Chamber Music Festival 2008 From 12 to 20 September 2008, the Haaglanden Chamber Music Festival organises seven concerts in The Hague and Voorschoten, centred around the theme of time travelling. The festival explicitly aims to interest also the younger generation in chamber music. By donating € 15,000, the Turing Foundation is the main supporter of interim year 2008. The festival has managed to secure structural funds from 2009. Haaglanden Chamber Music Festival
	Music Theatre Vincent van Gogh, a Life in Paintings Stichting Vrije Val, the production office of Frank Groothof, time and again succeeds in enthusing and exciting large groups of children about classical music. In his most recent music theatre production, Groothof shows the life of Vincent Van Gogh, accompanied by Music from contemporaries of Van Gogh - like Mendelssohn, Satie, Diepenbrock, Liszt, Van Bree and Fauré. Thanks to a donation of € 20,000 by the Turing Foundation, twenty schools in the Netherlands and 6,000 children can enjoy this production. see also: Vrije Val: other projects Vincent van Gogh, a Life in Paintings
	Classical Music Performances for Small Children, Utrecht, 2008-2009 Since 2002, the Memorabele Momenten (MEMO) Foundation puts small children - who are still fully receptive - into contact with live classical music at playgroups, day-care and welfare centres. During the school year of 2008/2009, MEMO plans to seriously expand its working area, and to reach more than 85.000 children in Amsterdam and Utrecht through the project Sharing the Extraordinary. By donating € 25,000 the Turing Foundation is the main sponsor of MEMO's classical music performances in Utrecht. memorable moments
	The Amsterdam Cello Biennale 2008 The ACB is a two-yearly international cello festival. From 17 to 25 October 2008, it will present 25 concerts. The festival offers specialist performances, but is at the same time directed at a broad audience from all over the Netherlands, presenting easily accessible activities and cello concerts free of charge. The Turing Foundation donates € 20,000 to the easily accessible activities that are part of the Amsterdam Cello Biennale 2008, such as "Bach and Breakfast" and the Take Five concerts. see also: Amsterdamse Cello Biënnale: other projects Amsterdamse Cello Biënnale, Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ
	Noorderkerk Concerts: Marketplace for Music 2008 The Noorderkerk Concerts Foundation wants to reach a new and varied audience with short, easily accessible concerts of high quality, given in an informal atmosphere. Each year the foundation organises a series of 30 to 35 concerts in the Noorderkerk, located at the Noordermarkt, in the heart of the Amsterdam Jordaan area. Each Saturday, directly after the organic market, NKC plays contemporary or classical music at this location. The Turing Foundation contributes € 25,000 to this initiative in 2008. Noorderkerk Concerts: Marketplace for Music 2008
	*Rossini's Opera Il Turco In Italia, Nederlands Blazers Ensemble* The Nederlands Blazers Ensemble (NBE) has created a 'new' opera genre - the chamber opera - suitable to be performed at multiple types of locations and with well-accessible music for starting or younger visitors of opera. In the fall of 2008 the ensemble will perform Rossini's Il Turco in Italia, adapted into a chamber opera. The Turing Foundation contributes € 20,000 to this series of concerts. Chamber Opera 'Il Turco In Italia' by the NBE
	Delft Chamber Music Festival 2008 The Delft Chamber Music Festival has been organising performances of chamber music in the summer months for over 20 years. Every year, around 6,000 music lovers from all over the Netherlands visit this festival in Museum 'De Prinsenhof' in Delft. The 2008 festival will be held from 1 to 10 August. With a onetime donation of € 20,000 the Turing Foundation contributes to a number of activities in order to interest more youth and a new audience in chamber music, with the expectation that these will be able to finance themselves in the years after. Examples are the free of charge lunch concerts and the cocktail concerts. Music Registrations of previous Delft Chamber Music Festivals
	Wouter van Bemmel "Persweeën" The Weerdruk Foundation will perform the composition "Persweeën" by Wouter van Bemmel during Open Monument Day on 14 September, 2008, in the Amsterdam Veem Theater. The sound of printing presses running and the Monotype pouring machine form the basis of this piece of music. The piece will also be performed during the final manifestation of Amsterdam Wereldboekenstad in April 2009. The Turing Foundation finances the performances of this piece of music on 14 September, 2008 with € 4,350. Wouter van Bemmel's 'Persweeën': piece of music for printing press and orchestra
	*Music Theatre "Ik en de Koningin", Max Tak* Orkest Max Tak produces the show Ik en de Koningin (Me and the Queen), based on the novel of the same name by poet and novelist Ted van Lieshout. In the show the orchestra plays the leading role; a total of 10 musicians, accompanied by singer Lottie Hellingman. The purpose of the show is to give children who have never before seen an orchestra perform live, and have no knowledge of classical music, a first introduction to music. The Turing Foundation contributes € 35,000 to the performances of Ik en de Koningin in 2008. "Ik en de Koningin" by the Max Tak Orchestra
	Main patronage of the Ricciotti Ensemble 2008 The Ricciotti Ensemble consists of 40 idealistic (conservatory) students who give 100 concerts a year for people who are unable to attend live performances of symphonic music. The orchestra plays at venues such as care homes, prisons, schools and asylum centres. The Turing Foundation will be the main sponsor of the Ricciotti Ensemble in 2007, 2008 and 2009 (€ 35,000 a year). see also: Turing Foundation hoofddonateur ricciotti Ricciotti Ensemble: other projects Ricciotti plays in a hospital
	Holland Festival 2008: La Pasion segun San Marcos The Holland Festival has been offering a sampling of impressive and spectacular artistic projects from all over the world since 1947: theatre, music, dance, opera and plastic arts. After the successful cooperation for 'Era La Notte' in 2007, the Turing Foundation has decided to be the main supporter of the closing performance of the 2008 Holland Festival again by donating € 50,000. 'La Pasión según San Marcos' will receive its Dutch premiere in the Carré Theatre of Amsterdam on 22 June 2008. The performance will be televised live on Nederland 2 by the NPS. International art critics have called 'La Pasión según San Marcos' the first masterpiece of the 21st century". In this swinging, large choral work, the Argentinean composer Golijov blends apparently incompatible styles from numerous cultures, from Western classical violin melodies to American gospel; from South-American new tango to Spanish flamenco. Parts of the text originate from the Gospel according to St Mark. see also: Holland Festival: other projects Holland Festival 2008: La Pasion segun San Marcos
	Free classical music in the Vondelpark 2008 On Thursday Summer nights, renowned music ensembles render free classical music in the Amsterdamse Vondelpark Openluchttheater. In June, July and August 2008, the programme features performances by the Netherlands Chamber Orchestra, the Ricciotti Ensemble, Amsterdam Sinfonietta and possibly the Nederlands Philharmonisch Orkest and the Atlas Ensemble. The Turing Foundation adopts these classical music evenings in 2008, 2009 and 2010 by donating € 20,000 per year. see also: Amsterdamse Vondelpark Openluchttheater: other projects Classical Music Evenings in the Vondelpark
	Matthew Passion translated/adapted by Jan Rot, 2008 Each year, the Residentie Bach Ensembles offer a varied concert programme of classical music, aiming to reach as many young people as possible without damaging the quality of the music. In 2006, their Matthew Passion, adapted and translated into Dutch, became a national hit. The Turing Foundation will be the main supporter of the performances of the adapted Dutch version of the Matthew Passion in both 2008 and 2009 (€ 20,000). see also: Residentie Bach Ensembles: other projects Residentie Bach Choir and Residentie Orchestra
	Family show of Gershwin's Porgy & Bess The Vrije Val Foundation, Frank Groofhof's production company, has during the years earned a good reputation with its opera arrangements, including Beethoven's Fidelio, Mozart's Idomeneo, Bizet's Carmen, Mozart's Don Giovanni, and Purcell's King Arthur. Groothof succeeds time and again in enthusing and exciting large groups of children in classical music. In his most recent production, Porgy & Bess by Gershwin, he will be assisted by musicians from the Concertgebouw Orchestra. A donation of € 17,000 by the Turing Foundation will enable children to enjoy this show in twelve extra locations all over the country in 2008. see also: Vrije Val: other projects Frank Groothof plays Porgy & Bess
	Concerts of the World Orchestra of Jeunesses Musicales The World Orchestra of Jeunesses Musicales consists of young musicians from 46 countries who play for a wide variety of audiences. The orchestra has the honour of bearing the title UNESCO Artist for Peace. Under the inspiring baton of the young Spanish conductor Josep Vincent, the World Orchestra will give four concerts in the Netherlands in January 2008, at venues such as the Kurhaus in Scheveningen and the Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ in Amsterdam. The Turing Foundation donates € 25,000 to these four concerts. World Orchestra of Jeunesses Musicales
	Main Supporter of the Community Concerts of the Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra, 2008-2010 'If people do not come to the orchestra, then the orchestra will come to the people.' That is the underlying thought of the extensive programme of activities GO!, launched by the Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra (NedPho) in 2005. NedPho GO! has as its purpose to make classical music more easily accessible to everyone and consists of least 30 concerts a year under the title 'Concerten in de Wijk' (Community Concerts). These concerts take place at unexpected venues for an audience that is - for various reasons - not used to visiting classical concerts. NedPho GO! can be found at the Westerpark, in rest homes, at community events, in hospitals and at festivals anywhere in Amsterdam. In 2008, 2009, 2010, the Turing Foundation is the main contributor to the NedPhO GO! Community Concerts (€ 20,000 a year). see also: Nederlands Philharmonisch Orkest: other projects NedPhO GO! Community Concerts
	Main patronage of the Ricciotti Ensemble 2007 The Ricciotti Ensemble consists of 40 idealistic (conservatory) students who give 100 concerts a year for people who are unable to attend live performances of symphonic music. The orchestra plays at venues such as care homes, prisons, schools and asylum centres. The Turing Foundation will be the main sponsor of the Ricciotti Ensemble in 2007, 2008 and 2009 (€ 35,000 a year). see also: Turing Foundation hoofddonateur ricciotti Ricciotti Ensemble: other projects Ricciotti plays for prisoners
	The 10th Grachtenfestival of Amsterdam The Grachtenfestival is a yearly music festival of national and international standing. Its main programme consists of performances of classical music in special locations in the historic town centre of Amsterdam and special concerts in regular concert halls of Amsterdam. During this jubilee year, more than 160 different concerts and accompanying activities will take place at 60 different venues. The festival is easily accessible: most concerts do not last longer than one hour, tickets are low-priced or free, and musicians provide information on the pieces they perform. The Turing Foundation donates € 20,000, not to individual concerts, but to the coordinating organisation of the Grachtenfestival, which makes it into much more than the sum of its parts. The Grachtenfestival Amsterdam
	Opera 'Khadish/Erwartung' The Studio Minailo Foundation - a group of young and idealistic musicians - produces a 'true contemporary opera' under the direction of Sjaron Minailo. It is an artistic whole, composed of Khadish by Annat Spiegel and Erwartung by Arnold Schönberg. The full evening's production combines live singing with video images and music recordings, trying to reverse the ageing of traditional opera audiences without undermining the rich opera tradition. In order to build new, younger audiences, the production will be staged expressly on festivals not related to opera, starting at the Theatre Festival/Amsterdam Fringe festival in September 2007. The Turing Foundation contributes € 15,000 to the Erwartung-part of the performances of the opera project. Opera Khadish
	Free classical music in the Vondelpark 2007 On eleven Thursday nights in June, July and August, free classical music concerts are played by renowned music ensembles at the Amsterdam Vondelpark Open Air Theatre. The Turing Foundation adopts the classical music evenings at the Amsterdam Vondelpark Open Air Theatre for € 20,000. see also: Amsterdamse Vondelpark Openluchttheater: other projects Classical music in the Amsterdam Vondelpark
	Bouw 'Classic Express' of the Princess Christina Concours The Princess Christina Competition aims to introduce classical music and jazz to young people. To this end, the organisation has developed the Classic Express : a truck driving through the Netherlands and stopping at as many primary schools as possible. In the truck, children can listen to live performances of classical music, which are made possible through the use of state-of-the-art techniques. In this way, the Princess Christina Contest plans to reach 40,000 children aged between 7 and 9 in the coming three years. The Turing Foundation makes a once-only donation of € 50,000 to the Classic Express. see also: Prinses Christina Concours: other projects Prinses Christina Concours Classic Express
	Holland Festival 2007: Era La Notte In 2007, the Holland Festival celebrates its 60th anniversary. Over the years the festival has gained a reputation of international top quality. During the 60th edition of the Holland Festival, soprano Anna Caterina Antonacci sings early Italian baroque music (Monteverdi, Strozzi and Giramo). This concert, entitled 'Era la Notte', can be heard on 20 and 21 June at the Amsterdam Muziektheater aan 't IJ. The Turing Foundation is the main sponsor of 'Era la Notte', donating € 20,000. see also: Holland Festival: other projects Era la notte
	Children's Concert of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra In October 2007, the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra gives three children's concerts. One of these is linked to an educational project which enables primary school children in Amsterdam who seldom or never get it touch with music through their parents to enjoy classical music. The Turing Foundation will pay for the total costs of these concerts in 2007 (€ 50,000). see also: Koninklijk Concertgebouworkest: other projects The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra plays 'Peter and the Wolf' for children
	25th anniversary of the Amsterdam Chamber Music Society , 2007 The Amsterdam Chamber Music Society is a chamber music ensemble with a changing line-up of international top musicians. Violinist Christiaan Bor is the founder and artistic manager of the group. In 2006 and 2007, the Amsterdam Chamber Music Society will organise extra activities for the occasion of its 25th anniversary. The Turing Foundation donates € 50,000 to these jubilee activities.
	The Atlas Ensemble 30 musicians from China, Central Asia, the Middle East and Europe are united in the Atlas Ensemble. This chamber orchestra brings together instruments which originate from a common 'ancestor', but which have through the ages and in Western and non-Western cultures developed in different ways. The combination yields an unheard sound world. The Turing Foundation contributes € 50,000 to the activities of the Atlas Ensemble in the Netherlands. The Atlas Ensemble brings together instruments from different cultures