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WELCOME
The Turing Foundation was
founded
by Pieter Geelen and his wife Françoise,
using the wealth he acquired as co-founder of TomTom NV,
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Most recent projects: October 2024
 ART October 2024 'Nieuw Parijs: van Monet tot Morisot', Kunstmuseum Den Haag, 2025 The Kunstmuseum Den Haag is organising the exhibition New Paris: From Monet to Morisot. It focuses on the Impressionists' depictions of Paris during a transformative era for both modern art and the city itself. Central to the exhibition are three unique cityscapes by Claude Monet, painted in... more ART October 2024 'Meester I.S. - Mysterieuze tijdgenoot van Rembrandt', Museum de Lakenhal, Leiden, 2025-2026 For the first time in history, the haunting and melancholic works of seventeenth-century artist Master I.S. are being brought together in an exhibition at Museum De Lakenhal. Surrounded by mystery, the Master has not been well researched before. Visitors are invited... more ART October 2024 Raad van de Raaf. Een doe-tentoonstelling voor klimaathelden. Wereldmuseum Amsterdam, 2024-2029 The Wereldmuseum is organising a new long-term exhibition as part of Wereldmuseum Junior. The Council of the Raven is a "hands-on exhibition for climate heroes," aiming to engage 180,000 children and families in the coming five-and-a-half years. Addressing the... more ART October 2024 Posters for the Planet in ARTIS, Design Museum Den Bosch, Rijksmuseum Twenthe, Wereldmuseum Amsterdam en Bonnefanten Maastricht, 2024-2025  Our apologies, the text for this project has not yet been translated into English ... more NATURE October 2024 Investigation into the Illegal Shark Fin Trade, 2024-2026 The Wildlife Justice Commission's mission is to disrupt and help dismantle the transnational criminal networks that trade in wildlife, timber and fish. They do this by gathering evidence and to use the collected materials to enforce governments to take more responsibility.
This project specifically... more NATURE October 2024 Protection of the Dogger Bank, the Netherlands, 2024-2026 Blue Marine Foundation is established in 2010 with the objective to protect and restore marine life. The organization was founded by the team that created the award-winning book and documentary "The End of the Line', a story that showed the damage that is caused due to overfishing marine... more LEPROSY October 2024 Extra clofazimine for MB cases at high risk of ENL reactions, 2024-2027 Erythema Nodosum Leprosum (ENL) is a serious and very painful leprosy complication. The disease can be treated with the drug clofazimine. This research project aims to evaluate whether treating leprosy patients with extra clofazimin reduces the severity and frequency of ENL and whether it... more LEPROSY October 2024 MetLep Trial: Metformin as adjunct therapy for MB leprosy, 2024 Metformin is a cheap and safe medicine which has been used to treat diabetes for a long time. Research into tuberculosis patients, which is caused by a bacterium similar to leprosy, has demonstrated that metformin has a beneficial effect on the immune system. The IOCRL (Universities of Indonesia... more NATURE October 2024 Conserving the forest ecosystem of Wologizi-Wonegizi, Liberia, 2024-2025 Two rainforests, Wologizi and Wonegizi in northern Liberia, are seriously threatened by poaching, mining and rapidly increasing agricultural activity. As local communities have few alternatives, there is increasing interest in commercial activities that will damage the rainforest... more NATURE October 2024 Industry agreement on the protein transition, the Netherlands, 2024 Questionmark is an independent thinktank. Their mission is to ensure our food environment supports a healthy,
sustainable, fair and animal-friendly food system. The aim of this project is to reduce the consumption of animal protein
by making industry agreements with Dutch supermarkets. The... more NATURE October 2024 Green Desert Initiative phase II, Mali, 2024-2025 This is the Turing Foundation's second donation towards the Green Desert Initiative of Partners Pays-Dogon. The first projects supported by Turing were focused on countering environmental degradation: planting trees, planting Euphorbia on dunes to stabilise them, preventing erosion using dams made of sandbags,... more | ||||||||||||
Turing-supported projects you can visit in December and January:
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Raad van de Raaf. Een doe-tentoonstelling voor klimaathelden. Wereldmuseum Amsterdam, 2024-2029 The Wereldmuseum is organising a new long-term exhibition as part of Wereldmuseum... more |  doorlopend |
Posters for the Planet in ARTIS, Design Museum Den Bosch, Rijksmuseum Twenthe, Wereldmuseum Amsterdam en Bonnefanten Maastricht, 2024-2025 Our apologies, the text for this project has not yet been translated into English ... more
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'The Call of the O'o: Nature Under Pressure,' Allard Pierson Museum, Amsterdam, 2024-2025 The Allard Pierson Museum is organising the heritage event 'The Call of the O'o: Nature... more |  vanaf 30 nov |
'How Van Gogh Came to Groningen,' Groninger Museum, Groningen, 2024-2025 The Groninger Museum is presenting the exhibition 'How Van Gogh Came to Groningen,' which tells the story of... more |
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'Marianne von Werefkin, Pioneer of Expressionism,' Museum De Fundatie, Zwolle, 2024-2025 Marianne von Werefkin is one of the most important representatives of expressionism. Yet she... more |  doorlopend |
Joan Miró - Sculptures, Museum Beelden aan Zee, The Hague, 2024-2025 Joan Miró (1893-1983) is one of the founders of surrealism, whose colourful, playful and experimental artworks... more |
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Dutch National Opera and Ballet, Bus transport to school matinees, 2024-2025 The mission of the Dutch National Opera & Ballet (NOB) is for everyone to experience the magic of opera... more |  doorlopend |
'Welcome to the Orchestra - the premier league!, education for primary school and special needs schools, 2024-2026 Welcome to the Orchestra is the education program of the... more |
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Wallerant Vaillant Exhibition, Museum Van Loon, Amsterdam, 2024-2025 Museum Van Loon is organising an exhibition on the seventeenth-century artist Wallerant Vaillant (1623-1677).... more |  doorlopend |
'LIBERTÉ! Ary Scheffer (1795 - 1858) and French Romanticism' exhibition, Dordrechts Museum, 2024-2025 The Dordrechts Museum is organising 'LIBERTÉ! Ary Scheffer (1795-1858) and... more |
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Leonetto Cappiello Exhibition, Dutch Lithography Museum, Valkenswaard, 2024 The Dutch Lithography Museum is organising an exhibition about Leonetto Cappiello (1875 - 1942). He was... more |  doorlopend |
Museum Het Spinozahuis exhibition, Rijnsburg, 2024-2025 Museum Het Spinozahuis is using powerful, innovative means to appeal to a broad range of people: interested laypeople... more |
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The Deadly Sins, The Bonnefanten Museum, Maastricht, 2024-2025 The battle between good and evil, morality and immorality is a universal theme. Whether it concerns an inner struggle... more |  doorlopend |
Radical - Female Artists & Modernism 1910-1950, Museum Arnhem, 2024-2025 Radical - Female Artists & Modernism 1910-1950 celebrates the work of female artists who pushed boundaries... more |
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Maarten van Heemskerck, Frans Hals Museum, Stedelijk Museum Alkmaar, Teylers Museum, 2024-2025 Maarten van Heemskerck, famous in his own time and a pioneer in the art of the... more |  doorlopend |
Art on your Plate, dance and music in the classroom, 2024-2025 Since 2012 the Follow a Muse Foundation (FAM) has been producing and distributing online cultural education packages... more |
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In-school learning choir, Amsterdam, 2024-2025 Nieuw Vocaal Amsterdam (NVA) will start in May 2024 with in-school learning choirs in collaboration with the Leerorkest... more |  doorlopend |
'The Residents', music education for children aged eight to twelve, 2024-2025 The Residents is the Residentie Orkest's prime educational project for children aged between eight and... more |
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Het Leerorkest, 2024-2025 The Leerorkest (founded in 2005) wants to give as many children as possible the opportunity of discovering how much fun it is to play an instrument and... more | see the complete art calendar |
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