Mapping Netherlands: Cultural Heritage - Funding

Mondriaan Fonds
Mondriaan Fund
Amsterdam
The Mondriaan Fund is the national cultural funding organization that focuses on visual arts and cultural heritage. The aim is to support innovation, and excellence by providing financial support to artists, art organizations and cultural heritage in The Netherlands, and promoting contemporary art from The Netherlands abroad. Furthermore, the fund plays an important role in the internationalization of the visual arts sector. It does this by providing possibilities and programs for networking and exchange within the field.

Nationaal Restauratiefonds
National Restoration Fund (website in Dutch)
Hoevelaken
The National Restoration Fund is an independent foundation which provides financial support to owners of monuments for the purpose of restoration and maintenance of these buildings. The Fund furthermore provides knowledge on the preservation of these monuments.

Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds
The Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds
Amsterdam
The Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds aims stimulating the preservation of nature, culture and education. It does this by providing grants to projects and individuals in the cultural sector. The Foundation is funded by menaces, donations and the national lottery, among others. With more than 240 Designated Funds, the Cultuurfonds is market leader in the Netherlands of these personalized 'field of interest' funds.

VSBfonds
VSBfonds (website in Dutch)
Utrecht
The VSB Fund supports performing arts, visual arts, heritage, film, photography and design by providing grants. Furthermore, the foundation stimulates education and research by providing scholarships for Dutch students seeking to study abroad.

Fonds 21
Fonds 21 (website in Dutch)
Utrecht
The fund provides financial support to innovative projects in the fields of performing arts, visual arts, literary arts, cultural heritage, architecture, film, photography and design. Furthermore, the Fund supports educational, scientific and interdisciplinary projects.