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SIGRID SCHERER Project manager at the BHF BANK Stiftung foundation

Since it was founded in 1999, the charitable

foundation in Germany has initiated numerous

innovative projects with a socio-political

background in the spheres of art, society

and science. Its aim is to create open spaces

for dialogue and to seek new approaches

to safeguard the future of our society.

The foundation supports around ten model

projects on a regular basis.

Its involvement with the Frankfurt Forum for

Interdisciplinary Ageing Research (FFIA) between

2014 and 2019 led to the establishment of a new

multidisciplinary research structure. The Forum

is thus advancing research in an integrated

manner with the aim of improving the living

conditions of older people.

Since 2001, the foundation has supported the

Frankfurter Positionen interdisciplinary festival

for contemporary art, which takes place every

two years. In 2019, new works by international

In view of the ever-increasing challenges our society faces, it is our task to rethink existing models and bundle expertise. The endowment fund in France and the foundation in Germany serve to support our aims to build a fairer, more sustainable world in which there is greater solidarity.

CÉLINE VAN STEENBRUGGHE Head of Communication

artists as well as scientific lectures on the

guiding theme of boundaries of understanding

were presented in collaboration with leading

cultural institutions.

The UNART youth performance competition

gives young people aged from 14 to 20 the

opportunity to present their short multimedia

performances on renowned stages in Germany.

The project was nominated for the Deutscher

Engagementpreis (German engagement

award) in 2019.

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