Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation

Summary

Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation is a foundation^[1]. It ranks in the top 10% of foundation entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (89 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation's field of work was art patronage^[3].
• Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation's field of work was science^[4].
• Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation's field of work was philanthropy^[5].
• Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation's field of work was education^[6].
• Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation received the Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of Portugal^[7].
• Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation received the Honorary Member of the Order of Prince Henry^[8].
• Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation received the Honorary Member of the Order of Liberty^[9].
• Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation received the Honorary Member of the Military Order of Saint James of the Sword^[10].
• Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation received the Prémio Arco-íris^[11].
• Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation was a member of European Bureau of Library, Information and Documentation Associations^[12].
• Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation is located in Lisbon^[13].
• Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation is in the country of Portugal^[14].
• Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation's image is recorded as Fundacao Calouste Gulbenkian Lisboa.JPG^[15].
• Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation's instance of is recorded as foundation^[16].
• Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation's instance of is recorded as educational organization^[17].
• Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation's instance of is recorded as organization^[18].
• Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation's founder is recorded as Calouste Gulbenkian^[19].
• Calouste Gulbenkian is named after Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation^[20].
• Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation's logo image is recorded as FundacaoCalousteGulbenkian.jpg^[21].
• Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation's headquarters location is recorded as Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation headquarters^[22].
• Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation's ISNI is recorded as 0000000107105268^[23].
• Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation's ISNI is recorded as 0000000122867033^[24].
• Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 133186925^[25].
• Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation's GND ID is recorded as 1003185-6^[26].
• Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n80067089^[27].

Body

Founding

Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation's founder is recorded as Calouste Gulbenkian^[19]. +1956-07-18T00:00:00Z marks the founding of it^[28].

Operations

Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation's headquarters location is recorded as it headquarters^[22]. Subsidiaries include Calouste Gulbenkian Museum^[29], a museum building^[30], in Portugal^[31], founded in 1969^[32], headquartered in Lisbon^[33]; Calouste Gulbenkian Art Library^[34], a library^[35], in Portugal^[36]; and Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation UK Branch^[37], a foundation^[38], in United Kingdom^[39], founded in 1956^[40], headquartered in Hoxton Square^[41].

Industry

Fields of work include art patronage^[3], an activity^[42]; science^[4], an academic discipline^[43]; philanthropy^[5], an activity^[44]; and education^[6], a branch of science^[45].

Recognition

Awards received include Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of Portugal^[7], a grade of an order^[46], in Portugal^[47]; Honorary Member of the Order of Prince Henry^[8]; Honorary Member of the Order of Liberty^[9], a grade of an order^[48], in Portugal^[49]; Honorary Member of the Military Order of Saint James of the Sword^[10]; and Prémio Arco-íris^[11], an award^[50], in Portugal^[51].

Why It Matters

Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation ranks in the top 10% of foundation entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (89 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[52] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[53]

FAQs

What awards did Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation receive?

Honors received include Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of Portugal^[7], Honorary Member of the Order of Prince Henry^[8], Honorary Member of the Order of Liberty^[9], and Honorary Member of the Military Order of Saint James of the Sword^[10].