Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation
Lisbon, Portugal
Set up in 1956 as a Portuguese foundation for all of humanity, designed to foster knowledge and improve the quality of life of people through the arts, charity, science and education. Established by the last will and testament of Calouste Sarkis Gulbenkian, the Foundation is endowed with a perpetual status and conducts its operations from its headquarters in Lisbon (Portugal) and its delegations in Paris (France) and London (United Kingdom).