Zone d'identification
Type of entity
Collectivité
Forme autorisée du nom
Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation
forme(s) parallèle(s) du nom
- Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Autre(s) forme(s) du nom
Identifiers for corporate bodies
Description area
Dates d’existence
1956 -
Historique
The Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation (Portuguese: Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian) is a Portuguese institution dedicated to the promotion of the arts, philanthropy, science, and education. One of the wealthiest charitable foundations in the world, the Gulbenkian Foundation was founded on 18 July 1956 according to the last will and testament of Calouste Sarkis Gulbenkian, a Portugal-based oil magnate who bequeathed his assets to the country in the form of a foundation.