Gottfried Keller Foundation
Arts foundation in Winterthur, Switzerland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Gottfried Keller-Stiftung (Gottfried Keller Foundation, French: la fondation Gottfried-Keller), commonly abbreviated to GKS, is an arts foundation focused on cultural heritage of Switzerland. It was named by its founder Lydia Welti-Escher (1858–1891) after the Swiss national poet Gottfried Keller (1819–1891).
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Founded | 1890 |
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Founder | Lydia Welti-Escher |
Focus | arts and cultural heritage of Switzerland |
Location | |
Origins | legacy of Lydia Welti-Escher |
Area served | Switzerland |
Owner | Switzerland, administrated by the federal Bundesamt für Kultur (BAK) |
Key people | Lydia Welti-Escher |
Website | Bundesmuseen: Gottfried Keller-Stiftung (BSK) (in German and French) |
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