The Kiefer Hablitzel Foundation was founded in 1946 by Charles and Mathilde Kiefer-Hablitzel. As industrialists in Brazil, the couple had accrued both great prestige and a vast fortune. In the 1930s, they returned to Switzerland, taking up residence in Dreilinden castle near Luzern. During their lifetimes, they were already generous patrons of the arts. In close cooperation with the Swiss federal government, the couple, who had remained childless, decided to use the lion’s share of their fortune to establish a foundation. Thus, the “Kiefer Hablitzel Foundation” was created, the proceeds of which are mostly distributed to documented institutions. Part of the foundation’s funds are awarded to young artists and musicians in yearly competitions.
According to its bylaws, the foundation is bound to this purpose. It may not support any other projects and cannot consider requests for stipends and grants.
The foundation is supervised by the Eidgenössische Stiftungsaufsicht.
The Foundation rejects all forms of harassment and discrimination in the working environment and expects the same from external stakeholders, applicants, award winners and partner institutions.
The board of the Kiefer Hablitzel Foundation consists of representatives of Switzerland’s public and artistic life.
Members of the board
- Prof. Dr Regula Rapp, President of the Foundation Board, Rector of the Barenboim-Said Academy, Berlin
- Claire Hoffmann, President of the Jury for the Kiefer Hablitzel │Göhner Art Prize, Curator at the Centre culturel suisse, Paris
- Yvonne Stadler, Lawyer, Bern
- Prof. Tobias Schabenberger, Chair of the Jury for the Kiefer Hablitzel │Göhner Music Prize, Pianist, Basel
- Prof. Dr Peter J. Schneemann, Director of the Institute of Art History, University of Bern
Sekretary
Yvonne Stadler, Lawyer, Bern
Sekretary
Kiefer Hablitzel Stiftung
Karin Minger
c/o Martin Müller
Krneta Advokatur Notariat
Münzgraben 6, PF
CH-3001 Bern
Tel. +41 31 326 27 37
Mobile +41 78 670 64 32
office@kieferhablitzel.ch