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Een plek waar kunst, onderzoek en dialoog samenkomen
De stichting H401 is een particuliere stichting gevestigd in de gebouwen aan de Herengracht van wijlen kunstenares Gisèle d’Ailly.
H401 is een plek waar onderzoek, kunst en dialoog samenkomen om het fenomeen mens, met al zijn/haar tegenstrijdigheden onderzoekend te omcirkelen. Daarbij staat de vraag centraal hoe we als maatschappij, organisaties en individuen met gelaagde verledens met het heden en de toekomst willen omgaan. Dit doen we als vanouds in samenwerking met partnerinstellingen uit binnen- en buitenland en met kunstenaars, denkers en wetenschappers. Naast academisch en artistiek is er ook performatief en participatief onderzoek waarbij residenties, tentoonstellingen, evenementen, denktanks en publicaties hand in hand gaan.
Tot voor kort werd de Herengracht 401 geassocieerd met een heroïsch verleden, waarbij het Kwade van buitenaf kwam. Gezien de recente opheldering over het misbruik dat in het verleden plaatsvond, blijkt het Goede en het Kwade de beide zijden van dezelfde medaille te zijn geweest. De stichting wil de weerslag dat dit universeel menselijke aspect heeft op huidige culturele, politieke en maatschappelijke realiteiten verder onderzoeken. Dit nieuwe onderzoeksterrein is relevant voor het tijdsgewricht waarin we leven, waarin zwart/wit denken en polarisatie de boventoon voeren. Het pand Herengracht 401 verbindt op die manier het verleden, heden en toekomst op een kritische manier met elkaar. De nieuwe naam, die vanaf 1 september 2019 is ingevoerd, doet recht aan de huidige activiteiten en de nieuwe betekenis die de gebouwen aan de Herengracht inmiddels hebben gekregen. Het huis als plek voor vrije geesten en het concept van gastvrijheid zijn onze motivatie.
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A place where art, research and dialogue come together
H401 is a private foundation located in the Herengracht building of late artist Gisèle d’Ailly.
It is a place where research, art and dialogue come together to investigate the human condition with all its contradictions. The central question is how we as a society, organizations and individuals with layered pasts want to deal with the present and the future. We do this in collaboration with local and international partner institutions, with artists, thinkers, scholars and scientists. Academic and artistic research at H401 goes hand in hand with performative and participatory research,- with residences, exhibitions, events, think tanks and publications.
Until recently, Herengracht 401 was associated with a heroic past, with evil coming from outside. In view of the recent insights in the abuse that took place in the past, it appears that good and evil have both been sides of the same coin. H401 wants to further investigate the impact that this universally human aspect has on current cultural, political and social realities. This new field of research is relevant to the era in which we live, in which black and white thinking and polarization predominate. The Herengracht 401 building thus connects the past, present and future in a critical way. The new name, introduced on 1 September 2019, does justice to the current activities and the new meaning that the building on the Herengracht has now acquired. The house as a place for free spirits and the concept of hospitality are our motivations..
H401 is a member of the following networks:
Culture Action Europe (CAE) is the only cross-sectoral network representing all sub-sectors in culture: from performing arts, literature, visual arts, design and cross-arts initiatives to community centres and more through over 210 members from more than 30 countries.
Community Arts Network (CAN): a global platform that aims to enable, engage and empower individuals, organisations and communities through arts and unlikely alliances to generate meaningful change and shape a humane future, together.
ICOM – ICMEMOHRI (International Committee of Memorial and Human Rights Museums) strives to build a responsible memory of the past and strengthen the cultural cooperation among the institutions adopting knowledge in the interest of peace. This ICOM branch commemorates victims of State, socially determined and ideologically motivated crimes. The institution involved is then often the historical sites where crimes were perpetrated or they are places chosen by the survivors for the commemoration.
ICOM – DEMHIST (Demeures Historiques – Historical Houses) devotes its attention to the conservation and management of house museums. In particular, it aims at developing standards for the conservation, restoration and security of house museums and at the same time it strives to foster communication between professionals and visitors of the house museums.
International Coalition of Sites of Conscience (ICSC): a global network of historic sites, museums, and memorials dedicated to promoting and protecting human rights and transnational justice across the world.
Kunsten ’92: the interest group for the entire cultural and creative sector composed of more than 440 members from all disciplines, from the arts to new media, design, museums and monuments, and from makers to organisations. Their goal is to strengthen the social and political climate for culture in the Netherlands
Perform Europe: funding scheme for the European performing arts sector which facilitates international networking and supports inclusive, diverse, and green touring projects across the 40 Creative Europe countries.
WO2Net: a knowledge and innovation centre sharing stories of the Second World War and its relevance for the present. It aims to connect these stories to a wide audience and communicate with policymakers about the underdeveloped themes and how to reach diverse layers of society.
More about the ambiguous history of the place:
- the documentay film Herengracht 401
- the Biography of Gisèle
- the Report of the Commission Bauduin
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Organisational structure
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Team
Michael Defuster (senior advisor), Frans Damman (general manager), Lars Ebert (specialist EU programme), Sally Mometti (administration) and Micol Manunta (project coordinator)
Supervisory Board (unpaid)
Jan Rozenbroek (chair), Erik Somers, Romy Roelofsen
Stichting Herengracht 401 (H401) is recognised by the Dutch Belastingdienst as a so-called Culturele ANBI, this means a “Culturele Algemeen Nut Beogende Instelling”, a non-profit organisation that serves a cultural public purpose.
What this means, you can find here: Culturele ANBI (belastingdienst.nl). There you also find your tax benefits of being a donor for a Culturele ANBI.
▪ RSIN: 857448948, Chamber of Commerce (KvK-nummer): 68449313
▪ IBAN: NL55RABO0322854253 attn. Stichting Herengracht 401.
▪For our annual 2024 report, click here. For our previous annual year reports, click here.
Stichting H401 follows the principles of the Governance Code
Culture, based on the Supervisory Board (model-raad-van-toezicht, 2019). Including, a.o.: the foundation realises its social objective by cultural creating, transferring and/or preserving cultural value. Directors and supervisors are aware of their own roles and the mutual division of tasks, responsibilities and powers and act accordingly. The supervisory board performs its supervisory, advisory and employer role in a professional and independent manner. The supervisory board is responsible for its composition and thereby guarantees expertise, diversity and independence. The members of the Supervisory Board perform their duties unpaid.
H401 operates according to a Policy Plan, Beleidsplan H401- 2024 2027
H401 heeft een vertrouwenspersoon aangesteld. Lees hier meer.
3D view of the last studio of Gisèle before it was archived:
Atelier van Gisele d’Ailly van Waterschoot van der Gracht – 22 oktober 2015 (ariederuiter.nl)
Privacy verklaring stichting H401 / Erfgoedstichting Huis van Gisèle