What We Do
Commissions
The Foundation consists of five commissions that operate in key areas to promote the mission of the Foundation with amplified emphasis on social and cultural initiatives
Programmatic initiatives, dialogue of civilisations, drawing inspiration from the Shiraz Festival of the Arts which was a trendsetter programme for similar events around the world.
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Performing Arts
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Arts and Ideas
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Residencies
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Exhibitions | Mobiles | Pop-ups
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Publications
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Artist Collaborations
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Award for Excellence in Arts and Culture
Culture and Arts
More than showcasing artifacts, the ambition is to connect resources and resource centres all over the world for researchers and curators to draw from
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Rotating exhibits to explore through storytelling the richness of Persian history, culture, society and movement
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Events and active series of public programmes to bring people together by providing a forum for public gatherings to hear about and be introduced to other cultures and people
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Digital Archives and Stacks
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Private and Public Library
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The Foundation Collection
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Expert Voices and Reflections
Museum and Library
To promote the understanding of history, culture, science and nature
To promote empirical learning and knowledge as basis for decision making and looking to the future
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Research and Education
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Fellowships and Internships
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Visiting Scholars and Scholars Research Programme
To engage with local community and wider society
To build bridges and create opportunities of integration
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Community Engagement and External Activities
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Development
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Programmatic Initiatives
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Institutional Partnerships
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Coalition Building
Academia and Science
Community and Citizenship
Living and Giving
Issue driven forward thinking for the world today and future including social and economic challenges, environment and sustainability, technology disruption and trends
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Leading from the front
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Spreading solutions that work
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Government innovation
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Cities and Sustainability
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Advocacy
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Sportsmanship and Sports Without Borders
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The Foundation Merit Structure
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Recognising service, impact, moral courage, and excellence
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