Immovable Heritage
Safeguarding and promoting our architectural heritage.
Buildings, estates, churches and castles, to name but some; as part of the collective memory and identity of a place and its inhabitants, our architectural heritage forms part of our daily lives. The King Baudouin Foundation and the Funds it manages rally to save monuments, sites and architectural collections in Belgium and abroad. We are open to owners’ requests and needs and work with a range of people on the ground. The expertise and networks we have developed over the years enable us to react quickly and in a targeted manner.
Our activities
- we develop and facilitate projects for the restoration of elements of our architectural heritage
- and we facilitate donor philanthropy.
Architectural heritage is part of the programme Heritage and culture
More information on heritage-kbf.be
Calls for projects
SofinaBoël Fund: Young artisans in heritage trades - Call for projects 2024
Advanced training grants for talented young artisans in heritage trades.
OngoingGrantees
Restoration of grape greenhouse and reopening to the public
The grapevine greenhouse is an exceptional 18th-century monument, located at the back of the historic park garden of Beaucarne House. Built in the second half of the 18th century…
Conservamus
Renovation of music campus Royal Conservatory of Brussels.
Quartier des Arts
Study of the state of the slopes around the Palace of Justice in collaboration with the City of Brussels and the Regie der Gebouwen [Public Buildings Administration].
Funds and philanthropic tools
Jean-Pierre Thibault (Fund)
Support for social and economic development projects for the people of Katanga (DRC). The Fund also assists in the conservation of Brussels' heritage.
Liège - ASBL Liège Greeters (Project Account)
Creation of a 3D model of the 3rd Arches Bridge in Liège, built in 1850, followed by the setting up of a permanent exhibition.
Reconstruction of the Notre Dame de Paris Cathedral (Project account)
Reconstruction of the Notre Dame de Paris Cathedral, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, following the fire on 15 April 2019.