European Centre for Art, Culture and Science

Introduction

Felix Meritis is an independent European centre for art, culture and science and a national and international meeting place in Amsterdam. 

We believe in (the need for) cultural diversity in Europe as an engine of progress and social cohesion. That is why we conduct a public European cultural dialogue with individuals in Amsterdam, the Netherlands and further afield and take part in national and international cultural networks.

Through deeper understanding and dialogue with different groups in the Netherlands and abroad, we strengthen the insight into and understanding of the European process of cultural unification among citizens of Amsterdam and the Netherlands.

The motto of Felix Meritis is Connecting Cultures. Felix Meritis has initiated many international projects, such as Gulliver, Gulliver Connect, The People Network, Essay International, The Amsterdam-Maastricht Summer University and the Network of Centres for European Culture and Debate (NCECD).

Felix Meritis cooperates with such partners as The Caucasus Foundation (Tbilisi), Cultural Front (Beograd), Kuhnya (Novosibirsk), KulturKontakt (Vienna), Red House (Sofia) and the Berlin Conference for European Cultural Policy (through A Soul for Europe), European House for Cultures (Brussels), SICA, the Month of Philosophy Foundation, and the Globalisation Lecture Foundation.
In this way Felix Meritis ensures that the Dutch cultural and artistic sector is visible all over Europe.

Alliances

Amsterdam Maastricht Summer University (http://www.amsu.edu/) organises interdisciplinary summer courses for young professionals from all over the world in the arts and sciences.

A Soul for Europe in collaboration with Berlin Konferenz für Europäische Kulturpolitik (http://www.berlinerkonferenz.eu/) strengthens the European process of cultural unification by entering into alliances with individuals and a number of organisations in Europe.

Gulliver Connect (http://www.gulliverconnect.org/) in collaboration with Kulturkontakt (Vienna) coordinates exchanges and hands-on training for young artists in Europe.

Dare2Connect (http://www.dare2connect.nl/) is a platform for meeting, presentation and debate on international cultural activities and cultural policy in collaboration with SICA, the signpost in the international cultural traffic.

Partners outside the Netherlands
Caucasus Foundation (Tbilisi)
Cultural Front (Beograd)
European Cultural Association (Istanbul)
European Festivals Association (Brussels)
Kulturkontakt (Vienna)
Kuhnya (Novosibirsk)
Red House for Culture and Debate (Sofia)
Sete Pes (Porto)
Stichting Zukunft Berlin

Partners
Amsterdam Dance Event (http://www.amsterdam-dance-event.nl/)
DOD Branch Organisation for Dance (http://www.dod.nl/)
Forum voor Europese Cultuur (http://www.forumeuropesecultuur.nl/)
Grachtenfestival (http://www.grachtenfestival.nl/)
Het Toneel Speelt (http://www.hettoneelspeelt.nl/)
Stichting Globaliseringslezing (http://www.globaliseringslezing.nl/)
Stichting Kamermuziek Amsterdam (http://www.kamconcerten.nl/)
Stichting Maand van de Filosofie (http://www.maandvandefilosofie.nl/)
Stichting Nacht van het Debat (http://www.nachtvanhetdebat.nl/)
Vereniging van Nederlandse Debatcentra (http://www.debatcentra.nl/)

Sponsors