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FondationOrbis Pictus

Projects

A record of every initiative supported by the Foundation since its establishment in May 2024.

The Fondation Orbis Pictus does not operate programmes directly. It supports established institutions and, on occasion, individual practitioners whose work serves the public good across our three pillars. The record below documents that support, organised by year and filterable by pillar and region.

Art & Culture

MMXXVI

2026

Art & CultureUnited KingdomApril 2026

English Touring Opera

UK

Opera.

Art & CultureFranceMarch 2026

Ars et Cultura

L'Oiseau de Paradis - Sarah Rouppert

France

Recording session in Paris.

Nederlandse Bachvereniging

Art & CultureNetherlandsMarch 2026

Nederlandse Bachvereniging

Netherlands

Adoption of two cantatas BWV 32 and BWV 35.

Sophie Gallagher1
Sophie Gallagher2

Art & CultureUnited KingdomMarch 2026

Ars et Cultura

Sophie Gallagher

UK

Bursary to musician.

Art & CultureUnited KingdomMarch 2026

Ars et Cultura

Beverly Brown - Paul Holberton Publishing

UK

Publishing of Mantegna book.

Musica Antica Rotherhithe

Art & CultureUnited KingdomMarch 2026

Ars et Cultura

Musica Antica (Oliver Doyle)

UK

Recording of album (2nd attempt after pmt in 2025 was returned by bank).

Art & CultureSwitzerlandMarch 2026

Ars et Cultura

Assoc. Le Sommeil, Margarita Slepakova

Switzerland

Margarita Slepakova, recording.

Art & CultureFranceMarch 2026

Fondation du Patrimoine

France

Restoration works at Basilica of Vezelay.

Harpsichord for Oriel College
Harpsichord For Oriel

Art & CultureUnited KingdomJanuary 2026

Ars et Cultura

Mario Del Grosso - Oriel College

Italy - UK

Harpsichord for Oriel College, Oxford.

Fiesole1
Fiesole2
Fiesole3

Art & CultureItalyJanuary 2026

Fondazione Scuola di Musica di Fiesole

Italy

Handel Music Festival 2026.

MMXXV

2025

Archdiocese of Sens

Art & CultureFranceNovember 2025

Association diocesaine de Sens

France

New altar for the basilica of Vezelay.

Vezelay

Art & CultureFranceNovember 2025

Fondation du Patrimoine

France

Restoration works at Basilica of Vezelay.

Il caso Giorgione

Art & CultureUnited KingdomNovember 2025

Ars et Cultura

Emma Mandley Translations

UK

Il Caso Giorgione, translation to English (50%).

Art & CultureUnited KingdomNovember 2025

The Matthiesen Foundation

UK

For donations to Academy of music, English national opera, Holland Park opera.

Sofia Tapetado1
Sofia Tapetado2
Sofia Tapetado3

Art & CultureSwitzerlandOctober 2025

Ars et Cultura

Sofía Egea Tapetado, cellist

Lugano, Switzerland

Musical studies.

Art & CultureSwitzerlandSeptember 2025

Ars et Cultura

Laurene Paterno, soprano

Switzerland

Bursary for musical studies.

Art & CultureUnited KingdomSeptember 2025

Ars et Cultura

Emma Mandley Translations

UK

Il Caso Giorgione, translation to English (50%).

Luba1

Art & CultureUnited KingdomSeptember 2025

Ars et Cultura

Liubov Ulybysheva

UK

recording sessions.

Artenetra

Art & CultureFranceApril 2025

Artenetra

France

Masterclass Anne Queffélec, Anjulie Chen.

Patrixbourne1
Patrixbourne2
Patrixbourne3
Patrixbourne4

Art & CultureUnited KingdomApril 2025

Bridge Group Parish PCC

Canterbury, UK

Restoration works at St Mary's Patrixbourne.

Masumi

Art & CultureUnited KingdomFebruary 2025

Ars et Cultura

Masumi Yamamoto

London, UK

Production of harpsichord CD.

Art & CultureSwitzerlandFebruary 2025

Ars et Cultura

Pedro Pablo Alvarez McNab

Basel, Switzerland

Bursary to musician.

Peter Humfrey

Art & CultureUnited KingdomFebruary 2025

Ars et Cultura

Peter Humfrey

UK

Publishing of book on Regency Collectors (pmt to Paul Holberton Publishing Ltd).

MMXXIV

2024

Art & CultureUnited KingdomAugust 2024

Royal Academy of Music

London, UK

Bicentenary Campaign.

Jenin Project
Jenin Project
Jenin Project

Art & CulturePalestineJuly 2024

The Children's Cultural Centre

Jenin, Palestine

Purchase of music instruments to Hora, Romania.

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