Manifesta, the European Biennial of Contemporary Art, is initiated and supported by the International Foundation Manifesta (IFM). The International Foundation Manifesta, a non-profit organization with its office in Amsterdam, guarantees the independence, integrity and continuity of Manifesta by developing and maintaining a support structure for all the art professionals involved. It strives to:

• stimulate Manifesta’s European network as a medium for person-to-person contacts and stimulate the flow of information between all parties.
• ensure the continuity and maintenance of working contacts between previous, current and future host cities, as a crucial means of maintaining the credibility of the network
• ensure the efficient use of, and public access to, information gathered from successive editions of Manifesta
• develop an examplary information resource centre, in addition to servicing the various branches of Manifesta and promoting and stimulating the in-depth research into contemporary art processes
• ensure the smooth execution of each Manifesta edition and all related events coming under the umbrella of the IFM

The Board of the IFM is composed of experienced experts from the European art world. Basic tasks of the Board include the selection of each host city, advising on the choice of curators and control of the election procedure.

The present Board is composed as follows:
Henry Meyric Hughes, independent Curator and Adviser, London (President of the International Foundation Manifesta); Francesco Bonami, Head Curator at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago and one of the curators of Manifesta 3; Chris Dercon, Director of the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam; Kasper König, Director of the Museum Ludwig, Cologne; Hans-Ulrich Obrist, Head Curator at the Museé d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris and one of the curators of Manifesta 1; Barbara Vanderlinden, Director of Roomade, Brussels and one of the curators of Manifesta 2; Igor Zabel, Director of Manifesta 3 and Head Curator at the Museum of Modern Art, Ljubljana; Martin Fritz, General co-ordinator of Manifesta 4, Frankfurt/Main; Maaretta Jaukkuri, Head Curator at the Museum of Contemporary Art (KIASMA), Helsinki; Vasif Kortun, Director Proje4L at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Istanbul; Vicente Todoli, Director of the Museu de Arte Contemporânea, Porto.

International Foundation Manifesta
European Biennial of Contemporary Art
PO Box 71722
NL - 1008 DE Amsterdam
The Netherlands
Tel +31 (0) 20 6721435
Fax +31 (0) 20 4700073
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Hedwig Fijen
Secretary General IFM
hedwigfijen@manifesta.org

Marieke Van Hal
Assistant Secr. General
mariekevanhal@manifesta.org

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