Alexander Onassis Foundation

The New York Cultural Center, once the seat of various Onassis companies

The Alexander Onassis Foundation is a private foundation that was established by Aristotle Onassis in memory of his son Alexander Onassis who died in an accident . The foundation was significantly expanded by his daughter Christina Onassis .

The foundation is administered by a committee of 15 people and has its legal seat in Liechtenstein . One area is economically active, the other oversees the charity projects. The foundation also awards various prizes, grants and finances projects and chairs in the areas of education, culture, health, religion, the environment and sport.

Awarded prizes (selection)

The foundation also awards the Onassis International Prizes, e.g. B. the Hestia Prize for the integration of foreigners. In 1980 the Prix d'Athene was awarded to Desmond Tutu .

Since 2010 the foundation's environmental prize has been awarded in Hamburg together with the Senate. The choice fell on Hamburg because the city has positioned itself as an environmental city and at the same time has a connection to Onassis. With 250,000 euros, it is one of the most highly endowed awards in the environmental protection sector.

Institutions

• The Alexander S. Onassis Public Benefit Foundation (USA) oversees projects in the USA and Canada. In New York it maintains the Alexander-Onassis cultural center ( Onassis Cultural Center (New York) ) and the Onassis Library for Hellenic and Roman Art in the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

• Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center (OCSC) in Athens

• In Athens, she maintains the Onassis Cultural Center ( Onassis Cultural Center ). The aim is to promote art in Greece and to promote Greek artists abroad. The areas include both fine and applied and performing arts. It is planned that full operation of this institution will begin in 2010. The building on Syngrou Avenue was designed by Architecture Studio . Various exhibition and theater rooms as well as a sound studio are housed.

Web links

• Official website (en, gr)
• Onassis Foundation USA
• Onassis Cultural Center Athens, engl.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ A Touch of Aristotle Onassis in the City. on: Abendblatt.de , November 8, 2010.