Worries about Belgian heritage / Zorgen om het Belgische erfgoed / Du souci pour le patrimoine belge / Sorgen um das belgische Erbe
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Herbert Kellman
11 years ago
As a former BAEF Fellow (1959-61), I urge the Belgian government to increase the funding of such federal institutions as the Royal Library, the Royal Archives, and the Royal Museums. These are in the forefront of making Belgium a major player in international cultural initiatives, and for the government to reduce their funds even further than it has already done, is the equivalent of shooting itself in the foot.
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Camilo Erlichman
11 years ago
Institutions such as CEGESOMA have a record of producing excellent scholarship and providing first-class research facilities. They are rightly recognised as world-class by scholars around the world. The proposed budgetary cuts will severely damage scholarly research into aspects crucial to Belgian and European history and limit the role of history within broader Belgian society. Given the global reputation of these institutions, it would also be a matter of great international embarrassment for the Belgian state if it were to reduce their activities drastically.
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L. Bouke van der Meer
11 years ago
budget cuts dammage the scientific and public role of most important Belgian institutions
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vandervelde vandervelde-arend
11 years ago
tout mon soutien
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Cristina Corsi
11 years ago
The Academia Belgica in Rome is a reference institutions for those that work and live in Rome
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Paul Prieckaerts
11 years ago
Moeten de Belgen binnenkort naar Parijs of Den Haag om hun eigen cultureel erfgoed te bestuderen?
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Lucilla de Lachenal
11 years ago
i tagli non devono colpire la cultura
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Gert-Jan Van de Voorde
11 years ago
Since this government doesn't seriously consider our future, why expect it to seriously consider our past?
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Katalin Szende
11 years ago
Money "saved" in this way would be the biggest waste.
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Ann Eljenholm Nichols
11 years ago
Yours are among the greatest collections of medieval manuscripts.
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Elizabeth J. Shepherd
11 years ago
Let Belgian (and worldwide) cultural heritage live!
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Stephan Steingraeber
11 years ago
The end of culture is the suicide of a country !
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Dr Matthew Champion
11 years ago
These precious cultural institutions must be properly funded. They give so much to visitors to Belgium, both scholars and tourists.
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Simonetta Conti
11 years ago
Le istituzioni culturali non possono scomparire solo perchè alcuni "signori" che si occupano solo di finanza decretano leggi assurde
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NASTA Mihail
11 years ago
It is urgent to overcome! Sursum corda !!
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Dieter Mertens
11 years ago
I've always appreciated the great contribution of Belgian colleagues in the Belgian Accademy in Rome to research and preserveation of cultural heritage in Italy.
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Michael I. Allen
11 years ago
The Royal Library is home to a huge collection of manuscripts. We need continuing good access, and improvements if possible. The Library is not a huge burden: every effort should be made to secure its accessibility for the future.
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Alessandro Vanzetti
11 years ago
Culture fights crisis, money is necessary for culture, money spent in culture is fighting the crisis !
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Dan-Tudor Ionescu
11 years ago
No money for culture, science, and books, means no future
As a former BAEF Fellow (1959-61), I urge the Belgian government to increase the funding of such federal institutions as the Royal Library, the Royal Archives, and the Royal Museums. These are in the forefront of making Belgium a major player in international cultural initiatives, and for the government to reduce their funds even further than it has already done, is the equivalent of shooting itself in the foot.
Institutions such as CEGESOMA have a record of producing excellent scholarship and providing first-class research facilities. They are rightly recognised as world-class by scholars around the world. The proposed budgetary cuts will severely damage scholarly research into aspects crucial to Belgian and European history and limit the role of history within broader Belgian society. Given the global reputation of these institutions, it would also be a matter of great international embarrassment for the Belgian state if it were to reduce their activities drastically.
budget cuts dammage the scientific and public role of most important Belgian institutions
tout mon soutien
The Academia Belgica in Rome is a reference institutions for those that work and live in Rome
Moeten de Belgen binnenkort naar Parijs of Den Haag om hun eigen cultureel erfgoed te bestuderen?
i tagli non devono colpire la cultura
Since this government doesn't seriously consider our future, why expect it to seriously consider our past?
Money "saved" in this way would be the biggest waste.
Yours are among the greatest collections of medieval manuscripts.
Let Belgian (and worldwide) cultural heritage live!
The end of culture is the suicide of a country !
These precious cultural institutions must be properly funded. They give so much to visitors to Belgium, both scholars and tourists.
Le istituzioni culturali non possono scomparire solo perchè alcuni "signori" che si occupano solo di finanza decretano leggi assurde
It is urgent to overcome! Sursum corda !!
I've always appreciated the great contribution of Belgian colleagues in the Belgian Accademy in Rome to research and preserveation of cultural heritage in Italy.
The Royal Library is home to a huge collection of manuscripts. We need continuing good access, and improvements if possible. The Library is not a huge burden: every effort should be made to secure its accessibility for the future.
Culture fights crisis, money is necessary for culture, money spent in culture is fighting the crisis !
No money for culture, science, and books, means no future
no!