The Maecenas-Ehrung is a distinction awarded by the German ''Arbeitskreis selbständiger Kultur-Institute'', AsKI. (engl.: Association of Independent Cultural Institutions). The distinction is awarded biennially to personalities that have significantly promoted art and culture in Germany. An independent jury selects the laureates.
With the Maecenas distinction the AsKI honors privately financed promotion of culture. It is to communicate the results of and to encourage for new patronage. Part of the Maecenas-Ehrung is the presentation of a piece of art or adequate honorable gift, since 2003 a bronze sculpture of the artist
Manfred Sihle-Wissel
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The AsKI has been founded in 1967 as an association of today 35 nationally and internationally renowned independent cultural and research institutions. With valuable collections they particularly represent the quality and variety of German culture.
Laureates
* 2009 - Anette und Udo Brandhorst
* 2007 – Berthold Leibinger
* 2005 – Prince Michael von Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach
* 2003 – Günter Braun
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* Gunter rig, a type of rig used in sailing, especially in small boats
* Gunter Annex, Alabama, a United States Air Force installation
* Gunter, Texas, city in the United States
People
Surname
* Chris Gunter ...
and Waldtraut Braun
* 2001 – Udo van Meeteren
* 1999 – Clara Freifrau von Arnim
Clara may refer to:
Organizations
* CLARA, Latin American academic computer network organization
* Clara.Net, a European ISP
* Consolidated Land and Rail Australia, a property development consortium
People
* Clara (given name), a feminine giv ...
and Wolf-Dietrich Speck von Sternburg
* 1997 – Paul Sacher
* 1995 – Henri Nannen
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* 1993 – Marion Ermer Marion may refer to:
People
*Marion (given name)
*Marion (surname)
*Marion Silva Fernandes, Brazilian footballer known simply as "Marion"
* Marion (singer), Filipino singer-songwriter and pianist Marion Aunor (born 1992)
Places Antarctica
* Mar ...
* 1991 – Alfred C. Toepfer
* 1989 – Arend Oetker Arend may refer to:
* ''Arend'' (locomotive), one of the two first steam locomotives in the Netherlands
*Arend, Iran, a village
*Arendsee (lake) or Lake Arend, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
* 50P/Arend or Comet Arend, a periodic comet
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See also
* List of awards for contributions to culture
* Gaius Maecenas, Roman advisor and eponym of the Maecenas distinction
References
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External links
Maecenas-Ehrung des AsKI e. V.
(in German)
Awards established in 1989
Awards for contributions to culture
Gaius Maecenas