Manor Cultural Prize (; ) is a Swiss fine arts prize awarded every two years by the
Manor (department store)
Manor AG is a Swiss department store chain with its headquarters in Basel. It is owned by Maus Frères of Geneva, and is Switzerland’s largest department-store chain. It generated total sales of CHF 3 billion in 2013. Manor has been a member ...
alongside art museums in 12 Swiss cities, which was founded in 1982 in
Lucerne
Lucerne ( , ; High Alemannic German, High Alemannic: ''Lozärn'') or Luzern ()Other languages: gsw, Lozärn, label=Lucerne German; it, Lucerna ; rm, Lucerna . is a city in central Switzerland, in the Languages of Switzerland, German-speaking po ...
.
The goal is to promote emerging artists under the age of 40.
About
Manor Cultural Prize was founded in 1982 by Philippe Nordmann.
The award includes a cash prize (roughly 15,000
Swiss francs
The Swiss franc is the currency and legal tender of Switzerland and Liechtenstein. It is also legal tender in the Italian exclave of Campione d'Italia which is surrounded by Swiss territory. The Swiss National Bank (SNB) issues banknotes and the f ...
), the acquisition of art for their museum art collection, an exhibition and published exhibition catalogue.
Awardees
This is a select list of the Manor Cultural Prize awardees, organized by location and date. The first award was given in Lucerne in 1982.
Canton of Aargau
Canton of Basel
Canton of Bern
Canton of Geneva
Canton of Graubünden
Canton of Lucerne
Canton of Schaffhausen
Canton of St. Gallen
Canton of Ticino
Canton of Valais
Canton of Vaud
Canton of Zurich
Notes
References
External links
Official website
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Swiss awards
Awards established in 1982