The UBS Culture Foundation supports the preservation, research and mediation of Cultural Property in the fields of heritage conservation and archaeology. In particular, it is committed to the restoration of listed monuments of national and regional significance, as well as to research and mediation projects in Switzerland.
We support
Projects for the restoration and conservation of archaeological sites and listed historic buildings with public-facing use that are included in the «Swiss Inventory for the protection of cultural property with objects of national and regional importance». Contributions are directed to measures preserving the substance.
Projects to research and/or mediate scientific knowledge in the fields of archaeology and heritage conservation.
We do not support
Restoration of historic means of transport (railways, ships, etc.)
Renovation projects with a commercial purpose
Restoration of privately occupied residential buildings
New constructions and infrastructure projects
Organisations without a registered office in Switzerland, as well as individuals who neither hold Swiss citizenship nor reside in Switzerland
Projects in the context of education and advanced training
