Initiators & Partners

Manifesta 16 Ruhr is made possible by the support of our partners. The biennial collaborates with institutions, associations and organisations that share its vision, working to engage diverse audiences in the Ruhr Area and throughout Europe.

Every Manifesta biennial is supported by a wide range of international funds and foundations, many of which the International Foundation Manifesta has been collaborating with from decades. The support, commitment, and trust of these funding bodies for consecutive biennial editions are essential for us to continue developing innovative socio-cultural projects, capable of reaching large international audiences while at the same time retaining an independent, critical position to promote the unexpected in Europe’s changing cultural landscape.

The realisation of Manifesta 16 Ruhr is made possible through the generous support of various entities, including the International Foundation Manifesta (IFM), the Regionalverband Ruhr (RVR), and the Ministry of Culture and Science of the State of North-Rhine-Westphalia as its Initiating Partners.

We extend our gratitude to our Funding Partners for their generous support of this project: the RAG-Stiftung, the E.ON Stiftung, the Kunststiftung NRW, the Brost-Stiftung, the Stiftung Mercator and the Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach-Stiftung. Lastly, we welcome the recent decision by the German Bundestag’s budget committee to allocate federal funding for Manifesta 16 in the Ruhr Area.

Manifesta 16 Ruhr is under the patronage of Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier.