Rimbaud and Verlaine Foundation
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The Rimbaud and Verlaine Foundation is a registered charity[1] in the United Kingdom. It was set up in 2011 to take advantage of the gift, in a legacy, of the property at 8 Royal College Street in the London Borough of Camden, the house occupied by the French poets Arthur Rimbaud and Paul Verlaine[2][3] when they lived in London in 1873. In 2014 it was launched as a new arts organisation and a registered charity.[1]
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Formation | 2011 |
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Type | Arts and culture |
Legal status | Registered charity |
Purpose | Using inspiration from Rimbaud and Verlaine to encourage engagement with the arts, widening appreciation for the arts, championing the importance of the arts in education and social capital building, and making the arts more financially resilient and sustainable |
Headquarters | London |
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Chief Executive | Graham Henderson |
Website | www |
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The Foundation’s long-term aim is to develop 8 Royal College Street as a European-style "poetry house".[3] In the meantime, it is using the two poets as an inspirational starting point for a much wider mission to champion arts and culture. Exploring the vital role played by the arts in education, social capital building and cultural exchange, the Foundation is also developing a new and more sustainable business model for the arts, based around earned income.