Draft:Alice Boner Institute
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The Alice Boner Institut in Varanasi was founded by the Swiss artist Alice Boner (1889–1981). Boner, who was not only an artist but also a collector and scholar, had gone to live in the ancient pilgrim city of Varanasi in north-eastern India in 1936. She rented a house on the banks of the Ganges and remained there until she returned to Switzerland in 1978. She decided that, after her death, the house was to be maintained so that others could continue her research work.
The Alice Boner Institute was established in 1981 specifically for this purpose. Until 2000, the Institute was headed by the religious scholar and Indologist Prof Bettina Bäumer, followed by the art historian and artist Dinanath Pathy. The interim director, Harsha Vinay, who took over from 2013 to 2018, initiated a reorientation. The Institute is located on the Assi Ghat, where the river Assi joins the Ganges, which is why it is also often referred to as the Assi-Sangam House.
Today, the house is a vibrant space in which the creative spirit of Alice Boner lives on. In collaboration with the Goethe Institute, and the Shelagh Cluett Trust, the Institute creates opportunities for artists and cultural workers from across the globe. It houses Alice Boner’s library and numerous guest rooms, providing writers, dancers, photographers, and musicians with the chance to work in one of the world’s oldest pilgrimage sites for two to three months as artists in residence.
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