The decision of the Minister of Education, Culture and Science has been declared controversial and cannot be dealt with by the current...

In October 2020 we sent letters to Mrs Gonçalves – Ho Kang You (Council for Culture) and Drs. van Engelshoven (Minsiter for Education,...

The year reports for both Westerlaken foundation and Yayasan Bali Bersih are published on our website (Tab ANBI/DINSOS) We wish you a...

Today we have prepared our letter of protest against the advice given by the Raad voor Cultuur (Council for Culture) in The Netherlands....

Last week the Dutch Raad voor Cultuur (Council for Culture) published an advisory report to the Dutch Minister of Culture. The advisory...

As part of the cultural heritage management program, Westerlaken foundation acquired a kris and tombak that likely were part of the...

The world is weighed down under the results of the COVID-19 outbreak. In this post we want to explain what COVID-19 means for the...

The kris and tombak that we, Westerlaken foundation, have acquired from a private collection in The Netherlands have safely arrived in...

Through its extensive network with museums, universities and private collectors Westerlaken Foundation has been able to acquire a kris...

One of the objectives of Westerlaken foundation is to assist and focus on the return of cultural heritage to Bali. The colonial history...

One of Westerlaken Foundations objectives is to negotiate, safeguard and help the owners of stolen cultural heritage. In 1908 the King of...

In 1908 the King of Klungkung decided that he did not wanted to be ruled by the Dutch. In a heroic 'fight to the end', the Balinese...