Prince Takamatsu The Praemium Imperiale ( ja, 高松宮殿下記念世界文化賞, Takamatsu-no-miya Denka Kinen Sekai Bunka-shō, World Culture Prize in Memory of His Imperial Highness Prince Takamatsu) is an international art prize inaugurated in 1988 and awarded since 1989 by the

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on behalf of the

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in the fields of

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sculpture Sculpture is the branch of the visual arts that operates in three dimensions. Sculpture is the three-dimensional art work which is physically presented in the dimensions of height, width and depth. It is one of the plastic arts. Durable ...

architecture Architecture is the art and technique of designing and building, as distinguished from the skills associated with construction. It is both the process and the product of sketching, conceiving, planning, designing, and constructing buildings ...

music Music is generally defined as the art of arranging sound to create some combination of form, harmony, melody, rhythm or otherwise expressive content. Exact definitions of music vary considerably around the world, though it is an aspe ...

, and theatre/film. The prize consists of a gold medal and 15 million

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, and was created by the

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, which pays the expenses of around $3 million per year. The prizes are awarded for outstanding contributions to the development, promotion and progress of the arts.

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The Praemium Imperiale is awarded in the memory of Prince Takamatsu (1905–1987), younger brother of Emperor Shōwa who reigned from 1926 through 1989. Prince Takamatsu was famous for his longtime support of the development, promotion and progress of arts in the world. The laureates are announced each September; the prize presentation ceremony and related events are held in

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, each November. The prize presentation ceremony is held in the presence of His Imperial Highness

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, President of the Japan Art Association, at th
Meiji Kinenkan
in Tokyo. Prince Hitachi presents the prizes to the selected laureates. The prize consists of a gold medal and 15 million Japanese yen, and was created by the

, which pays the expenses of around $3 million per year. The laureates are annually recommended by international advisers, and decided by an anonymous committee of the Japan Art Association. The advisers include Yasuhiro Nakasone, William H. Luers, Lamberto Dini, François Pinault,

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, and Klaus-Dieter Lehmann. Honorary advisers included

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, David Rockefeller, David Rockefeller Jr., Helmut Schmidt and

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Table of laureates

Grants for Young Artists

Since 1997, a series of grants have been made to organizations which nourish young artists. * 2021 The Advanced Training School of the Central Institute for Restoration, Italy * 2019 Démos (Philharmonie de Paris) * 2018

Shakespeare Schools Foundation Shakespeare Schools Foundation (SSF) is a cultural education charity in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Every year, up to 30,000 young people from across the UK representing all communities and backgrounds take part in the world's ...

* 2017 Zoukak Theatre Company and Cultural Association, Lebanon * 2016 Five Arts , Centre, Malaysia * 2015 Yangon Film School, Myanmar/Germany * 2014 The Zinsou Foundation, Benin * 2013 The JuniOrchestra of Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome * 2012 The Sphinx Organization, USA * 2011

Southbank Sinfonia Southbank Sinfonia is a British chamber orchestra founded in 2002. Composed of young professionals from around the world, each year it brings together 33 graduate musicians for a programme of performance and professional development. The annual f ...

and The Royal Court Young Writers Programme * 2010 Asian Youth Orchestra * 2009 Kremerata Baltica, Latvia/Lithuania/Estonia * 2008 Italian Youth Orchestra, Italy * 2007 West-Eastern Divan Orchestra * 2006 State Foundation of the National Network of Youth and Children Orchestras of Venezuela ('' El Sistema'') * 2005 Kusatsu International Summer Music Academy, Japan * 2004 Young Sound Forum of Central Europe * 2003 ''De Sono Associazione per la Musica'', Italy * 2002 European Union Youth Orchestra * 2001 Résidence du Festival, France * 2000 Ulster Youth Orchestra, Northern Ireland * 1999 Instituto Superior de Arte, Cuba * 1998 Polish National Film, Television and Theater School, Poland * 1997 Hanoi Conservatory of Music, Vietnam

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