Bourse Marc de Montalembert 2020
The 2020 Marc de Montalembert grant is awarded to Gaëtan Soerensen, from France for his project “ WAFQ ”, the name of a traditional palestinian land tenure system. The project consists of a photographic testimony that the winner will collect about the traditional relationships which the Palestinian people continue to maintain with their lands despite their situations. The grant was due to be presented on the annual opening day of the Foundation in Rhodes on April 25, 2020. This event was cancelled due to the current situation with the pandemic.
Prix Marc de Montalembert 2020
The winner of the 2020 Marc de Montalembert Prize is Geoffrey Meyer-Fernandez, from France, PhD in art history from the Aix-Marseille University, for his research : « Between Orient and Occident : three churches painted by Greek families in Crete, in Cyprus and Rhodes (XIVe-XVe siècle) ».