Vuoden globaali esteettinen teko 2024 -palkinto: ALIPH Foundation

Since 2015, the Finnish Society for Aesthetics has awarded the award for the Global Aesthetic Achievement of the Year. In the year 2024 the award is granted to 

ALIPH FOUNDATION

for its significant work in protecting cultural heritage against the impacts of conflicts, crises, and climate change. 

ALIPH is a key global agent in the field of cultural heritage protection. The foundation offers funding and scientific expertise for projects aimed at preventing the deterioration and destruction of cultural heritage, protecting cultural heritage under imminent threat, and rehabilitating heritage that has already been affected by war and environmental changes. In the past years, ALIPH has directed emergency funds to save cultural heritage in Afghanistan, Gaza, Lebanon, and Ukraine, and in 2024, the foundation launched a call for projects aimed at protecting cultural heritage from the impact of climate change. The Finnish Society for Aesthetics wishes to acknowledge and raise awareness for ALIPH’s work as a significant aesthetic achievement, since the preservation of cultural heritage also entails the preservation of past and present aesthetic cultures for future generations.

The recipient of the award was chosen by PhD, docent Harri Mäcklin and MA Jussi Pentikäinen on behalf of the Finnish Society for Aesthetics.