[spectre] (fwd) New Foundation LIMA starts in Amsterdam

[Andreas Broeckmann]

NEW FOUNDATION LIMA STARTS

Beginning in January, 2013, LIMA, located in Amsterdam, is the new 
platform for media art. Experts who previously worked at the NIMk have 
established this new foundation to assure that the knowledge, 
collection, conservation and distribution -which NIMk offered prior to 
its closing- will not be lost. Gaby Wijers, formerly head of 
conservation and collection at the NIMk, is the director of this new 
initiative, workingtitle was Formerly known as Montevideo.

In the coming years LIMA hopes to develop into the Dutch and 
international access point for media art for the long term, and plans to 
offer a comprehensive range of services in this field. The combination 
of active distribution, conservation and research is crucial for this 
vision. LIMA is committed to the showing of existing and future media 
art works, under new circumstances and with new conditions. We are 
convinced that LIMA will become, and remain, the knowledge centre in the 
field of media art.

The closing of the Netherlands Media Art Institute (NIMk) is a fact as 
of the end of 2012. All the activities of the NIMk will cease and the 
foundation will be disbanded.
LIMA is working on agreement with the NIMk regarding the transfer of 
collections and accompanying apparatus. This means that LIMA, in 
combination with its expertise, can get off to a running start and work 
at a professional level from day one. For the NIMk this means that 
despite its closure, its concern and interest in heritage in the field 
of art and technology will be continued in the future.

LIMA is confident of providing a sustainable future for technological 
cultural heritage through the services we offer, and we hope that we can 
count on your support in this effort. We strive for continuity and 
growth in our services, and LIMA looks forward to cooperating with you.

 From 7 January, 2013, LIMA offers services for the management, 
preservation and distribution of media art. LIMA is located at Arie 
Biemondstraat 111 in Amsterdam.
We will keep you informed of developments, and hopefully see you soon at 
LIMA!

Gaby Wijers can be reached at GabyWijers at LI-MA.nl.
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