Heritage
Ensuring the thriving of culture
Preserving our cultural heritage, encouraging the emergence of new talents, broadening the dissemination of knowledge, and sharing emotions, are the priorities that guide the Fondation Bru in its cultural patronage.
Casino Zane
Restoring a Venetian palazzetto
PNicole Bru, who is a great lover of Venice, was delighted to discover in 2006, away from the tourist track, the discreetly charming Casino Zane. She bought this seventeenth-century palazzetto with the ambitious aim of restoring it to its former glory and returning it to its original purpose as a place devoted to music.
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Palazzetto Bru Zane
Reviving French Romantic music
The history of Venice is now highlighted by a new dynamism in every aspect of creative activity. After important restoration work, the casino Zane, has been brought back to life thanks to the Palazzetto Bru Zane – Centre de musique romantique française, which it houses. Through its activities in the fields of research, publishing and the organisation and presentation of concerts, this foundation in Venice aims to obtain greater recognition for French composers of the years 1780–1920 and to revive works that have been unjustly forgotten.
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Concert Spirituel
Supporting Hervé Niquet and baroque music
Drs Jean and Nicole Bru gave their unfailing support to Le Concert Spirituel from the moment it was formed in 1987 by the composer and conductor Hervé Niquet. Nicole Bru perpetuates the foundation’s commitment to the revival of forgotten masterpieces of French Baroque. Le Concert Spirituel is now a reference, both in France and internationally, for the performance of Baroque music on early instruments.
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Gilles Caron
Contributing to greater awareness of the works of an artist
Covering the major world conflicts of his time, Gilles Caron was a talented photojournalist. His photographs marked their time. As a great lover of photography, Nicole Bru wished to join with the Fondation Gilles Caron in paying tribute to the skill, audacity and courage of the photojournalist Gilles Caron and in giving him his rightful place in the history of journalism and photography (through exhibitions and publications).
As a great lover of photography, Nicole Bru wished to join with the Fondation Gilles Caron in paying tribute to the skill, audacity and courage of the photojournalist Gilles Caron and in giving him his rightful place in the history of journalism and photography (through exhibitions and publications).
Nothing has any meaning if it is not at the service of Humanity
Man and his environment are at the heart of all the actions supported by the Fondation Bru. In very different fields, notably education and research, culture and heritage, the foundation supports ambitious pioneering projects that are likely to further significantly the cause they serve.
A Success Story
In the twentieth century, the history of the Bru family was closely linked to the meteoric rise of the pharmaceutical company it had created and developed with enthusiasm and success for 60 years.
A Woman of Conviction
“What counts in life is one’s capacity to influence the course of things!” That is the belief of Nicole Bru, doctor, researcher and businesswoman.