Friends of Roman Ostia Foundation (FORO), Inc
Friends of Roman Ostia is a non-profit foundation chartered in the state of Maryland, USA.
In 2015, recognizing a need to promote Roman Ostia, Portus and environs, longtime friends of Roman Ostia determined to create a non-profit organization with the aim of promoting this cause as well as raising funds for further research.
This organization is now a reality. The founders have all worked at Ostia Antica and have contributed to the knowledge and promotion of it for years.
Goals:
- to promote knowledge, study, excavation, and publication of the cultural heritage of Ostia Antica through our international foundation
- to activate fundraising for that purpose
- the creation of a network of connections with other bodies (public and private) related to Ostia Antica, without significant overlap of roles and goals
- to promote the (re)activation of the procedure for recognizing Ostia Antica and the imperial harbours as UNESCO World Heritage sites
Obiettivi:
- attraverso la nostra fondazione internazionale promuovere la conoscenza, lo studio, lo scavo, la pubblicazione ecc. del patrimonio culturale di Ostia Antica
- attivare la raccolta fondi a tal fine
- la creazione di una rete di contatti con altri enti (pubblici e privati) correlati con Ostia Antica, senza sovrapposizione di ruoli e finalità
- promuovere la (ri)attivazione della procedura per il riconoscimento di Ostia Antica ed i porti imperiali come siti del Patrimonio Mondiale dell’UNESCO
The Board:
- The board of FORO – Friends of Roman Ostia – is composed as follows:
Mary Jane Cuyler, Chairperson | Tonnie Huijzendveld (Arnoldus), Co-chairperson | Philipp Markus Schmitt, Secretary | Francis Brenders, Treasurer | Dirk Nolte, CTO
All photographs (with exception of those provided by the authors of single articles) by Klaus Heese, Federica Sequi and the Ostia Antica Picture Pool (OAPP).