NEXT Centres are design-led interventions for the future

The NEXT vertical is the Foundation’s forward-looking, design-led development arm. NEXT Centres are physical spaces — each anchored by a local community partner — that address a specific local environmental or social challenge, through immersive education, creative learning, art, and design. They are simultaneously visitor destinations, research hubs, and replicable models for responsible development.

Taragaon Next

In 1970, this structure was designed by architect Carl Pruscha as the Taragaon Hostel, which over the years, inevitably succumbed to neglect, until it was restored as a museum and subsequently rediscovered as Taragaon Next – a dynamic cultural center with exhibition galleries, contemporary art spaces, a library, a museum, and archival collections open to all scholars.

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Sagarmatha Next

Sagarmatha Next facilitates research on sustainable practices, ecology, and grassroot education interventions. In collaboration with EcoHimal Nepal, Sagarmatha Pollution Control Committee, and the Himalayan Museum and Sustainable Park, we constructed this center with thepurpose to preserve the local textures of the Khumbu region amidst growing concerns on our carbon footprint.

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Creative Learning

The Saraf Foundation’s focus, a belief that leads every initiative we lead, is to encourage learning, no matter the age. We believe that everyone has an innate curiosity that we want to foster, and we want to do so by creating experiential learning opportunities for people.

This belief has led us to develop Creative Learning as a core program for each of our initiatives. By encouraging visitors to become learners in our spaces, we are allowing for regular discussions about people’s experiences.

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Residencies

Each of our institutions host specific kinds of residencies. While NAA has more research and archive based residencies, Sagarmatha Next and Taragaon Next host artist residencies, each focusing on issues that pretain to their geographical location.

Find out about our residencies

Grants

The Saraf Foundation provides and receives grants to encourage partnerships with national and international organizations working on issues related to the Himalayan region.

We provide financial and technical assistance to impactful projects that elevate the discourse of Nepali art, environment, heritage, and ecological sustainability.

Find out about what grants we have received

Partnerships

At the Saraf Foundation, we believe in working collaboratively to create conversations and spaces. We have collaborated with various organizations, individuals and institutions to host various programs and projects that foster the exchange of ideas.

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