The KaizenGallery Foundation (Berlin, Germany) was founded on November 22, 2006 by :
Gustav Kaizen and Rafael de Tours – Bichon (work name: Rafael de Tours), Experts in Preventive Conservation and Restoration of fine arts. Andy Ketedaro, IT support and Marie-Sixtine de Tours-Bichon, multilingual customer relations, social network.
Rafael de Tours – Bichon is the President of the KaizenGallery 2.1 since 2006
Over the years, it has been enriched by the collaboration of many teachers of all countries. The initial purpose of the foundation, which remains unchanged to this day, was to provide a database of art history images, ordered by themes, free download, to schools and universities of poor countries.
The images collected and reorganized on the new version of KaizenGallery 2.1 are provided by many public and private donors. Technical texts, monographs, studies and theses are delivered by students, researchers and PhD students without financial part. However, any reference to writings, in whole or in part, must be accompanied by the author’s name and the mention « KaizenGallery.com – Free Art Foundation ». Thanks
The mailing address is since 2021:
Atelier Rafael – KaizenGallery
11, Rue André Theuriet 06100 Nice, French Riviera, France
Rafael de Tours-Bichon (born 15 January 1968, Tours, France) is a French artist and art historian and specialist in the preventive conservation and restoration of fine arts. He holds a Master 2 degree in Art History (1992) and has been President of Atelier Rafael in Nice since 1992. He also serves as President of KaizenGallery 2.1 in Berlin (since 2006) and KaizenGallery France, an online art gallery (since 2021). His work includes contributions to international encyclopedias, authorship of articles on art history and creative techniques, and the production of technical documentation for the restoration of artworks and the creation of contemporary art.