Administration of Rudolf Steiner's Literary Bequest.
(Rudolf Steiner Nachlassverwaltung)

As owners of Rudolf Steiner's literary bequest, the association has different tasks:

preservation, development and research, publication and edition, exhibition and presentation of Rudolf Steiner's extensive scientific, literary and artistic bequest.
He founded at the beginning of the 20th century the Anthroposophic spiritual science.
The non profit association manages the interests and grant of licence of Rudolf Steiner's works and is the holder of cultural activities and consists of two departments:

Rudolf Steiner Archives: keeping of public records, documentation, edition, research, exhibitions.

Rudolf Steiner Publishing House, Pforte Publishing House, Rudolf Steiner Bookshop with delivery.

The association`s earnings by means of edition, bookshop and licences cannot cover the expenses or the Archives, therefore , in order to accomplish the tasks ,the association is dependant on financial contributions, e. g. gifts, donations , benefactions, legates or loans.