In 2006, Freud Foundation U.S. was established in New York to inform the public about the life, work and era of Sigmund Freud and about the effects of this life and work on society, art and culture. It is a 501(c)3 organization, any contribution is tax-deductible in the United States to the full extent of the law. In 2019, the Freud Foundation U.S. decided to rename itself into American Friends of the Sigmund Freud Museum Vienna. The American Friends' activities include conferences, exhibitions, symposiums and studies promoting the international transfer of knowledge pertaining to psychoanalysis. Fundraising is an expressly stated mission of the American Friends of the Sigmund Freud Museum Vienna, and one of its primary objectives is to financially assist organizations in the USA, Austria and other countries whose work involves Sigmund Freud and the impact of psychoanalysis on contemporary civilization. Among the institutions to be supported are the Sigmund Freud Museum and the Sigmund Freud Foundation. The American Friends of the Sigmund Freud Museum Vienna and the Sigmund Freud Foundation also engage in scholarly cooperation, researching the influence of psychoanalysis on art, society and culture from the beginning of the last century to the present day. Through cooperation with American universities, the transatlantic dialog is also intensified, engendering a transmission of cultural values. International networking is encouraged through scientific events and organized tours in which scholars from the USA can visit the setting in which Freud lived and worked in Vienna and meet Austrian researchers.

1st Annual New York Celebration Dinner 2018

This award, sponsored by the American Friends of the Sigmund Freud Museum Vienna (former Freud Foundation U.S.), is in recognition of outstanding achievement in the spirit of Sigmund Freud.

Given that Freud’s work has exerted a profound and enduring influence on so many fields relating to the understanding of human beings, recipients of the Distinguished Achievement Award can come for a wide range of disciplines, including psychiatry and psychology, the humanities and social sciences, and the arts.

Award 2017

From Left to Right: Ulrike Ritzinger (Consul General of Austria), Dr. Jeff Nalin, Markus Rogan (nominated Dr. Nalin for the Distinguished Achievement Award)

Board

The Board of Directors currently consists of Members as follows:

The Austrian Consul General in New York, Georg Heindl and Mrs Neline Heindl-Koornneef hosted a formal dinner at their residence on Thursday January 14th, 2016 to mark the assumption of the the Chairmanship of the American Friends of the Sigmund Freud Museum Vienna by Dominic Freud and to thank Gregor Medinger for his services as past President and to mark the assumption of the Presidency of the foundation by Petra Vospernik.

On the picture, from l. to r.: Seated: Dr. Christine Moser, Director Austrian Kulturforum, NY, Deborah Harnik, Laurie Kogan, Dr. Richard Kogan, Patty Freud, Harald Halbhuber, Emma Freud, Dominic Freud, Neline Heindl-Kornneef, Austrian Consul General Dr. Georg Heindl, Stephen Harnik, Dr. Petra Vospernik, Marjorie Federbush, Gregor Medinger, Bee Medinger.