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“For heritage, economic and social sustainability”

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The management model guiding the restoration and enhancement of the Punta Begoña Galleries is built on four key principles:

Prior research;
The implementation of conservation work in accordance with the Master Plan;
Maximising the project’s social value while respecting the monument’s heritage significance;
A governance structure that makes all of the above possible, while ensuring the project’s technical, economic and social sustainability throughout the restoration process and well into the future.

In 2021, we established the Punta Begoña Foundation to make this vision a reality.

mission

To contribute to sustainable economic and social development that benefits society as a whole by integrating the protection and conservation of heritage assets into community planning and management, recognising cultural heritage as a resource that can revitalise areas in decline, foster productive synergies between communities, and promote social cohesion and innovation.

vision

To become a leading institution in the integrated management of cultural heritage, where conservation is seen not as the ultimate goal but as an intermediate stage in a much broader process, one in which cultural heritage is recognised as both the repository of a community’s collective memory and a resource that contributes to its economic and social development.

values

Commitment to quality and excellence in each of the activities undertaken.
A spirit of service towards beneficiaries, in accordance with the foundation’s purposes, prioritising these interests over one’s own or private interests.
Knowledge transfer that supports regional development while generating lasting social and economic value from public investment.
Promoting a management approach founded on codes of conduct and best practice.
Publicity and transparency in its purposes and activities.
Impartiality and non-discrimination in determining beneficiaries and in the development of activities and services.
Promotion of gender equality.
Ensuring that the Foundation’s assets and income are used exclusively to fulfil its charitable purposes, in accordance with its Articles of Association and the applicable legislation.
Maintaining an open and ongoing partnership with the Basque Country Foundations Protectorate.

Our Board of Trustees

PUNTA BEGOÑA FOUNDATION is a public foundation, included in the Basque Country Foundations Register under number F-463, and its governing and representative body is its Board of Trustees.

As the governing and representative body, it is made up of representatives of the Founding Patron, that is, Getxo City Council.

Chairwoman

Mrs Amaia Agirre Muñoa (Maiatzaor of Getxo City Council)

Secretary

Mrs Larraitz Aberasturi Ibarra (Secretary of Getxo City Council)

Treasurer

Mrs Cristina Bilbao Salterain (Treasurer of Getxo City Council)

Trustee

Mrs Elisabete Basañez Perez (Representative of the EAJ-PNV municipal group)

Trustee

Mr Gonzalo Zorrilla-Lequerica Pañeda (Representative of the PP municipal group)

Trustee

Mr Mikel Bildosola Agirregomezkorta (Representative of the EH BILDU municipal group)

Trustee

Mr Juanma González Mosquera (Representative of the PSE-EE municipal group)

Trustee

Mr Xabier Benito Ziluaga (Representative of the Elkarrekin Podemos municipal group)

Transparency

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