by fostering an interest in studying it and by emphasising the value of objectivity, an extremely important principle when it comes to understanding the present and arriving at reasonable predictions regarding its future consequences
To spread the knowledge of history
To support the understanding and enjoyment of art
with a particular emphasis on the decorative arts as a sign and example of the human capacity for creation, our search for perfection and our adaptation to the available resources and the prevailing circumstances
To help protect nature
by instilling the values needed to ensure its general and respectful conservation, without forgetting the fragility of the features of the environment and the landscape that have shaped us and reflect who we are
The Mascort Foundation organizes temporary exhibitions at its main house in Torroella de Montgrí, the Casa Galibern, where, among others, pieces from the Mascort Collection are displayed. All the exhibitions are accompanied by a publication where, in addition to inventorying and classifying the works with the essential data, they are described and documented from a technical and critical point of view. Various digital resources, such as virtual tours, are also generated, available on this website.
The Mascort Foundation programs various activities, such as guided tours by the curators, or workshops for all audiences, directly related to the temporary exhibition. But it also organizes conferences and other activities of common interest to society.
The Mascort Foundation also publishes research studies and monographs on History, Art, Culture and Nature. In addition, it lends some of the spaces of the Casa Galibern to various entities that want to offer some activity related to its purposes.
It must be said that all activities are carried out without any kind of subsidy or help.
Another purpose of the Foundation is to provide aid, information and possible services to lovers of History, Art and Nature so that they can carry out research studies in accordance with the objectives of the Mascort Foundation.
The Patronage that manages it is very aware of the convenience of approaching young people, with offers that arouse their interest in everything that has been explained, and to be able to help, within their possibilities, those who feel the need to carry out their purposes, in these fields.
Until today, the Mascort Foundation has published 25 works, including research studies, exhibition catalogs and monographs. Publications and activities are carried out without any kind of grant or aid, and the exhibitions and activities organized by the foundation are free access.
On the other hand, the Mascort Foundation has collaborated by sponsoring the edition of other works published by public and private institutions such as, for example, Nobleza Obliga. El arte de la casa en Barcelona (1730-1760), by Rosa M. Creixell (PhD in Art History), jointly edited by the University of Girona and the University of Perpignan, in 2013. As well as collaborating in the publication of the Research Awards Premis de Recerca Joan Torró i Cabratosa. Ciències Socials i Medi Ambient from Torroella de Montgrí.
Who we are
The Patronage
The Patronage is the governing body of the Mascort Foundation and is made up of representatives from various fields.
Ramon Mascort Amigó
President
Lawyer
Carmen Pascual Massaguer
Lawyer
Director of Companies and Tourist Activities
Jordi Sargatal Vicens
Naturalist
Director of the Aiguamolls Natural Park (1984-1998) and of the Fundació Territori i Paisatge (1998-2009)
General Director of the Mascort Group (2010-2023)
Rosa M. Creixell Cabeza
PhD in Art History - Specialist in Decorative Arts
Associate Professor in the UB Department of Art History, specializing in Museology and Museography
Joan Surroca Sens
Degree in History
Retired educator and museologist
Josep del Hoyo Calduch
Doctor
Lynx Edicions Director (1989-2022)
Francisco Fernández de Villavicencio Álvarez-Ossorio
Economist - Tax Advisor