Plenary Constituent Session of the ‘Army Museum’ Foundation Trust

Plenary Constituent Session of the Army Museum Foundation Trust

The Chief of the Army Staff, Army General Fulgencio Coll Bucher, as vice-president of the Army Museum Trust, this morning has presided over the first Plenary Constituent Session of the ‘Army Museum’ Foundation Trust.

 Attending the ceremony, which has been held at ‘Buenavista’ Palace, Army Headquarters, have been, as Patrons, the Mayor of Toledo Mr. Emiliano García-Page Sánchez; the Deputy Chief of the Army Staff, Lieutenant General Ignacio Martín Villalaín; the Director of the Military Culture and History Institute, Major General Francisco Ramos Oliver; the Director of the Army Museum, Brigadier General Antonio Izquierdo García (Secretary); the Director of the Infantry Academy, Colonel Fernando Aznar Ladrón de Guevara; the Chairman of the firm EXPAL, Explosivos Alaveses, Mr. Francisco Torrente Sánchez; the Director of INDRA Systems Defence Business Development, Mr. Emiliano Mata Verdejo; the Commercial Director of INDRA, Ms. Eva García García; the CEO of ROHDE & SCHWARZ ESPAÑA, S.A., Mr. José Manuel Novoa Pérez; the Chairman of TECNOBIT, S.L. UNIPERSONAL, Mr. Luis Antonio Mayo Muñiz; the Director of THALES INFORMATION SYSTEMS, S.A.U. Avionics and Defence Development, Mr. José Antonio Sarnito Bernot; and the Director of EUROCOPTER ESPAÑA, S.A. Institutional Relations and Communication, Mr. José María Rubio Merino.

This constituent session has approved the strategic and action plans for the upcoming year 2012, which include an important group of activities in support of the Army Museum. The Foundation’s objective is, among others, to promote and support the conservation, exhibition, restoration, dissemination and increase of the Historic Patrimony of the Army museum, all in collaboration with government offices, private enterprises and other organisations and institutions. To meet these objectives, the Foundation promotes educational, cultural, museum and publishing activities.

The Foundation, of a private nature and non-profit, is made up by a managing director and an executive commission, although they will be able to agree on, when they consider it pertinent, the creation of any other organisation in order to undertake its functions. Also, there is a Committee of Benefactors, made up by those individuals or legal entities interested in the aims and objectives of the foundation who collaborate and participate in carrying out the activities of the Foundation.

Following the signing, the Chief of the Army Staff, General Fulgencio Coll, has taken the floor to express gratitude for the commitment by the Patrons with the activity of the museum, which has received nearly 200,000 visitors since its opening, making it the most visited state museum.