Gernika Peace Museum
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Founding trustees
The Gernika Peace Museum Foundation is formed by the following members:
The Gernika Peace Museum Foundation was founded in July 2002, and it has three founding patrons or trustees.
The Gernika Peace Museum Foundation is sponsored by:
- María Blanca Urgell Lázaro. Minister for Culture of the Basque Government
- José Luis Bilbao Eguren.General Deputee of Bizkaia
- Jose María Gorroño Etxebarrieta. Mayor of Gernika-Lumo (President of the Foundation)
- Antonio Rivera Blanco. Vice-Minister for Culture of the Basque Government
- Jose Luis Iparragirre Mugika.Director of Heritage of the Basque Government
- Miren Josune Ariztondo Akarregi. Member of Parliament of Bizkaie in Culture Heritage
- Gonzalo Olabarria Villota.Director of Culture of Parliament of Bizkaie
- Naiara Urberuaga Erkoreka. Town Concillor in Culture of Gernika-Lumo
- Begoña Landa Torre. Town Concillor of Gernika-Lumo
- Ignacio Javier Etxebarria Etxeita. Secretary of Gernika Peace Museum Foundation
Benefactor companies
The Bilbao Bizkaia Kutxa (BBK) savings bank has assisted the Gernika Peace Museum sporadically since its beginnings in 1998, and as of 2005 it has been a benefactor company.
Donations
If you (as an individual, legal entity or institution) have any important original material relevant to the main theme of the Museum (History, memory, peace) that you would like to donate to the Gernika Peace Museum Foundation, send us your details and those of the materials to be donated as precisely as possible to the following address museoa@gernika-lumo.net specifying in the message heading "Donation" or by contacting us by telephone +34 94 6270213, fax +34 946258608 or mail (Gernika Peace Museum Foundation, Foru Plaza, 1. 48300 Gernika-Lumo).
Once the information on the possible donation has been sent, the Board of the Gernika Peace Museum Foundation will decide whether to accept it or not. Acceptance of the donation does not necessarily mean that the donated material must be made visible to the public in the permanent exhibition.
Sponsors
The Gernika Peace Museum can be sponsored by companies which do not wish to be trustees or benefactor companies, but simply wish to sponsor an activity, a specific exhibition organised or co-organised by the Gernika Peace Museum Foundation.
If you are the representative of a company, and wish to sponsor a Foundation activity or exhibition, send an email to zuzendaritza.museoa@gernika-lumo.net or call us on + 34 946270213.