Promoting interest in study and emphasising the value of objectivity for understanding the present and anticipating future consequences
Dissemination of historical knowledge
Supporting art
With special attention to the decorative arts, as an expression and example of humanity’s capacity for creation, pursuit of perfection and adaptation to means and circumstances
Defending nature
Disseminating the knowledge needed for its general and respectful conservation, without forgetting the fragility of the values of the environment and the landscape, which shape us and reflect who we are
The Mascort Foundation organises temporary exhibitions at Casa Galibern, its headquarters in Torroella de Montgrí, where pieces from the Mascort Collection, among others, are displayed. The exhibitions are usually accompanied by a publication in which, in addition to inventorying and classifying the works with essential data, they are described and documented from a technical and critical perspective. Various digital resources are also generated, such as virtual tours, a photo library with more than two hundred images from the Mascort Photographic Collection, and educational studies on some of the most singular pieces that have been exhibited at Casa Galibern.
Various activities are also programmed, such as guided tours led by the curators, or workshops for all audiences, directly related to the temporary exhibition. Conferences and other activities of common interest to society are also organised.
In addition, the Foundation publishes research studies and monographs on history, art, culture and nature, and also lends some of the spaces of Casa Galibern to various organisations that offer activities related to its purposes.
One of the Foundation’s aims is to provide support and information to lovers of History, Art and Nature so that they can carry out research studies in line with its objectives.
To date, the Mascort Foundation has published 28 works, including research studies, exhibition catalogues and monographs. In order to bring culture and knowledge closer to all audiences, all exhibitions and activities are free of charge.
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 other publications such as El retrat pintat. Imatge i pintura ceràmica, by Mercedes González Teruel (2018), 1000 anys de ceràmica catalana. Celebrant els 40 anys de l’Associació Catalana de Ceràmica, by the Butlletí Informatiu de Ceràmica (2021) and Rajoles de l’època del gòtic (Segles XIV-XVII). La col·lecció de Jordi Llorens i Solanilla, written by Josep A. Cerdà, Mercedes González and Pere F. Peuigderrajols (2024).
Also has collaborated 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.
Carmen Pascual Massaguer
President of Fundació Mascort
Lawyer and Director of Businesses and Tourism Activities
Maria Teresa Pont Aragón
Director of the Mascort Group
Director of Businesses and Tourism Activities
Francisco Fernández de Villavicencio Álvarez-Ossorio
Economist - Tax Advisor
Rosa M. Creixell Cabeza
PhD in Art History - Specialist in Decorative Arts
Associate Professor at the University of Barcelona's Department of Art History, specializing in Museology and Museography
Josep del Hoyo Calduch
Doctor of Medicine
Director of Lynx Edicions (1989-2022)
Jordi Sargatal Vicens
Naturalist
Director of Parc Natural dels Aiguamolls (1984-1998) and Fundació Territori i Paisatge (1998-2009)
Josep Pascual Massaguer
Meteorologist
Surveyor