report 2005

Presentation

The Chair de Patrimonio y Arte Navarro, attached to the department of History of Art of the School of Philosophy and Arts of the University of Navarre, was created to respond to the need to promote culture in general and, within this, Navarrese culture in particular, with the aim of encouraging purpose knowledge and raising its cultural level.

A fundamental sector of this culture is made up of the monumental and artistic heritage of Navarre, a rich heritage of the historical past with its own unique and diverse character.

The knowledge and dissemination of artistic heritage and cultural assets play a major educational role, because they make it possible for citizens to become aware of their roots, values and traditions, while at the same time raising awareness for their conservation and enjoyment.

The Chair is based on a trajectory of several decades of programs of study of Navarre's heritage, which is based on the Monumental Catalogue of Navarre, and which constitutes a new stage in this process in which the aim is to place knowledge and evaluation of a heritage that belongs to Navarre at the service of Navarre's society.