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The University of Navarra'sChair de Patrimonio y Arte Navarro was created in 2005 in response to the need to promote culture in general and, within this, Navarrese culture in particular, with the purpose aim of fostering its knowledge and raising the level of culture.

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 heritage and cultural assets play a major educational role in today's world, because they make it possible for citizens to be aware of their roots, values and traditions, while raising awareness for their conservation and enjoyment.

The Chair is based on a trajectory of several decades of programs of study the heritage of Navarre that is based on the MonumentalCatalog of Navarre. Carried out over twenty years (1977-1997) in the department of Art History of the University of Navarra under the direction of Professor García Gainza, the Government of Navarra and the Archbishopric of Pamplona collaborated in this research project . Once completed, and the results published in nine volumes published by the Institución Príncipe de Viana, a database was created with its contents and all its photographic collections, comprising some 40,000 photographs, were digitized. Based on these solid instructions, in 2005 the Chair of Heritage and Art of Navarre was created with the sponsorship the Regional Government, initiating a new stage in which the main aim is to put at the service of Navarrese society the knowledge and evaluation of a heritage that belongs to it for the sake of its protection and conservation. The Chair thus echoes the recommendations of UNESCO on Education, awareness and dissemination as basic tools in the defense of cultural property.

The Chair of Heritage and Art of Navarre was created at the University of Navarra in 2005, with the sponsorship the Government of Navarra. Since 2016, it has been receiving the call for projects of Navarrese universities from the General Administration of Universities of the department of Education of the Government of Navarra.

Since its inception, it has counted on the partnership and funding for specific programs from local entities, companies, foundations and various associations linked to cultural heritage.