Publishing is one of the foundation’s main areas of action, as it allows us to share our arts and research initiatives in independent, specialised volumes. The nationwide book donation project of Fundación María Cristina Masaveu Peterson was announced in 2020 and first implemented in 2021.
The aim of this project is to distribute the foundation’s publications among various Spanish institutions, thereby increasing its patronage of the arts, education and scientific research. The FMCMP publishes independent, specialised editions that illustrate its national and international cultural initiatives related to art and research. These volumes are donated to public institutions which may have an interest in owning them or are active in the fields of education or culture, such as state universities, national and municipal libraries, public secondary schools, cultural museums and foundations.
In 2023 Fundación María Cristina Masaveu Peterson donated a total of 1,429 publications to four public institutions.
These were the most relevant donations:
Regional Ministry of Culture, Education, Vocational Training and Universities of Galicia
In 2023 the foundation made a substantial donation of 1,220 books to Galicia’s Regional Ministry of Culture, Education, Vocational Training and Universities, which will be sent to public universities and secondary schools across the region.
Instituto Cervantes libraries
In 2023, another important donation of 200 books was made to the Instituto Cervantes libraries in the following foreign countries: Greece, Germany (3), Belgium, Romania, Hungary, United States, Ireland, Turkey, Portugal, France (3), United Kingdom, Czech Republic, Italy, Japan, Poland and Austria.