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TRANSPARENCY POLICY, ACCESS TO PUBLIC INFORMATION AND GOOD GOVERNANCE OF THE MUSEU DIOCESÀ I COMARCAL DE SOLSONA

Law 19/2014, of 29 December 2014, on transparency, access to public information and good governance was passed out of the need to regulate these basic concepts and open governance in order to create an Administration that complies with the principle of legality and quality in its activity. To meet its legal obligations, the Museu Diocesà i Comarcal de Solsona warrants that its website contains the required information in a wholly understandable, gratuitous and reusable form with easy access thereto.

For the purposes of identifying and locating the information, a list is provided below to aid searching of the website.

Name:  general information on the Museu Diocesà i Comarcal de Solsona is available on the home page of this website: Solsona museum

Contact details:  address, telephone number, opening hours, etc.

Description, functions and tasks:  The Museu Diocesà i Comarcal de Solsona defines itself in accordance with the International Council of Museums (ICOM), which states:  “A museum is a non-profit, permanent institution in the service of society and its development, open to the public, which acquires, conserves, researches, communicates and exhibits the tangible and intangible heritage of humanity and its environment for the purposes of education, study and enjoyment” (ICOM Statutes, adopted by the 22nd General Assembly of ICOM in Vienna on 24th August 2007).

The Museu Diocesà i Comarcal de Solsona acquires, conserves, studies, exhibits and transmits the cultural heritage of the geographical region of the Diocese of Solsona.

The Museu Diocesà i Comarcal de Solsona is currently governed by a Board of Trustees, the highest body responsible for the management and administration of the Museum, subsequent to the Agreement signed on 22 January 1982 between the Department for Culture and Media of the Government of Catalonia, the Diocese of Solsona and Solsona City Council. 1982 Agreement

In 1995, a new Member joined the Board of Trustees of the Museum in representation of El Solsonès District Council, without modifying the Agreement signed previously.

This Agreement made it possible to pool the current collection of the Museu Diocesà i Comarcal de Solsona, composed of the collections of the Diocese of Solsona, the ethnographic collection of the City Council and the repositories of archaeological material of the Solsonès district contributed by the Government of Catalonia. Since then, each of the three institutions has contributed staff and resources for the smooth running of the Museum.

The updated agreements signed with each of the institutions on the Board of Trustees now follow:

Government of Catalonia-Diocese Agreement 2016

Agreement with Solsona City Council 2014

District Council Agreement 2016

Organisation chart:  Board of Trustees and staff

Profit and loss account:  Year 2015

Annual Report:  2015

Tax status of the Museu Diocesà i Comarcal de Solsona: 

Exercise of the right to information access:  Legal notice

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