Patricia del Pozo (acting Minister of Culture and Historical Heritage) presided over this afternoon's plenary session of Board of Trustees of Alhambra and Generalife. This session was held at Palace of Carlos V. The action program and budget for the monument have been approved. 12.8% more than 2021 because of the incorporation of credit from FEDER. According to Del Pozo, these accounts will allow the promotion of more 70 conservation actions in the Monumental Complex of the Alhambra, the Generalife, and its attached assets.
This 2022 edition will continue with international exhibition programming. The adaptation of the Palacio de Carlo V presentation room, the drafting and execution of the restoration plan for the columns at the Patio de los Leones, and the second phase in the archaeological excavation in Alamedilla Garden.
The plenary session was dominated by the transparency of the Alhambra accounts and public management. In the session, the acting Minister of Culture and Historical Heritage emphasized the role of the Granada monument as a leader in the economic and socio-cultural development of Granada and Andalusia. This included a volume of contracts in the last three year of more than 23.8m euros and an investment of 14.2m euros in the conservation and dissemination of the Monumental Complex of the Alhambra and the Generalife
The Plenary also addressed other issues, such as the renewal and patronage of the World Monuments Fund or the last donation from Aureliano Ruz's reproductions workshop. It also approved the performance report, as well as liquidation of the budget for 2021.