Government House Foundation
Role
The Government House Foundation was established in June 1998 and
incorporated on 11 December the same year. It was formed by a number
of volunteers who recognised the importance of preserving the unique
heritage of the House, and wanted to share with others an understanding
of its remarkable role in the Territory's history. The Foundation
has already attracted some 150 members and established a fund to
acquire and display artefacts, paintings and other objets d'art
which complement the architecture of the House and which represent
the Territory's history.
The formal objects of the Foundation as they appears in the Rules
are:
- To foster and encourage within the community the recognition
and significance of Government House in the history and heritage
of the Territory;
- To support the conservation (including preservation, restoration,
reconstruction, adaptation and maintenance) and enhancement of
Government House, its furnishings and surrounds;
- To encourage and make possible direct public participation
in fitting out and equipping Government House with works of art,
antique furnishings, artefacts, sculptures, silverware, crystal-ware,
objets d'art and other items or things of significant historic,
contemporary or cultural value;
- To acquire for display and use in Government House fine examples
of Territory and other furniture, paintings and decorative arts
so as to properly reflect the Territory's heritage, culture and
accomplishments;
- To assemble collections of Territory objets d'art for official
use and wherever practicable public viewing, by means of gifts,
loans or purchases;
- To lend to museums, galleries and other institutions or organisations
approved by the Committee items from its collection for display
purposes;
- To produce and circulate publications, films and other presentations
relating to Government House, its furnishings and its surrounds;
- To promote public education and awareness of the history of
Government House and the role of the Administrator;
- To raise funds for the pursuit of the objects of the Foundation;
and
- To establish a public fund which will be used exclusively for
the purposes of Objects 3, 4 and 5.
In addition to the objects of the Foundation, the purposes of
the Foundation shall be, through broad public support and membership,
to foster the interest and recognition of Government House as a
heritage precinct and an asset for the people of the Territory and
Australia.
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