Mount Stuart Trust

Constitutional objectives

the Company’s objects are: 2.1 to promote the education of members of the public in art and fine art whether in Scotland or the United Kingdom or elsewhere in the world. 2.2 to promote public interest in and knowledge and appreciation of such art so that members of the public might gain or increase their understanding of the nature, creation, history, aesthetic qualities, preservation and conservation, and the technical and all other details and aspects of such art. 2.3 to promote public interest in, knowledge of, appreciation and understanding of the nature, history, and use of land by man, animals and other living creatures, and the effect thereon of weather and climate. 2.4 to promote the advancement of environmental protection and improvement by supporting sustainable uses of land and agricultural practices in Scotland generally and, in particular in the West of Scotland. 2.5 to promote public interest in, knowledge of and appreciation and understanding of the nature, structure, history, purposes and uses of buildings and other structures above and below ground made by man, the animals or other living creatures with emphasis in the first instance on buildings and land situated in Scotland and in particular, in the West of Scotland. 2.6 to preserve, conserve, maintain and where appropriate, improve for the benefit of the public, buildings of historical, architectural or scientific interest or importance and land, including woodland of natural or scenic beauty, or geological, geophysical or other scientific interest. 2.7 to advance education in all or any of its aspects and to advance, promote and aid any such other object or objects as are recognised by Scots law to be charitable and in particular, but without prejudice to any of the foregoing generalities, and as a first or preliminary step: SEE CHARITY FOR FULL OBJECTS