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It is an honour for the FCC Group to be part of the group of entities that support one of the most important and prestigious museums in the world. Since 1997, FCC has been supporting the Friends of the Prado Museum Foun- dation. Thanks to this stable commitment, all FCC em- ployees have the opportunity to become Friends of the Museum under special conditions, and can enjoy: • Free entry with preferential access through the Jeróni- mos Gate. • Three invitations a year for the permanent collection and temporary exhibitions. • Exclusive gift publication All the Prado. • Discounts in shops, cafeteria and audio guides. • Possibility of registering for courses for Friends. • Tax relief of up to 75%. These advantageous conditions are the result of close collaboration between FCC and the Friends of the Prado Foundation. Support for the Friends of the Prado Foundation's initiatives Being part of this group also means having the satisfac- tion of supporting a project that contributes to the conser- vation, study and dissemination of the rich cultural herita- ge that the Prado houses. Since its creation, many individuals, institutions and com- panies have contributed to the fulfilment of its founding purpose and thanks to their support many projects can be carried out. Since the foundation of the Museum, more than two thousand three hundred paintings and a large number of sculptures, prints, drawings and decorative art pieces have been received by New Acquisitions, mostly dona- tions, legacies and purchases. Goya’s Black Paintings were donated to the museum by Baron in the 19th cen- tury. Some of the very interesting purchases in recent years included Fable and The Flight into Egypt by El Gre- co in 1993 and 2001, The Countess of Chinchón by Goya in 2000, The Pope’s Barber by Velázquez in 2003, and more recently, The Wine of Saint Martin’s Day by Pieter Bruegel the Elder in 2010. Become a Friend and be part of the Prado Museum. INFORMATION Both the collection and the number of visitors to the Pra- do grew throughout the nineteenth and twentieth centu- ries, so the Museum had to undergo various extensions. The largest one ended 2007, with the construction of a new building arranged around the Hieronymites' cloister, designed by Rafael Moneo. C O M U N I C A T I O N 49 C O M U N I C A T I O N