• Friends of the Art Nouveau Site. Loyalty programme of advantages, including free access for local people to the public spaces of the former hospital.
• Doors Open Days. On the first Sunday of every month we offer free entrance for people over 65 years old. On Sant Jordi’s day, La Mercè and Museums Night, the public spaces can be visited, free of charge with previos inscription by all. Special cultural activities are programmed on these days.
• Collaboration with the local fabric of associations. The Art Nouveau Site works in conjunction with residents’ associations and other local organisations to increase knowledge about the heritage space and its role within the city.
• Schools. Access for local schools is promoted in the form of educational activities, especially those related to the areas of work of the Sant Pau visiting programme. The Art Nouveau Site is involved in the Magnet Programme of the Jaume Bofill Foundation, establishing a partnership agreement with Mas Casanovas School (Baix Guinardó) to make Sant Pau the main driver of the school’s teaching innovation project.
• Social services and third sector bodies. Social centres and organisations that work to promote human rights and support for vulnerable collectives can visit Sant Pau free of charge, on request.

This line of work is basically organised by a collaboration agreement with the Federation of Childhood and Adolescent Care Organisations (FEDAIA), which works with over 100,000 children and 35,000 families. The agreement also provides access for families who foster minors participating in some of the Federation’s programmes. Furthermore, in the framework of the Free Offer Programme of the Barcelona Municipal Education Institute, the Art Nouveau Site provides 330 places a year in guided visits to schools whose students are in vulnerable situations.

The interventions include loaning spaces for activities and providing access to the heritage site for various collectives that require specific attention.

This commitment has been acknowledged by the Biosphere Certificate, awarded by the Responsible Tourism Institute (RTI), which certifies the exercise of responsible, environmentally sustainable, socially inclusive and accessible activity. Consult the Responsible tourism policy. 

Among other measures, the Art Nouveau Site has the largest geothermal installation in southern Europe, a clean technology that makes for high savings in the heating and cooling of the spaces. This intervention, together with the quality of rehabilitation work and other initiatives to promote savings in energy and water consumption, have made the Sant Pau monumental complex the only UNESCO World Heritage Site with LEED Neighbourhood Development certification, as well as other awards from this US institution. The Art Nouveau Site has its own Environmental and Energetic Policy, and works to become an environmentally responsible space. With the goal of continual improvement and responsible management, the Foundation is sharing a collection of good practices with staff, site visitors, office occupants, as well as external collaborators. You can send your proposals, requests and recommendations at sostenibilitat@fundaciosantpau.cat.

The aim is to promote the implementation of the 10 universal principles in business activity in the fields of human rights, labour, environment and anti-corruption in the activities and strategies carried out. The Progress Report periodically communicates actions carried out to implement the provisions of the Global Compact.