In addition, Aitor Esteban has explained that “in the second amendment, presented solely by the EAJ-BNP Basque Group, our aim is that the guarantee the State provides for works of cultural interest should be extended to any museum in Spain in the event of important exhibitions”, that is, “when valued at more than 100,000 euros”.  According to the Basque MP, as spokesperson for cultural affairs, “at the present time the Law provides guarantees only for those works of art in exhibitions that are held in a very limited number of institutions, all of which are headquartered in Madrid”, a situation he goes on to say “is not consistent with the aim of bringing major exhibitions to a much more widely distributed public away from the capital city”.

Finally, Aitor Esteban has stressed that “there are other museums outside Madrid that are perfectly capable of organising events of the highest calibre, but if they do not have the backing of the central government they are forced to relinquish them”.