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Five days of intense artistic activity, 17 museums and exhibition halls involved, an artistic journey into the early hours and more than a hundred cultural activities.
José Ballesta: "This is an ambitious commitment to culture of proximity, open and participatory, allowing that from tomorrow until Saturday, art breathes in every corner of the city"
Five days of intense artistic activity, 17 museums and exhibition halls involved, an artistic journey until dawn, and more than a hundred cultural activities in different areas of the city of Murcia.
The twelfth edition of 'Night and Museum Day' is already consolidated in the city this year, he wants to attract more people than ever event.
The Mayor of Murcia, José Ballesta, and the Minister of Culture and the regional government spokesman, Noelia Arroyo, presented this morning the program of activities, "an ambitious commitment to culture of proximity, open and participatory, which will allow tomorrow, May 17, until Saturday 21, art is breathed in every corner of the city, coinciding with the celebration of International Museum Day, on 18 May and the Night of Museums, 21, "said the mayor .
Thus, in addition to publicize the permanent collections and temporary exhibitions in all museums have organized original activities for all audiences ranging from guided tours to presentations of works, self-portraits live, children's educational entertainment, workshops, night tours , photocalls art, theater, book presentations, conferences international, planetary experts, concerts and a children's painting competition outdoor, among others.
Selfportraits live in the Ramón Gaya
Among the programming that will host the Ramón Gaya highlights the activity 'Autorretratándose' in which ten artists painted themselves sitting across ten mirrors.
"They will live in four sessions in which the public can monitor the progress of work," said José Ballesta.
The activity will take place at the Museum on 19 and 20 May, from 11.00 to 13.00 and from 17.30 to 19.30.
On Saturday May 21 the day will run from 21:00 until two in the morning and portraits will be exhibited at the Plaza de Santa Catalina.
Moreover, the Ramón Gaya host tomorrow, at 11.15, the presentation painter Murcia bust, donated by Anna Giner Crespo.
Artistic activities in this Museum will run until Sunday 23, with a concert and children's activities.
The Murcia 20s in a mural at street
Another activity that brings art to the street is donation large mural of 3x26 meters that embodies the historical moment of Murcia of the 20s, and has been prepared by the Department of Administration Modernization, Urban Quality and Participation.
"This large mural combines the intellectual core of Murcia 20s, with figures like Jorge Guillen, Juan Guerrero Ruiz and Jose Ballester, with emblematic painters of the time like Ramon Gaya, Luis Garay, Pedro Flores, Joaquin Almela Costa, Victor Nicholas and English ", stated the mayor.
'The art of the 20s Murcia Ramón Gaya and his generation' will open on May 18 at 11.45.
"Their goal is to beautify, through portraits and works of the Museum and the municipal heritage, the space between Santa Isabel and Santa Catalina inn, making it an excellent prelude own Ramón Gaya" said Ballesta.
750th anniversary of the Council of Murcia
Within the commemoration of the celebration of the 750th anniversary of the Council of Murcia, are scheduled artistic activities also in the Museum of the City including the presentation of comics about the King Sabio and the exhibition "The Juzgo jurisdiction: validity and permanence ' which delves into the characters who took part in the vicissitudes of 'jurisdiction': from Alfonso X, queen Maria Cristina and Floridablanca, until Martinez Tornel, Baquero Almansa and Cierva.
The House of Bethlehem Bacons Bridge also becomes an artistic space protagonist with the exhibition 'Those who made Murcia: men and women of the garden' and collections of images of Lauren, British photographer who came to Murcia in the nineteenth century .
The Science Museum hosts the presentation of the 'Paradigm Einstein' Rafael German, the children's show 'The circus at the Museum', which offers a scientific explanation to the different circuses, planetary children and adult numbers, and Saturday May 21, from 21.30, an observation of the sky will be from the Plaza de la Ciencia.
Offering to the illustrious sons of Murcia and children 's competition in Belluga
On Wednesday 18 May, at 11.00, the offering to the illustrious sons of Murcia will be held, with the donation of a laurel wreath at the Plaza de Santa Isabel.
Moreover, it is expected that more than 400 children gathered at the Plaza de Belluga on Saturday, May 21, in the children's painting competition to be held from 11.30 to 13.30 are met.
This edition of 'Night and Museum Day' with the collaboration of Iberdrola, El Corte Ingles (which opens your living cultural field) Cajamurcia Foundation and the Association of Merchants Murcia Center, which will open on Saturday 21 to 22.30 and organized activity 'windows in the Museum'.
Passport artistic award
New this year, has created an artistic passport may be collected from the various museums.
"As a reward for people who seal 8 of the 10 cultural institutions, 10 reproductions of the first poster of" Night and Day museums' work of Angel Haro they will be raffled.
The ten art institutions are, by the City: City Museum Ramon Gaya, Museum of Science and Water, Molinos del Rio Stables, home of Bethlehem and Almudí Palace.
By the Community are the Archaeological Museum, Santa Clara, Fine Arts and San Juan de Dios.
Salzillo Museum, Sala Veronicas, Casino de Murcia, Cathedral Museum, Museum of Blood, Parraga Center and Museum of the University are also involved.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia
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