Alicante Alicante’s museums and cultural spaces have scheduled 80 activities to celebrate International Museum day (DIM). The day was established on May 18 at the proposal of the International Council of Museums and in the city the program extends from May 14 to 18. This year the motto is The future of museums in communities constantly changingfocusing on how museums can navigate and contribute to a world that experiences deep social, technological and environmental changes.
The City Council (Maca, Las Cigarreras and Musa), the Diputación de Alicante (Marq, Mubag and the Alicante Institute of Culture Juan Gil-Albert), The Ocean Race Museum, the Museum of the University of Alicante, the University Headquarters City of Alicante and the Aguas Museum of Alicante again to offer a careful program for all the audiences that last year congregated last year 10,492 people in different cultural spaces. This Friday, the presentation to the media at the University headquarters took place and has been attended by the institutional responsible for the different administrations involved.
The deputy of Culture, Juan de Dios Navarrostressed that “we are facing a new edition of this great initiative that opens new roads to bring citizens the latest contents of the museums and centers of the province, in the case of the Diputación through spaces such as Marq, Mur
The Councilor for Culture, Nayma Beldjilalihe wanted to highlight “the importance of one more year, with all the previous work involved, those responsible for the different spaces have coordinated their activity to celebrate the great museum day at international level. All this, with the sole objective that Alicante and visitors enjoy an extensive cultural offer for five days.” “Every year, the audience increases and this is a clear symptom of the interest that citizens have in quality culture,” he added.
The Vice Chancellor for Culture, Sports and University Extension of the UA, Catalina Iliescuhas expressed that “the University of Alicante (UA), through two cultural spaces of great dynamism and innovation, such as the Museum of the University of Alicante (MUA) and the University Headquarters City of Alicante, adds to the celebration of the International Day of Museums with a program that puts the focus on the challenges posed by an increasing Exhibitions, artistic mediations or concerts, our aspiration is to collectively build free, respectful, inclusive and committed communities, where dialogue, empathy and knowledge become engines of social transformation. “
Martín SanzDirector of Communication and External Relations of Aguas de Alicante, stressed that “the Aguas Museum of Alicante has been taking the environmental education to its visitors for more than 15 years, about 300,000. For the DIM, the proposal points to its cultural and more intimate aspect, with an acoustic concert in the wells as a space that welcomes all kinds of cultural representations.”
For its part, the director of The Ocean Race Museum, Jan Pérezhe pointed out that “in The Ocean Race we have started a new cycle under the concept” Always On “with the aim of keeping the emotion of the regatta alive throughout the year. In addition to the emblematic return to the world, we incorporate two new appointments to our calendar: The Ocean Race Europe, in the summer of 2025, and The Ocean Race Atlantic, a transatlantic crossing that will join New York and Barcelona in 2026 “.
Programción
Cigarreras
The Cigarreras will celebrate it on Saturday, May 17, and will do so with two exhibitions “Water dilutes my words” by Olivia Funes Lastra in the White Box and “Sumba manual” by Samuel Fernandi (short film 18 min) in the Negre room.
On the other hand, the Gritofest Festival will take place in the black box and gray box from 5 pm on Saturday and an experimental workshop of writing and collective drawing “Beyond the sea, a river”, directed by Olivia Funes Lastra in the dryer at 6:30 p.m.
Juan Gil-Albert Culture Institute of Culture
The Juan Gil-Albert Alicante Institute of Culture joins this celebration with various activities. A new session of the Manifesta Art Club will fill the Bardin House on Thursday at 7:00 p.m., which will be followed on Friday a participatory workshop of Perceval Graells at the Santa Pola Museum, at 6 pm. For Saturday a visit to the Orihuela Circus theater has been scheduled, at 11 am. All with registration on the website of the IAC Juan Gil-Albert.
MACA
The MACA joins an extensive program that will begin on Wednesday 14 and will end on the same Sunday, May 18. Talks and visits around the exhibition of Kara Walker, family workshops, dance and music, theater, cinema and the installation “Utopic Liberty” by Elio Rodríguez on the facade. All detailed information is available on the museum website.
Marq
The Archaeological Museum of Alicante, Marq, offers from May 13 to 18 training talks, children’s workshops, theater sessions for the general public, guided solar observation, theatrical visits and various activities to perform with family, which will revolve around the current exhibition on the origins of the city of Alicante, “Cities of Light”.
First
The MUA focuses its celebration at the Dim party on Friday, May 16 in the afternoon (among 5:00 p.m.) that will culminate with a Horchata and Fartans craft snack. During the weekend, didactic workshops and guided tours of contemporary art exhibitions and archeology will occur. Saturday’s schedule will be 10 ha 20 Hy on Sunday 10 ha.
In Bag
The Alicante Museum of Fine Arts proposes for May 17 and 18 activities for the whole family. Guided, musicalized and theatrical visits in the permanent and temporary exhibition, as well as a trivial game in which the hidden history of the mubag, the screen printing workshop ‘Landscapes in Transit’ and a choral performance will be known.
MUSA
The Muse City Museum, located in several rooms in the Castle of Santa Barbara, will have its usual schedule on May 17 and 18, from 10.00 to 20.00 hours. On Saturday, May 17, a monitored visit to the exhibition “of the Word to Music” (Taberna Sala, with a maximum of 25 people) will be held at 7pm. A baroque concert will be held in the castle cistern (free admission to complete the capacity of 90 people).
Aguas Museum of Alicante
On the other hand, the Garrigós wells in the Aguas Museum of Alicante will host an acoustic concert of the Alicante Mailers group, on Sunday 18 from 12:00 hours (inscriptions: Alicantesociocultura.eventbrite.es). In addition, the space extends its weekend schedule (from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.), with the opening on Saturday afternoon (from 5:00 p.m. to 20:00).
The Ocean Race Museo
The Ocean Race Museum has prepared a special program for the whole family, with a Yincana on Saturday 17 at 6:00 p.m. the family music show “Chocadores” by Billy Mandanga and Kevin Méndes for Sunday 18 at 12.00h. In addition to immersive experiences and free visits all weekend.
University headquarters
The University Headquarters of Alicante has organized on the occasion of the DIM a cultural program from May 13 to 16 with conferences on museum art and management. A guided tour of the exhibition “Reminecències” by Mercè Díaz and a concert of the exotic group will also be held. All these activities will take place at 7:00 p.m. in the Juana Francés room.
Routes
This year, some of the museums will participate in cultural routes that will take place on Saturday 17 in the morning and in the afternoon.
12 hours. Ocean Race and Mubag Museum by Rosana Sánchez and Aris Spentsas.
17 hours. Marq by Rosana Sánchez and Aris Spentsas.
17 hours. Las Cigarreras Cultural Center by Diana Guijarro, M. Reme Silvestre Linde
18.30 hours. Water Museum by Diana Guijarro, M. REMMA Silvestre Linde
19.30 hours. Maca by Diana Guijarro, M. Reme Silvestre Linde
* The schedules and inscriptions of all museums can be consulted on the website the “Musea” website, and on the website of each of the centers.
