The Archaeological Museum of Alicante will have during the festival of Easter with a special schedulein force during the days 2,3,4 and 5 AprilThe new exhibition 'The Last Voyage of the Fragata Mercedes', which arrived at the MARQ on 9 March, will also be adapted for guided tours of the permanent exhibition and the new temporary exhibition 'The Last Voyage of the Fragata Mercedes', which arrived at the MARQ on 9 March.
Thus, tomorrow, Thursday 2 April, the museum will be open from 10:00 to 19:00, with guided tours at 12:30 and 18:00 for the permanent exhibition and at 11:30, 12:00 and 17:00 for the temporary exhibition.
On Friday 3 April, the MARQ will be open to the public from 10:00 to 14:00, with a guided tour of the permanent exhibition at 10:30 and three guided tours of the temporary exhibition at 11:30, 12:00 and 12:45.
One day later, on Saturday 4 April, the opening hours to the public will be extended from 10 am to 8.30 pm. As on the previous day, the guided tour of the permanent collection will take place at 10:30 am, while the explanation of the Fragata Mercedes will be available at 11:00 am, 12:30 pm, 5:00 pm and 7:00 pm.
Finally, on Sunday 5 April the museum will close its doors at 14:00 hours, from 10:00 hours it will remain open. The didactic visit to the permanent exhibition will take place at 10:30 a.m. and those to the temporary exhibition at 11:30 a.m. and 12:00 p.m., as well as a dramatised visit at 12:30 p.m. The Monday 6 April the MARQ will remain closed.
Currently, the MARQ is exhibiting in its temporary galleries '.The last voyage of the frigate MercedesThe exhibition tells the story of the underwater treasure recovered by Spain three years ago, after its illegal extraction from the seabed in 2007, as well as the experiences of the protagonists of the time, the situation of the Royal Navy and its British opponent, the scientific work of Spanish sailors, the advances in shipbuilding, and the mark that the event left in the archives, books and national art.
More from 30,000 coinsarchaeological remains, artefacts armamentsa naval flag which exceeds 24 square metres and which took part in Trafalgar, as well as a model of the Mercedes which reproduces the procedures followed in the shipyard in Havana, where it was built, make up this set of works of great historical and heritage relevance, rarely exhibited to date. The exhibition is completed with a series of transcendental documents from the period, such as the Amiens Peace Treaty or the official letter signed by Prime Minister Manuel Godoy that gave rise to the vessel's voyage, in addition to two works by GoyaThe portrait of Charles IV and the portrait of Maria Luisa of Parma.
