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The Municipal Archaeological Museum of Callosa de Segura opened its doors last Friday to the travelling exhibition "Light of Rome which consists of oil lamps from the Roman period. The 43 pieces which compiles this exhibition, supported by the Provincial GovernmentThe MARQ as well as the museums of Elda and L'Alcudia.
The exhibition, whose aim is to raise awareness of the utility, form and decoration of these small objects that have been changing over the centuries of the Roman rulehas already visited the museums of Alicante and Elda, where the number of visits testifies to the good reception from the public.
The Member of Parliament for Culture and Education, César Augusto Asenciohe inauguratedat 20:00The exhibition, together with the technical director of the museum in Alicante, is part of this new itinerancy of "Luz de Roma", Manuel Olcinathe managing director of the MARQ Foundation, Josep Albert Cortés and the curator of the exhibition, Anna García Barrachina. This initiative, which is reinforced by various explanatory panels which cover topics related to the production and trade of lucernas, as well as two audiovisuals which provide complementary information, as well as a visitor's guide and a catalogue in Valencian, Spanish and English.
The objects that make up this compilation come from both the Archaeological Museum of Alicante, and from the Monographic Museum of La Alcudia of Elche and of the Municipal Archaeological Museum of Elda. Of these, one bronze example stands out, a glazed skylight decorated with two horse heads and a circular lamp with numerous light holes.
