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The Museum of Huelva has closed this week the temporary exhibition of the MARQ 'Ídolos. Miradas milenarias', which has received the visit of more than 24,000 people during the eleven months it has been on display. Inaugurated on 11 December 2023 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Huelva museumThe exhibition was scheduled to close in June this year, but due to the large number of visitors, its opening was extended until last Sunday.
The proposal is curated by Primitiva Buenoprofessor of Prehistory at the University of Alcalá de Henares, and by Jorge A. Solerdirector of the MUBAG, and brings together about 200 pieces from Portuguese and Spanish museumsThe Huelva Museum, among which is the Museum of Huelva, in the production of its own section on the most recent archaeological interventions carried out in the province of Huelva.
Idols. Miradas milenarias' has consolidated a a model of institutional collaboration of excellence between Portugal and Spainwith the participation of the Diputación de Alicante and the Junta de Andalucía. The exhibition includes collections from the Huelva museum itself and from seven Portuguese collections from the National Museum of Archaeology of Portugal, Perdigões, ERA Arqueologia SA Collection, Museu Geológico, Museu de Portimão, Museu Municipal Lonel Trindade, Museu de Arqueologia e Etnografia do Distrito de Setúlba and Museu do Carmo.
Among the numerous awards and recognitions received by this exhibition, the prizes for the Best museology work, Best international project, Best catalogue and Best transport of cultural property heritage, awarded by the Associação Portuguesa de Museologia (APOM) throughout their stay in Lisbon in 2021, with design and execution by the Rocamora Diseño y Arquitectura studio.. In addition, this year he received the EXPONE Award in the category of Best Andalusian Exhibition, organised by the Association of Museographers and Museologists of Andalusia (AMMA).
