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The public's response to MARQ's latest proposal, Etruscans. The dawn of Rome'. has exceeded all expectations, with 66,100 visits to date. The good reception of the exhibition, which was inaugurated on 26 August, led to the extension of its stay in Alicante until next 20 March.
As the vice-president and deputy for Culture pointed out, Julia ParraThis is "an exceptional figure given the current circumstances that have forced us to reduce the capacity inside our halls to a maximum of 60 visitors, with guided tours for only 15 people and with marked distances and itineraries, among other preventive measures against Covid-19".
Etruscans' includes 150 pieces from the most important excavations of ancient Etruria. It is the largest monographic exhibition on this mysterious culture to be shown in Spain in the last decade, and is an initiative of the Alicante Provincial Councilthe Superintendence for Archaeological Heritage of the Province of Pisa and Livorno and the MARQ Foundation. The proposal includes a selection of original pieces from the National Archaeological Museum of Florence (MAF) and the Etruscan Guarnacci Museum of Volterrawhich trace the history of Etruscan civilisation from its origins in the 9th century BC to its gradual absorption by the Romans in the 1st century BC.
In the exhibition you can admire valuable exhibits such as the Orbetello headbandthe bracelets from the necropolis of Bisenziothe urns of Ulysses, the Sirens and the Rape of Proserpina at Volterra or the male sarcophagus from the Rosavecchia necropolis in Tuscany. With the aim of reaching out to a wide audience, the exhibition incorporates graphic and didactic material which includes audiovisual projections and interactive tools. In addition, the original pieces are accompanied by images and explanatory texts created on the basis of rigorous scientific documentation.
On the other hand, and as a complement to this international proposal, Etruscan footprints in Alicante'. presents a set of 22 pieces that show the imprint of this ancient italian culture in the Alicante area revealing the importance of rituals related to goldsmithery and wine in the Iberian period, which includes objects from the MARQ, as well as from the municipal museums of Xàbia, La Vila Joiosa and Guardamar del Segura.
MARQ has also set up a web space with images and information on the most outstanding objects and access to the advance booking of tickets and guided tours, from the link https://www.marqalicante.com/etruscos/.
