The Provincial Archaeological Museum's open door days welcomed the exhibition Mayas. The enigma of the lost cities and thus celebrate its 15th anniversary at its current location, the former provincial hospital.
Among the people from Alicante who chose the museum to spend this Sunday morning, the Marq was visited by César Sánchez, president of the Provincial Council, who, accompanied by his family, toured the temporary exhibition rooms one by one.
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The exhibition occupies a total of four rooms, which have been decorated with a spectacular exhibition design by the Rocamora Arquitectura studio. In the first, we find a recreation of the origin of the Mayan world, and in it we are surprised by the monumental architecture of the pyramids and the mysteries of the hieroglyphic writing arranged in stelae or lintels. In the second room, we are immersed in a Mayan temple that recreates the apogee of the culture in the so-called Classic Period, with the development of great cities such as Tikal and Calakmul, their monumental palaces and the importance of the deified king and his court. In the third room we contemplate the great stone works: stelae, panels and monumental sculptures, which bring us closer to the profound beliefs of this civilisation through an understanding of the paintings of San Bartolo. The fourth room, in the Sala Noble of the Marq Library, and with the suggestive title of Mayas at close quartersWe are surprised by the contributions of the Spanish archaeological missions in Guatemala, and in particular, that of the teams of Valencian researchers, which is fundamental to deepen our knowledge of the roots of this fascinating Mesoamerican world.
The impressive collection of Mayan artefacts, made up of almost 200 objects from Guatemalan and German museums, will remain at the Marq until 7 January.
All the information about the exhibition can be found at
