Alicante Provincial Council celebrates International Museum Day with a focus on education and research

The Diputación de Alicante is once again taking part in the events planned for the occasion of the International Museum Day which this year is being held under the motto "Museums for education and research".. As in previous editions, the MUBAG, the MARQ and the Alicante Institute of Culture Juan Gil-Albert They will offer their content together with centres from the City Council, the University, Aguas de Alicante and The Ocean Race.

The Deputy for Culture, Juan De Dios NavarroThe provincial institution's commitment to the commemoration of a day that "underlines the importance of museums as educational and dynamic institutions that promote learning, discovery and cultural understanding". He also highlighted the "high level of the museums on offer in the province, which has positioned us in recent years as a benchmark both within and beyond our borders".

MARQ

MARQ has designed a programme that includes dramatised visits, guided tours and educational workshops related to both the temporary exhibition Dynasties. The first kingdoms of prehistoric Europe'.as with the museum's permanent exhibitions. The proposals place special emphasis on the younger public, as Navarro explained, and include performances by the historical re-enactment group 'Hispania Romana', both in the Sala de Roma and in the gardens.

In addition, there will be workshops on campaniform vases, the archer's bracelet or the Nebra celestial disc and educational talks on cave art. The MARQ CV Foundation has the participation of local and provincial associations and institutions related to people with disabilities and social responsibilityl who are part of the MARQ family and by the general public. Visitors will be able to download free educational material, workshops, stories, games and educational guides. All activities are free with prior registration and until full capacity is reached. More information at www.marqalicante.com.

MUBAG

For its part, the Museo de Bellas Artes de Alicante will be celebrating the DIM throughout the weekend with the thematic visits Horizons of change: the artistic revolution at the beginning of the 20th century' and by the dramatised ones Gesture and light' to the permanent exhibition 'The 19th century. The collection in the light'. It has also organised a dynamic cultural game on the hidden history of the museum.

There will also be guided tours of the exhibition 'Eusebio Sempere & Felipe Pantone', by the curators María José Gadea and Óscar Garcíaas well as workshops for the youngest children run by Kaufman and Daguten. Escuela Gráfica de Barrio. Finally, the Mubag's DIM includes a conference on urban art given by Óscar García and the performance by 'Latin Jazz' with Pakito Baeza percussion and Abel Figueredo at the piano.

The museum extends its opening hours on Saturday until 22:30. The activities are free with prior registration and until full capacity is reached. More information at www.mubag.es.

JUAN GIL-ALBERT ALICANTINO INSTITUTE OF CULTURE

On Thursday 16th and Friday 17th, the Casa Bardin will host a video projection throughout the day, which gathers the testimony of twenty artists from the province about which is their favourite museum. In addition, on Thursday, from 16:00 to 19:00, there will be a meeting moderated by Estefania Soler to share Alicante's museum preferences with the public.

On Friday, from 17:00 to 19:00, a meeting will take place between the artist Carlos Martínez and the commissioner Maria Ramis around the exhibition 'Records of the habitat' of the Bardin House, which will also be visited with a guided tour.