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It will also remain open on Monday, August 19 |
The Museo Teatro Romano de Cartagena also implements its activity during the August bridge with a good number of routes and themed visits, in collaboration with Cartagena Puerto de Culturas, so that each day a route or a family activity can be carried out.
On Tuesday, August 13, 'Citizens of an Empire' will take place.
A guided route from the Museum of the Roman Theater, which will continue through the Barrio del Foro Romano, and will end at Casa de la Fortuna, at 11 am.
Wednesday, August 14 is the turn of the family activity 'Theatrum: Spend a theater morning'.
Participants will be able to know Roman society through the theater, its religion and politics, how were the great show buildings in the Roman Empire;
the types of works that were represented or the people who acted in them.
The activity and visit to the Roman Museum and Theater of Cartagena will be at 6:30 p.m.
On Thursday, August 15, Virgen de la Asunción, holiday, will take the guided tour 'Cartagena Three Cultures'.
This route will reveal the medieval history and the confluence of the three cultures: Christian, Jewish and Muslim.
It will begin in the Panoramic Elevator, arriving at the Castle of the Conception, from where the whole city can be seen.
The visit will continue along the Church of Santa María la Mayor until you reach the Museum of the Roman Theater, at 11 am.
Friday, August 16 is from 'From Qart Hadast to Carthago Nova'.
The route begins in the Punic Wall that Asdrúbal Barca raised, and conquered Publio Cornelio Escipión, until Carthago Nova;
A journey through everyday life with a visit to the Casa de la Fortuna and the great show building, the Roman Theater, built in Augustus' time and dedicated to his grandsons Cayo and Lucio, both will begin at 11 am.
On Saturday, August 17 and 24, the theatrical route 'Romans around the world: destination Carthago Nova' will take place.
A theatrical route full of winks and humor capsules, where we will visit the most important sites knowing different characters to tell us how their life has been in Carthago Nova, leaving the Theater, at 11:30 am.
That same Saturday, on the 17th, specifically, the nightly theatrical visit 'Aulaeum, down the curtain' will take place at 9:00 p.m.
The great Roman architect Vitruvio will offer his vision of the theater with him will enjoy a night visit to the most emblematic work promoted by Augustus in the old Carthago Nova.
The end of the trip culminates with the unexpected appearance of the imposing grandstand of the Roman Theater in the moonlight, there the encounter with the classical theater by the hand of Plauto.
The virtual visit to the Roman Theater of Cartagena 'New experiences' will take place on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, at 6:30 pm.
A guided tour with virtual reality that will allow you to immerse yourself, through virtual glasses, in the old building.
You can visualize the theater in 360 degrees as it was at the time, fly over it or see a little pampering of the time.
Visitors who approach the Museum can also enjoy the temporary exhibition 'Roma Salis', by Lola Montero, an exhibition project of plastic research around the world of salt and its relationship with the history of man.
Not surprisingly, salt was an element of great value in antiquity and one of the resources that Roman writers repeatedly emphasize about Carthago Nova, since they cite that in their surroundings, in addition to mineral, there were nearby salt flats and this allowed them to expand the salt and salting trade.
As well as the exhibition 'A History Made Party', organized together with the Federation of Troops and Legions, it aims to bring visitors closer to the most relevant historical moments that are revived at the Fiestas.
Cartagena is proud of its millenary past and its inhabitants are the engine of a unique Festivities in the Mediterranean, the Carthaginian and Roman Festivities, in which thousands of people participate every year since 1990, relive one of the most relevant events of Universal Ancient History, the Second Punic War, based on the history and archeology of Cartagena.
The exhibition allows through explanatory panels and an audiovisual approach to the events held in September.
It should be remembered that this museum extends its opening days on the August bridge, Monday 12 and 15, Virgin of the Assumption remaining open, from 10 am to 8 pm.
It will also open on Monday, August 19.
Tickets can be purchased: online https://www.cartagenapuertodeculturas.com/listado_actividades.asp or at the Museum itself.
Information and reservation of tickets can be made by phone 968 50 48 02, 968 50 00 93
THE ROMAN THEATER MUSEUM
The Museum of the Roman Theater of Cartagena with the entrance located in the Town Hall Square, in front of the City Hall, one of the busiest squares in the city and a few meters from the port, not only serves as an exhibition framework for the collections, but also leads the visitor from the square to the interior of the monument.
So, that the recovery project carried out by the architect Rafael Moneo, involves a trip in time and an itinerary from the sea to the high levels, culminating the visit with the unexpected appearance of the imposing grandstand of the Theater.
After passing the doors of the Museum, the visitor will meet the Corridor of History.
It explains the urban evolution of the theater site, from the 21st century to the 1st century BC, illustrated both with a selection of archaeological objects recovered in the excavation and with graphic and audiovisual documentation.
The corridor leads directly into a large room seven meters high, which serves as an extraordinary framework for the exhibition of the elements that make up the monumental architecture of the Cartagena theater.
The height of the room has allowed to recreate the first order of the scenic facade with the original elements.
Through a escalator you reach the second room, the largest in the museum.
This room allows the visitor to enter into the knowledge of the functions of the Theater in Antiquity, because in addition to its playful function, the theater building was the perfect architectural framework for the political and religious propaganda of the emperor.
So, his decorative program was loaded with ideological messages, among which the introduction of cults to the traditional divinities of the Roman State stands out through three altars where the symbols of the Capitoline Triad, pieces carved in Carrara marble from great excellence, which preside over the central part of the room.
This room connects with the corridor under the church Santa María la Vieja, where a Roman house with mosaic is preserved amortized by the construction of the theater, as well as the terraced walls of the early 13th century church and other medieval remains.
This corridor also has a fundamental mission for the architect, to prepare the visitor for the contemplation he will have at the end of his tour: a complete vision of the Theater, as magnificent as it is unexpected.
The exit of the corridor leads to a walkway that connects directly with the circulation corridor at the foot of the middle grandstand.
From this point you have a complete view of the Theater, from here you start the tour inside the monument through the circulation corridors, and by the radial stairs that allow you to go down to the orchestra and go on stage to contemplate the partial restitution of the scenic facade made with the insertion of elements.
After the visit to the monument, the departure is made through the Plaza de la Condesa Peralta.
The Museum and Theater of Cartagena have nowadays become an important cultural and tourist reference of the Region, both for its number of visitors, since its opening on July 11, 2008, it has been traveled by more than 1,902,000 people , as for the various national and European awards.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena
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