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The spread of Coronavirus has put the entire world in an extraordinary and worrying situation.

A moment that forces physical separation and to make previously unknown decisions, but which at the same time must unite more than ever, to overcome this unprecedented crisis.

Cartagena is a city that has become in these years an international benchmark in the cultural field, attracting the attention of tens of thousands of people, who visit it every year, either for archaeological sites, museum spaces, festivals, or for cultural events such as the renowned music festivals.

The City Council knows the importance of taking care of a sector like that of the cultural industries, supporting them in these moments of enormous difficulty, which are putting their survival at risk.

And that is why we are working firmly on the continuity of the largest possible number of events and festivals that are organized in the city, maintaining them whenever it is feasible from the health and organizational point of view.

“We believe that it is a moment in which calm and reflection are necessary in order not to rush into decision-making that could jeopardize the creation of culture banners for the city, such as La Mar de Músicas.

Thing that would directly affect a good number of musicians, companies, technicians, editors and other professionals, who participate in it every year, and also sectors such as hospitality or tourism, which undoubtedly generate wealth and well-being for the entire city. "Recalled the area councilor, David Martínez Noguera.

As the public administration organizing festivals and events related to culture, the City Council takes the current situation seriously, working closely in coordinating the crisis with health authorities and emergency services, to ensure that all decisions are the best. possible for the general good.

In this way, the course of events will continue to be monitored over the coming weeks, so that when the time is right, it will act with the greatest of responsibilities.

Likewise, it is working to create initiatives that, in some way, can help and favor the creators and artists of the city, with contents and actions that directly benefit them and allow them to continue growing and developing their art in the future.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena