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| It will open its doors from Tuesday to Saturday, from 10:00 to 20:00, and on Sundays from 10:00 to 14:00 | From July 1 the hours of the Roman Theater Museum will be the usual; Tuesday to Saturday from 10:00 a.m.
to 8:00 p.m.
and Sundays from 10:00 a.m.
to 2:00 p.m.
Also in July the activities start.On Thursday the 2nd the family visit will be made THEATRUM: SPEND AN AFTERNOON OF THEATER.
Participants will be able to learn about Roman society through theater, its religion and politics, what the great show buildings were like in the Roman Empire; the types of works that were performed or the people who performed them.
The activity and visit to the Roman Museum and Theater in Cartagena will be at 18:30.Also the night visits, on Saturday the 4th also coinciding with a full moon night, at 21:00 the guide will be held THE THEATER UNDER THE LIGHT OF THE MOON.
The visitor will make a night visit to the most emblematic work promoted by Augustus in the old Carthago Nova.
The trip allows you to live in first person, in a relaxed and exclusive environment, a tour that begins at the Museum of the Roman Theater with a guide, with a small group of people (25), discovering the keys to Roman civilization , to end at the archaeological jewel of the Roman Theater under the moonlight.
An intimate visit that will show the Carthago Nova theater in the moonlight.SAFETY AND ROUTEThe Roman Theater Museum of Cartagena has some characteristics that allow a visit with good security for the visitor.
The route through its rooms to the monument is linear.
It is accessed through the main door in the Plaza del Ayuntamiento.
The itinerary runs through wide spaces, the connection between rooms is made by escalators, and ends at the Roman theater.
Once the visit is finished, the exit to the outside of the archaeological site is made through the Condesa Peralta square, and from this point the visitor immerses himself in the Old Town of Cartagena.The museum tour of the Roman Theater is a journey back in time through its exhibition halls, culminating in the unexpected appearance of the imposing stands of the Roman Theater.
The first corridor begins with the urban evolution of the theater site from the 21st century to the 1st century.
It will illustrate the history of the theater site from the archaeological objects recovered in the excavation, plans, photographs and audiovisuals to directly enter The first Exhibition Hall, which houses the collection of monumental architecture, contains the necessary keys to understand the size of the Roman theater in Cartagena, the entity of its bases, cornices and especially capitals, make it a magnificent exponent of public and monumental architecture from the Augustan period.Through the escalators we will reach the second room of the permanent collection, illuminated by the combination of skylights and gaps of very diverse character, which will provide the necessary nuances of light for the exhibition of the pieces that make up the epigraphic and ornamental program of the theater.
A decorative program loaded with ideological messages, among which the introduction of cults to the traditional deities of the Roman State stands out through three altars representing the symbols of the Capitoline Triad, which presides over the central part of the room.
The tour of the archaeological crypt that runs under the Old Cathedral continues, culminating in the unexpected appearance of the imposing stands of the Roman Theater.In addition, you can visit the temporary exhibitions of the Roman Theater Museum, in the hidden gaze of José Carlos Ñíguez, the artist shows his special gaze on a building rescued from antiquity, the Roman Theater of Cartagena, showing the viewer unpublished images captured from the reality but that has not noticed perceiving.
A hidden gaze that generates new contemporary compositions where color and textures are shown as a metaphor for the enigmas that these ancient stones hide, which have witnessed so many centuries of existence.
As well as Art and oral tradition in Antonio Vidal Máiquez, where the viewer will find a selection of the original Illustrations made in Chinese ink that the artist has created to accompany the stories and tales of Pablo Díaz.For the Museum, health is a priority, therefore cleaning has been reinforced.
Hydroalcoholic gel and litter bins are available.
The use of masks is mandatory for your visit.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena
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