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"Which evidences the value and interest that this heritage gem makes as an emblematic image of the Region," said Arroyo
The Museum of the Roman Theater of Cartagena, managed by the foundation that make up the Autonomous Community, the City of Cartagena and the Cajamurcia Foundation, will close this 2016 with the visit of more than 203,000 people, 12 percent more than last year .
These figures, according to the Minister of Culture and government spokeswoman, Noelia Arroyo, also a member of the foundation's board of trustees, are "a new record for what is already the most visited museum in the Region of Murcia and one of the most Frequented by the whole country. "
A monumental complex that, since its opening in July 2008, has received more than 1.3 million people.
70 percent of the visits registered during this 2016 have been individual and family and 30 percent in a group.
Regarding the origin, half are national visitors, being 26 percent of the Region and the rest, from other provinces.
Among the national visitors are those from the Valencian Community (20 percent), Madrid (20 percent), Andalusia (9 percent) and Catalonia (7 percent).
Foreign visitors accounted for the other half (51 per cent, exactly), of which the great majority (42 per cent) are English and the rest are American (18 per cent), German (9), French ) And Russians (2 percent).
The great influx of foreigners, added Arroyo, "shows the great value and interest that this jewel of our heritage provokes, which is becoming a referent of Spanish culture for many visitors who come from different countries and who, of course, Is already an emblematic image of our Region ".
Throughout its eight years of existence, the Museo del Teatro Romano has sought to "ensure the preservation of its collections and the monument, but also increase the number of visitors and increase its loyalty through different policies of promotion, attention and Welcome to the visitor and the diversification of the services offered, "recalled the head of Culture.
"Some goals that have been fulfilled with more", given the increase in the number of visitors and the improvement registered in the public satisfaction surveys.
Activities and dissemination
With regard to scientific, cultural and educational diffusion, numerous initiatives have been carried out such as congresses, courses and conferences in collaboration with different institutions.
This joint work has allowed to carry out important projects like several seminars and international conferences organized with the University of Murcia or the Summer Courses on heritage of the Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena.
All of this has increased the number of users of museum services by 72 per cent, for which the program of temporary exhibitions, library promotion activities and other cultural activities such as' Cartagena Negra ',' Days of Intangible Heritage ',' The Sea of ​​Letters' or the II Meeting of Guides of Tourism of Spain.
As for the dissemination, the Museum of the Roman Theater has a complete web page that allows access to all the necessary information both to reach the space and to plan the visit.
This page also pays attention to the user and researcher, informing about the complementary services of the museum and the modalities of access to them.
Web visits have increased by 69 percent during this 2016 and also have increased new followers in social networks.
Source: CARM
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