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The Councilors of Culture and Finance formalize the acquisition of the property

The Community has formalized today the acquisition of the Great Central Cinema of Cartagena, a building built in 1880 that will become a cultural space.

To carry out the initial work of adaptation, the regional government will allocate 200,000 euros in the budgets of 2017.

The purchase, made by auction on December 7, was closed today by the Minister of Culture and government spokesman, Noelia Arroyo, and the Minister of Finance and Public Administration, Andrés Carrillo, who received the keys to the property and advanced that "The first technical inspections of the building to guarantee the safety will be imminent and, thus, to be able to begin to work on the project".

Arroyo stated that in the budgets of 2017, the investments planned in Cartagena include 200,000 euros "which will allow us to start as soon as possible the works that will turn this emblematic building into a cultural space of the first order, open to all citizens and a referent Artistic in the Region of Murcia ".

After drafting the conditions for the rehabilitation and the corresponding competition, the counselor explained that "it is expected that in the last quarter of 2017 the project is already awarded in order to start work and create new jobs related to the recovery Of the patrimony ".

"The purchase of the Gran Cine Central responds to the interest of expanding cultural infrastructures in the city of Cartagena," said Andrés Carrillo, adding that "this building, because of its constructive characteristics, its history and because it is located in the environment Of the Aguirre Palace, headquarters in Cartagena of the regional government and one of the most important and best preserved modernist buildings, and the Regional Museum of Modern Art, will become the motor of development of the area.

Building

The property has a degree of protection 1, it was built in 1880 by Carlos Mancha to house a market, in 1916 it was used for cultural purposes and today it is the oldest of those preserved dedicated to the exhibition of films.

In 1925, it was reformed by Lorenzo Ros and everything seems to indicate that, after important works that were carried out in the front of the patio of seats in 1953, the original screen and the original scene is hidden, what would turn it into one of the Jewelry nationally.

It is a building in two bodies: building of shows, distributed in lobby, cafeteria, patio of armchairs, amphitheater, projection room, stage, changing rooms and office;

And a second residential building, composed of ground floor plus three floors above ground level.

Noelia Arroyo highlighted "the immense possibilities of the building, from exhibition hall, theater and concerts to a space for more alternative arts or holding congresses."

He recalled that, "along with the commitment that is being made in the Muram, which will end the year almost tripling the number of visitors, this initiative is part of the Government's strategy to enhance the cultural and tourist aspects of the city and recovery Of its historical center, turning the Place of the Favor in the place of the culture of Cartagena ".

Bet on Cartagena

The purchase of the Gran Cine Central "is another sign that Cartagena is a priority for the regional government and also the joint work being done to strengthen the municipality as one of the main cultural and touristic poles of the Region," said Noelia Stream.

Regarding the budgets for 2017, "the investment in historic artistic heritage of the Region is significant, recovering 1 percent cultural and raising it to 8.2 million euros, an increase of 73 percent," recalled the minister.

Among the actions planned in Cartagena are also those planned in the House of the Child, with an investment of 300,000 euros to make it the headquarters of the Regional Restoration Center;

The Palacio Aguirre, which will be allocated 142,000 euros;

The Roman Amphitheater of Cartagena and the Apollo Theater of El Algar.

The Culture budget also plans to collaborate with other institutions such as the Polytechnic University of Cartagena, with 40,000 euros for the drafting of the Master Plan for urban planning in the hill of San José, "which will improve and develop this area located in the center" , Concluded the counselor.

Source: CARM