The mayor of Cartagena, José López, accompanied by the councilman of the Culture and Heritage area, Ricardo Segado, held a coordination meeting for the ninth edition of the Night of Museums, attended by municipal technicians, directors of the participating museums , Responsible for the museum spaces, tourist centers and entities that collaborate in this cultural proposal.
During the event, which took place at the Palace Hall, the image that will represent the 2017 edition has been announced, as well as progress in the proposals for activities and the bases that will govern the call for artistic proposals.
OFFICIAL PRESENTATION IN THE PARK OF ARTILLERÃA
Among the main agreements reached during the meeting is that on 17 March the presentation of the poster, the new routes and the new image of the web www.nochemuseoscartagena.es will take place.
Also, that day will open the registration period to participate as a volunteer.
On the other hand, the official presentation of the program will take place on April 27 at the Artillery Park, where all the details of this edition, dedicated to the Year of the Enlightenment, will be announced.
2016 POSITIVE EVALUATION
Similarly, during the meeting held this morning, José López and Ricardo Segado presented an assessment of the last edition of the Museum Night, calling it "very positive".
In total, 85,000 people visited the different museums and museum spaces and enjoyed the more than one hundred and fifty events scheduled on the night of May 21, 2016, highlighting the figures in the Naval Museum (9,826 visits) or in the Museum of the Roman Theater (6,450 visits).
BETWEEN THE CITY COUNCIL FOR THE CULTURAL DYNAMIZATION
The Night of Museums, organized by the City Council of Cartagena, will meet again next Saturday May 20 to thousands of Cartagena and tourists, who can enjoy free of charge with more than thirty museums and museum spaces ranging from the Roman Theater , To the chapels of the cofradías of Holy Week or the Glass Museum of Santa Lucía.
In addition, from Saturday morning there will be, among other activities, performances, exhibitions and concerts, which will complete the wide cultural and artistic offer that will flood the streets of Cartagena throughout the day
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena