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The Minister of Culture and Tourism, Pedro Alberto Cruz, said today that the 431,295 visitors in 2010 visited the regional museum, 76,150 more than in 2009, an increase of 21.44 percent, representing "a reflection of the cultural base that has built over the last years, "said Cruz, who announced the exhibition which will house the Museum of Modern Art, Cartagena (Muram) with contemporary art belonging to the capital of the Autonomous Community.

The Minister of Culture made the remarks during the presentation of the programming of the Network of Museums of the Region of Murcia for the months January to April 2011, which was accompanied by the Director of Fine Arts and Cultural Heritage, Enrique Ujaldón.

"The cultural construction of the basic foundations, has been one of our main objectives through the museum's programming that has been put in an extraordinary way. A growing number of citizens who attend museums because consider it attractive, "said Minister of Culture.

Cruz called these historical figures in the number of visits to all sites, said that waiting to know the figures for the national museums, "we are facing one of the most dramatic increases in the country."

In terms of programming, the Director of Fine Arts and Cultural Heritage will host the exhibition highlighted the Muram, which will feature contemporary works of art belonging to the funds of the Community, with pieces of Manolo Valdés, Eduardo Arroyo, Salvador Dalí , among others.

In addition, the exhibition 'The Tower of Babel.

History and Myth ', is extended until May 1, "given the magnificent reception given."

The exhibition is accompanied in the month of March with a series of conferences in which experts in art and ancient history of national and international.

Also, the Museum of Fine Arts will host the exhibition 'decadence', the painter Jumillano Jesus Lozano Saorin.

With regard to science, said the international conference Ujaldón 'Women in the Middle Ages' and the first course 'Murcia Museums: Art and Archaeology', to be held at the Museum of Fine Arts.

One of the innovations in programming are the gatherings photographic 'Cienojos', which will be held at the Museum of the Real Santa Clara once a month.

The museum will celebrate the cycles of the part of the month with the intention of giving the public the opportunity to have a more profound collections.

Furthermore, in all the museums continues the wide range of educational activities, both those to school on weekdays, and one for children and adults on weekends.

Source: CARM