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The Secretary of State for Culture, Jose Maria Lassalle, the Minister of Culture and Tourism, Pedro Alberto Cruz, the Mayor of Cartagena, Pilar Barreiro, have come in this morning to the National Museum of Underwater Archaeology (ARQUA) to see first hand the state of heritage restoration work of the frigate Nuestra Señora de Las Mercedes. The event was also attended by the delegate of the Government, Joaquín Bascuñana.
The Mayor of the city, Pilar Barreiro, said that today is an important day for Cartagena and archeology since novel culminates a long process that has had the coordination and cooperation between the various authorities.
Without aside, the importance of this treasure for tourism, Barreiro has praised the role of culture is claiming an industry and as such, we must continue working on it to become an economic revulsion.
Cartagena Museum director, Xavier Nieto, has informed the attendees of the conservation status of the collections, while he referred to this project as a rewarding and has social acceptance which can help promote values ​​of this treasure and promote tourism in Cartagena and across the Region of Murcia.
In a speech similar to that from the Lord Mayor of Cartagena, Murcia counselor has placed emphasis on the extra value that is inherent in the Treasury of Las Mercedes. And, in the words of Cruz, Cartagena has increased in intensity in recent heritage fifteen, while
has highlighted the importance of betting on the culture industry, the true potential of Spain, has been completed.
The last to speak was the Secretary of State for Culture, Jose Maria Lassalle, for whom the treasure is intrinsically linked to the history, heritage and the memory of our country.
Lassalle has also confirmed that before the end of 2013, the public can enjoy a permanent exhibition in the ARQUA leftover coins and items carried by the ship of Las Mercedes.
The exhibition will not only take a look at the history of this craft, but also highlight the importance of this cultural asset in both the legislative and conceptual.
This exhibition will be complemented by other itinerant draws from the original and will be developed at the national level, although it is the idea of making it available to the international institutions that are interested mainly in Latin America.
In addition, the Ministry of Culture professionals are working on designing a website that will be made ​​available to the public in the second half of 2013, according to preliminary estimates.
The aim is to facilitate access to knowledge for all those interested can enjoy and know all the information regarding the recovery of the treasure of Las Mercedes.
The treasure of Mercy is composed of a total of fourteen and a half tons of coins, being only 212 gold.
In the words of director ARQUA, poor extraction of material, attached to all goods that were scrapped, has caused can not know in depth the historical heritage of the Mercedes.
The materials are currently being analyzed by ARQUATec, being immersed in a long process of repair and cleaning which ended in the establishment of two acceptable methods of action, after detecting seven risk groups.
For this reason, the next February will be a meeting in Cartagena Museum to determine the optimal treatment to be used in these goods.
VISIT ARQUATec, the vane and Roman Theatre Museum
Upon receipt by the media, the official visit has continued for facilities in the Industrial ARQUAtec Cabezo Beaza (C / Helsinki, s / n), where they were able to witness the work of the Museum experts are conducting this heritage.
This afternoon, the Secretary of State for Culture, accompanied by the Mayor of Cartagena, the Minister of Culture and Tourism and the Government Delegate, Joaquin Bascuñana, visit the neighborhood Pinwheel Roman Forum, which in 2012 was awarded the National Prize Restoration and Conservation.
Previously, the above authorities also visit the Roman Theatre of Cartagena Museum.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena
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