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To celebrate the holidays, the Roman Theatre Museum will extend its opening days, so open Mondays 23 and 30 December, and will in regular hours, from 10.00 to 18.00 hours and 24 and December 31, when it will be open from 10.00 to 14.00.
In addition, visitors who come to the museum can enjoy family activity MERRY CHRISTMAS, BONA SATURNALIA, a special visit with a discounted price, where you can learn how the Romans celebrated this time.
The visit will begin with the host group the hand of one of the guides, who moved to the public the traditions and customs of the holiday of Saturnalia.
Then the tour will be made by the Boards of the Museum, where they will discover more about the holiday hand Augustus himself, who was excited to give presents the most diverse in the Saturnalia.
The activity will end at the Roman Theatre, where they sing a Christmas carol and the acoustics of the building will be tested.
Saturnalia was celebrated in honor of Saturn, god of agriculture.
Began on 17 December with festive public banquet (lectisternium) and the crowded shouted Io, Saturnalia, candles (cerei) were lit to celebrate the end of the darkest period of the year and the birth of the new light period.
These Roman festivals were celebrated with great feasts and was made traditional gifts like candles, clay figurines, bags with nuts or even money.
The typical dessert that was eaten during the holidays were the scones with honey, was hidden inside a lima bean.
Lucky I had the bean in your muffin was crowned Saturnalicius Princeps, and the others had to obey his orders.
All this and more will find along the family visit.
This activity is d irigida people from 4-99 years prior reservation is required. Maximum 30 people.
There are special price of 3 euros per person or child.
It will be held on 23, 24, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 and 31 December, and 2, 3, 4 and 5 January, at 11.30 hours.
Information and reservations: 968 50 48 02 and 968 50 00 93
You can also visit the exhibition Mysterion.
The vision of the transcendent in Byzantium.
The show aims to move the viewer's vision of Christmas in Byzantium through three icons of Master Craftsman of the Region of Murcia, Mariano Hernández, director Mhega Iconography Workshop.
The artisan collects all the artistic tradition of the icon to bring into inspired originals dating back to medieval times and modern works.
In it you can see the icon of the Annunciation, which takes as its prototype a work by artist Vlassis Tsotsonis where the rich stole archangel wears a jeweled similar to those carried by the Byzantine emperors to mark the festivities.
The Nativity inspired by a school board of the famous Russian artist Andrei Rublev, dating from the fifteenth century, and finally the Triptych The Virgin and Christ lives modeled a work dating from the mid-thirteenth century, preserved in the Egyptian monastery of St. Catherine at Sinai.
The exhibition includes a display case where the complex process of preparing the icon is explained.
This Christmas can also visit the Nativity in the Museum, and participate in the free guided exposure Mysterion visits Byzantine Christmas.
The visits on Saturday 28 December and Saturday 4 January will be held at 17.00 h.
Also you can enjoy the exhibition History of discovery.
Story of a project. Teatro Romano de Cartagena.
The exhibition takes visitors which meant the discovery of the Roman theater in one of the most depressed areas of the city, as well as the story of his recovery.
A long and complex, but exciting process that ends with the opening of the Museum of the Roman Theatre on July 11, 2008.
The Museum of the Roman Theatre in Cartagena also has a space dedicated to art gift.
In the shop you can buy a wide range of products in line with the theme of the museum, Accessories, Jewelry, Textiles, Stationery, Publications, etc..
Among the items, you can buy silk scarves hand painted keychains, fans, prints and watercolors themed museum as well as a wide variety of publications ranging from children's stories and novels to more specialized works, intended for public with more training in the field of Archaeology and Ancient History in general.
In addition to the catalogs of temporary exhibitions.
Also audiovisual and museum guides.
These objects are the work of artists and designers, among them jewelry Angeles and Pedro Morejon Adam, silk scarves Rosa Torres, the prints and engravings of Lola Montero, Manolo Vidal Pardo and Maíquez, watercolors Lola Montero , Pérez Casanova blades, small icons and separators Mariano Hernández limited edition González Beltrán
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena
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