The presentation on Sinking Sirius will still run until March 23.
Although originally scheduled to close next Friday February 5, from the Municipal Archive it has decided to prolong the interest aroused sample, which has seen more than a thousand visitors. The transatlantic Sirius sank nearly 110 years ago Cartagena's coast and today we remember him as a dramatic event that killed hundreds of people.
The Italian steamer was going to America but hit the Bass Islands Ants Outside the Cabo de Palo s.La exhibition, curated by Luis Miguel Perez Adam discloses more about what happened and how they lived fishermen of the area and the crew of barco.La visits on Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays can be made, from 9.00 to 13.45 hours;
and Tuesdays and Wednesdays, from 9.00 to 13.45 hours and from 17.00 to 19.45 pm in the Municipal Archives in the old Park Artillería.Durante the tour, visitors can find unpublished images of the stranded boat and the arrival of the survivors , part of a private collection and have been recuperar.También documents generated in those days that are kept in the Municipal Archives include: telegrams, reports, correspondence, lists of shipwrecks, adoptions and rewards;
like or original bjetos that once were found on board the boat and have been specially compiled for this exhibition.
Through Productions Salzillo two documentaries are screened in the audiovisual room of the Archives.
The sessions are scheduled for each documentary: The wreck of Sirio Monday, Thursday and Friday from 10.00 to 11.00 and from 11.30 to 12.30 The wreck of a dream Tuesday and Wednesday from 10.00 to 11.00, 11.30 to 12.30, 17.00 to 18.00 and.. 18.30 to 19.30
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena