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Is scheduled to open back porch excavations Theatre, whose recovery will complete the journey through the gateways designed by Rafael Moneo

The President of the Autonomous Community, Ramón Luis Valcárcel, announced today that the Roman Theatre of Cartagena has received more than 128,000 visitors since its opening last July, of which nearly 40 percent are foreigners.

Valcárcel chaired the board of the Teatro Romano de Cartagena Foundation, which realized the smooth running of the museum and the activities that have taken place during the ten months he has been open.

The public opening of the Museo del Teatro Romano was a major boost for the tourist promotion of the city of Cartagena and the entire region, and proof of this, said Valcarcel, was "not only the number of visits has received at this time, but the organization of specialized courses and conferences. "

In this regard, the President stated that both experts and the public who daily visit this cultural space have been finding that "it is a role model both in recovery and in their management."

During this meeting, topics to be addressed, emphasizes the implementation of the Center for the Study of Roman architecture in the museum space, which involves creating a specific room documentation and a library specializing in classical archeology and Roman architecture.

Specifically, the proposed documentation room house all the information generated in the twenty years of involvement in the archaeological remains of the monument, which will be available to all accredited researchers.

In addition, the Board of Trustees approved the signing of a cooperation agreement with the University of Murcia, in particular with the Department of Archaeology, to promote scientific research in this field, bringing the Roman Theatre Museum as an academic reference .

On the other hand, has addressed the excavation project of the porch back of the theater, located in the later part of the scenic facade, whose excavation will complete the tour of the monument through the gateways designed by Rafael Moneo in the building Skylight.

Through this project of archaeological intervention may recover some of its original decorative and sculptural decoration.

Source: CARM. Fotos: CARM y Archivo murcia.com