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INTERNATIONAL DAY OF MUSEUMS 2022

WEDNESDAY, MAY 18 INTERNATIONAL MUSEUM DAY

 

TO CELEBRATE THIS DAY THE MUSEUM OFFERS ACTIVITIES FROM MAY 18 TO 21

 

With the slogan "The Power of the Museum", the International Museum Day 2022 invites us to reflect on the power of museums, as incomparable places of discovery, they teach us our past and open our minds to new ideas, two essential steps to build a better future. The International Council of Museums ICOM created this day in 1977 to raise public awareness of the role of museums in the development of society. Since then, the popularity of the event has continued to grow.

 

This year we want to celebrate it with a program of activities, not only on May 18!

 

Wednesday 18 at 19:00

Conference

History of the Archaeological Museum of Asturias

José Antonio Fernández de Córdoba

A lecture that will review the history of the Archaeological Museum of Asturias, from its origins -linked to the Monuments Commission- until 1996, including the main protagonists, the successive headquarters of the institution and the development of its collection.

 

Thursday 19 at 12:00 h

Presentation to the media of two new pieces to be added to the permanent exhibition. Opening to the public from 14:00 hours.

 

Friday 20 at 11:30 a.m.

Presentation of the facsimile book Ara inscripcional of Santa María del Naranco

Presentation of the facsimile edition of the book published by the Oviedo Booksellers Association on the occasion of the Libroviedo Book Fair. The book dates from 1884 and the Archaeological Museum of Asturias has lent its original copy -the best preserved of all those that exist of this work- for the realization of the facsimile. The event will be attended by César García de Castro, archaeologist of the MAA and specialist in Pre-Romanesque Art.