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The Mayor of La Union, Francisco Barnabas, and the Government Delegate, Rafael González Tovar, officially inaugurated the Museum of Cante de las Minas.
El Museo del Cante de las Minas, which will be managed by the Foundation Cante de las Minas, is located on the ground floor of the House of Pinion (C / Mayor, 55) and is connected to the municipal tourist office.
This property, declared of Cultural Interest is the Town Hall of La Union.
The Mayor of La Unión, Bernabe Francisco, said that "the inauguration of the Museo del Cante de las Minas had the best introduction to the celebration of the International Festival of Cante de las Minas. The Museum is a new benchmark for the tourist and cultural La Union, and a space must for flamenco fans. "
Furthermore, she added Barnabas, "the improvement works in the Old Public Market makes this property in a convenient and comfortable space, in addition to significantly improve its external appearance."
El Museo del Cante de las Minas is a sensory space in which they can make an audiovisual tour through the history of La Union, mines and their songs, as well as the festival itself.
With a strong mining setting, visitors can take a trip to the harsh reality of mining and life circumstances, the starting point for the birth of mining songs, a reflection of that society.
Some miners singing can be heard in the museum space.
Museum discourse includes different sections: history of mines and miners.
The work at the mine; expressions.
The songs miners Awards Festival del Cante de las Minas, the signs for the Festival.
The Old Public Market, home of the Festival, and history of the Festival (beginning and development, and heralds winners).
About the Festival del Cante de las Minas, the exhibition highlights the prizes of the competitions and a model of the Old Public Market, the Cathedral of Cante, home of the Festival since 1978.
In addition, through visual, you can understand the evolution of competition over the past fifty years.
The Museum will be open to the public during the planning of Cultural Agenda of the International Festival of Cante de las Minas from 2 August, from 9:00 to 14:00 and 18:00 to 21:00 hours (Monday to Friday).
7, 8 and 14 August, the Museo del Cante de las Minas will be open from 18:00.
The visit to the Museum during the Festival will be free.
Once end of the Festival, the Museum's opening hours are from 9:00 to 14:00 (Monday to Friday).
The total project cost, funded by the Plan E, is 200,799 euros.
Further improvements in the Old Public Market
The Old Public Market, a building declared a Cultural and headquarters of the International Festival of Cante de las Minas, has undergone renovation and improvement.
Have implemented comprehensive adjustment work spaces for men and ladies toilets.
Similarly, it has improved access to them.
In addition, it has proceeded to repair the exterior windows, primarily those that form the dome.
The action involves the replacement of damaged parts and broken glass, as well as sealing the windows to prevent water leakage.
Finally, it has carried out maintenance on the exterior walls, consisting of the repair and painting of the same.
The total project cost is 99,700 euros, funded by the Plan E.
These upgrading works of the Old Public Market in addition to other projects in previous years by the City of La Union and the Autonomous Community as repair of roofs made last year amounting to 60,000 euros.
Moreover, in 2008 made improvements in lighting the public market through a project valued at EUR 40,000.
Source: Ayuntamiento de La Unión
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