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A monumental derrick 8 meters height will be one of the prominent symbols
Union, February 14, 2011.
The Minister of Culture and Tourism, Pedro Alberto Cruz, the mayor of La Union, Francisco Barnabas, and the Director of Fine Arts and Cultural Heritage, Enrique Ujaldón, today presented the new draft Mining Museum in La Union, seeking to become a reference to the national level and whose works are expected to start next summer den.
The Mining Museum will present the same location, the former Labor Lyceum, but doubling its surface, as well as purchased the plot of the dilapidated building that completes the apple, will keep the exterior of the existing building, although the interior is empty and then dug a basement, so that the result will be a new building.
As he explained the editor of the project architect, Javier Aguilar, the goal is to convert the Mining Museum in an exhibition space and teaching art that is fun, engaging and participatory approach to surround museum, and have a highlighted the use of resources and new technologies that invite to discover the unionense mining heritage.
So, first of all, the museum not only have a display area provided with the best technical and audiovisual equipment for the public to get mine sensory experiences, but also will host the first Regional Research Centre for Mining, with a large file room and library, meeting room and administration area.
Also have a Temporary Exhibition Area which will accommodate both mining in its various expressions, such as all kinds of artistic, and from which can be seen a large central skylight to be located in a monumental eight meters mining headframe high, a symbol which will serve as a tribute to the living history of the municipality.
The new Mining Museum have also a Hall-Auditorium for about 300 spectators and with the latest technology, such as booths for simultaneous translation, to enable the holding of conferences, concerts, cinema projection and realization of plays, it is intended to include the Union Regional Theatre circuit for a permanent and stable programming.
As stated by the mayor of La Union, Francisco Barnabas, "it is a truly spectacular project in which we will have four buildings in one, because the Museum is joined by the Regional Research Centre of Mining, Sala- Auditorium and the Temporary Exhibition Space, all equipped with the latest technological innovations. "
This project, which has an investment of 2.6 billion euros, of which the autonomous region contributes 80 percent and 20 percent City-left, is already approved and its submission to society is made unionense and Murcia with plans to immediately tender the works to coincide with the start of the Festival Internacional del Cante de las Minas, in the month of August.
Francisco Bernabé, this is "a firm commitment of the Union to continue maximizing its culture and tourism, as the new Mining Museum undoubtedly will rise and will continue the beautiful reality that is today the Park Mining. "
Source: Ayuntamiento de La Unión
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