In an era marked by constant transformation, museums are at the forefront of change, navigating a dynamic landscape, shaped by changing global events, and facing evolving societal needs. The theme of this year's International Museum Day, The future of museums in changing communitiesinvites us to reimagine the role of museums as essential connectors, innovators and guardians of cultural identity. Exploring how to safeguard intangible heritage, harness the energy of youth and adapt to new technological frontiers.

Museums are more than conservation spaces: they are active participants in shaping sustainable and inclusive communities.

DIM 2025 at MARQ

This year's theme aligns with three Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs):

  • SDG 8: Museums support local economies by creating employment opportunities and providing educational programmes that empower communities.

  • SDG 9: By encouraging creativity and embracing technological advances, museums drive innovation and improve accessibility.

  • SDG 11: Museums contribute to sustainable urban development by acting as cultural centres that promote inclusion, resilience and heritage preservation.

Sharing these same objectives indicated by ICOM, the C.V. MARQ Foundation, as an institutional member of the same since 2006, has arranged a programme open to all those who come to the Archaeological Museum, dependent on the Provincial Council of Alicante, the next days from 13 to 18 May on the occasion of the celebrations of the DIM-2025.

 

PROGRAMMING ACTIVITIES DIM 2025

Tuesday 13 May

10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.: Training talk "Archaeology as a tool for learning about the past". This activity is part of the educational and social responsibility programme. "History without barriers: MARQ-APSA"We are working in collaboration with the APSA-Alicante Training Centre.

 

11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.: Workshop "Decorate your domus". This activity for children during long hospital stays is part of the educational and social responsibility programme "Un Hospital de Cuento" that we carry out in collaboration with the Unidad Pedagógica Hospitalaria del Servicio de Pediatría del Hospital General Universitario Dr. Balmis de Alicante.

11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.: Educational talk "The armies of the Modern Age". This activity is included in the educational and social responsibility programme "Return with a new story" that we carry out in collaboration with the Alicante Penitentiary Centre.

Wednesday 14 May

18:00 a 19:00: Guided visit to the Sala de Cultura Íbera of the MARQ. This activity is part of the educational and social responsibility programme.  "Guide for a day at MARQ". in collaboration with APSA. Guided visit to the Sala de Cultura Íbera conducted by Dilvia García and Ángel López, APSA users.

Friday 16 May

Tomorrow

11:00 to 12:00 h: WORKSHOP "Writing and counting like the Romans". In this workshop for users of the Alicante Down's Syndrome Association, participants will learn about Roman inscriptions (epigraphy) with coins (numismatics): copying a Roman coin on a tote-bag to which they will add a label of their own choice, including a date.

11:00 to 12:00 h: Training Lecture "The armies of modern times".. This activity is part of the educational and social responsibility programme "MARQ+65" that we carry out in collaboration with ASAUTE, Aulas de la Tercera Edad.

Afternoon

19:30 a 20:30: THEATRE by the group "POR LA CARA" from IES MARÍA BLASCO, in the MARQ's Assembly Hall, with the play AS ALWAYS, based on the Euripides' Phenícias and directed by Natalia Santiago.

Synopsis: Two women lawyers face a difficult trial. In order to face it successfully, they decide to review a case with which they have similarities, an old but important trial: the trial that Antigone brought against Creon, after returning to Thebes after the death of Oedipus in exile. The statements made by Antigone and Creon before the jury will revive the terrible war that pitted the two sons of Oedipus against each other for power in Thebes and will bring to light the injustice and tragedy that, as always, the weakest pay the price for.

Intended for the general public, limited to the capacity of the MARQ Assembly Hall. Free of charge.

Sunday 18 May

Throughout the day, visitors can take part in a Clue Game about the temporary exhibition. "CCities of Light. Ákra Leuké, Lucentum, Laqant" ...

10:00 a 14:00: Workshop "The bird of Lucentum".. Our visitors will make a fun puzzle with the image of a bird painted with the tempera technique. This decoration on a fragment of stucco was found in the excavations carried out in the Tossal de Manises. The image represents a bird in profile and to the left, with its wings folded..

Intended for the general public. MARQ Gardens. No prior registration is required.

11:30 to 12:30h: Storytelling and workshop "Cities of Light". In this activity designed for the whole family we will discover curiosities about our ancient Alicante through a story followed by a workshop in which we will paint on a plaster plaque the bird found in the excavations carried out in the Tossal de Manises.

 

Recommended for children aged 3 to 9 accompanied by an adult. Registration by telephone on 965 149 000 or at the museum's ticket offices.

 

12:30 to 13:30 h: VISIT DRAMATISATION OF THE EXHIBITION CITIES OF LIGHT IN THE GARDENS OF THE MARQ. Our two protagonists, the magister Marcus Valerius Solanianus Severus and the slave girl Techne, real-life characters from Lucentum that we know from the inscriptions, will lead us on our visit to the exhibition "Cities of Light", an updated tour of the ancient history of the city of Alicante.

Intended for the general public. MARQ Gardens. No prior registration is required.

 

12:30 a 14:30: Celebration of a clandestine Swing-Lindy Hop by The Nest Swing Dance Studio.

Music and dance from the 20-30s, in the gardens of the MARQ.

 

Saturday 17 May

Throughout the day, visitors can take part in a Clue Game about the temporary exhibition. "CCities of Light. Ákra Leuké, Lucentum, Laqant" ...

Tomorrow

11:00 a 13:30: Workshop "The bird of Lucentum".. Our visitors will make a fun puzzle with the image of a bird painted with the tempera technique. This decoration on a fragment of stucco was found in the excavations carried out in the Tossal de Manises. The image represents a bird in profile and to the left, with its wings folded..  

Intended for the public in general. MARQ Gardens. No prior registration is required.

 

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Activities in collaboration with the Museo Didáctico e Interactivo de Ciencias Jesús Carnicer, MUDIC, "The sky of our ancestors: science and astronomy in Ibero-Roman culture".

From 11:30 to 14:00 Guided sun observation 

The activity will begin with a live observation of the SunThe participants will be able to view its surface using two specialised telescopes:

  • A telescope with solar filter which makes it possible to see with certainty the sunspots.
  • A H-alpha telescope (Hα)specifically designed to observe the Sun in the hydrogen alpha line, which allows you to see solar flares, flares and storms.

During the observation, the functioning of the Sun as a star, its influence on the Earth and its role as a time marker for mankind since ancient times will be explained.

Intended for the general public. MARQ Gardens. No prior registration is required.

10:30 to 11:30 and from 13:00 to 14:00 : Workshop: "The sky in your hands".

Participants will build two simple astronomical devices:

  • A solar simulatorThe sun's movement throughout the year and its use in agricultural calendars and rituals can be understood.
  • A star simulatorwhich will show the arrangement of the stars at different times of the year.

From these simulators, a connection will be established with the astronomical knowledge of the Iberian and Roman cultures located on the sites of Lucentum (Tossal de Manises) and the Illeta dels Banyets. We will explore how these civilisations observed and interpreted the sky, how they integrated it into their daily lives, their organisation of time, and their worldview.

Recommended for the general public aged 8 and over (children must be accompanied by an adult). Registration by telephone on 965 149 000 or at the museum ticket office.

 

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11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.Education and Social Responsibility Programme EMPOWER PARENTS. Cultural mediation programme, aimed at promoting access to culture for people with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and their families, in collaboration with ASPALI. Visiting the room of MARQ's FIELD ARCHAEOLOGYand following with a cardial pottery workshop and the MYSTERIOUS BOX.

Afternoon

17:00 a 19:00: Workshop "The bird of Lucentum ". Our visitors will make a fun puzzle with the image of a bird painted with the tempera technique.ëThis decoration made on a fragment of stucco was found in the excavations carried out in the Tossal de Manises. The image represents a bird in profile and to the left, with its wings folded back..

Intended for the general public. MARQ Gardens. No prior registration is required.

 

17:30 a 18:30: VISIT DRAMATISATION OF THE EXHIBITION CITIES OF LIGHT. Our two protagonists, the magister Marcus Valerius Solanianus Severus and the slave girl Techne, real-life characters from Lucentum (which we know from the inscriptions), will lead us on our visit to the exhibition "Cities of Light", an updated journey through the ancient history of the city of Alicante.

Intended for the general public. MARQ Gardens. No prior registration is required.