OPEN DAY
AT MARQ, LUCENTUM, ILLETA AND ALMUDAINA
18 AND 19 MAY 2024

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DIM 2024. Museums for education and research 

With the slogan "Museums for Education and Research", proposed by ICOM for International Museum Day 2024, aims to highlight the importance of museums as dynamic educational institutions that foster learning, discovery and cultural understanding. Gabor Palotai (Gabor Palotai Design), celebrated for an award-winning, cutting-edge design philosophy, has lent its artistic prowess to create a visually stunning and conceptually profound poster that encapsulates the essence of the theme. The poster, set against a sophisticated black background, depicts the iconic museum "M" in various vibrant colours, symbolising the diverse spectrum of knowledge that museums impart to the world. The abstract composition is a visual metaphor for the vast repository of information that museums house, waiting to be explored and shared.

From the MARQ Foundation, through the Didactics, Accessibility, LLumiq Club and Social Responsibility Unit, we will focus this day on rethinking education and imagining a future in which the exchange of knowledge transcends barriers; in which innovation joins tradition. Our activities, on the occasion of the DIM-24, will be aimed both at improving the quality of life of vulnerable groups (offering both educational workshops and visits for them), building a more informed and inclusive world, and also at reinforcing the fundamental role of museums in education and research, placing special emphasis on our youngest audiences.

We will count on the participation of local and provincial Associations and Institutions related to people with disabilities and social responsibility that are part of the MARQ family.

MARQ DIM 2024 PROGRAMMING

Tuesday 14 May

11:00h to 12:00 h: Workshop "Glass Campaniform".. This activity will be carried out for children during long hospital stays in collaboration with the Hospital Pedagogical Unit of the Paediatrics Service of the Hospital General Universitario Dr. Balmis in Alicante.

11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.: Educational talk and workshop on "Rock Art". This activity is part of the project of the 5th edition of the programme "Return with a new story" that we carry out in collaboration with the Alicante Penitentiary Centre.

Thursday 16 May

10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon: Educational talk "The Modern Age in Alicante". This activity is part of the project "History without barriers: MARQ-APSA" which we carried out in collaboration with the APSA-Alicante Training Centre.

Friday 17 May

10:30 to 11:30 h: WORKSHOP "Campaniform Vase". In this workshop for users of the Asociación Alicantina Síndrome de Down.

11:00 to 12:00 h: Formative Talk "Alicante in the 19th century".. This activity is part of the project "MARQ+65" that we carried out in collaboration with ASAUTE.

17:30 to 18:30 h: "Guide for a day at MARQ". Guided visit to the Prehistoric Room by APSA users

Saturday 18 May

11:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.: "Workshop Brazal of Archer". General public. MARQ Gardens. No prior registration is required. 

10:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.Presentation of the project's audiovisual EMPOWER PARENTS. Cultural mediation programme, promoted by the ICO Foundation and the organisation EMPOWERwhich aims to promote access to culture for people with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and their families.

11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.EMPOWER PARENTS project. We will continue this project with a visit to the FIELD ARCHAEOLOGY of the MARQ.  In both activities we will count with the participation of ASPALI.

17:00 to 18:30 h: "Workshop Brazal of Archer". General public. MARQ Gardens. No prior registration is required. 

17:00 to 18:00 h: ANIMATED VISIT: THE ADVENTURES OF PIRA AND CAVERNUS. ASPANION will take part in the event.

17:30 to 18.30 h: "Archaeology workshop". Recommended for children aged 6 to 12 accompanied by an adult. Registration by telephone on 965 149 000 or at the museum's ticket offices.

18:00 a 19:00: Animated tour "Travel through Roman Culture". made by the Association "HISPANIA ROMANA".which will consist of the tour and explanation of the the Roman Culture Hall of the MARQ.

Sunday 19 May

10:00 a 13:30: "Workshop Brazal of Archer". General public. MARQ Gardens. No prior registration is required. 

11:00 a 12:00: "THEATRALISED VISIT: "A Journey through History". To show us the permanent archaeological collection of MARQ from Prehistory to the Middle Ages. Recommended for the general public. Registration by telephone on 965 149 000 or at the museum's ticket offices.

11:00 a 12:00: Educational workshop "Disco Celeste de Nebra". APSA will be involved.

12:00 to 13:00: HISTORICAL RECREATION "ROMAN HISPANIA".. General public. MARQ Gardens. No prior registration is required. 

12:30 to 13:30: Didactic workshop". Disco Celeste de Nebra". Recommended ages: children from 6 to 12 years old. Registration by telephone on 965 149 000 or at the museum's ticket offices. Limited places.

During DIM 2024, our visitors will also be able to download free of charge from www.marqalicante.com. didactic material, workshops, stories, games, didactic guides, etc. ...