Past Meets Present At Santa Pola’s Museo Del Mar

On Friday, July 25, nan Museo del Mar – Sede Central Castillo successful Santa Pola inaugurated nan impermanent accumulation “La Alcudia: Like Your History.” Running done September 30, this accumulation is simply a visually engaging travel done much than 7,000 years of history and taste heritage. By inviting visitors to position nan past done nan lens of nan present, nan grounds offers an acquisition reflecting nan Iberian, Roman, and Visigothic cultures that shaped section history.

The bosom of nan grounds is La Alcudia, an archeological tract pinch heavy humanities significance. Mentioned successful classical texts arsenic nan tract of ancient Ilici, it is famously nan spot wherever nan Lady of Elche was discovered. Originally a walled Iberian metropolis that was later rebuilt arsenic nan Roman Colonia Iulia Ilici Augusta, La Alcudia has besides been a Christian bishopric and was mentioned successful nan Treaty of Theodemir arsenic Ils during nan Islamic conquest.

Presented done 10 panels and 3 thematic areas, nan accumulation blends archeology pinch modern storytelling. Using elements inspired by societal media, it makes humanities contented much accessible and engaging for a wide audience. The extremity is to bring nan communicative of La Alcudia person to some locals and visitors, connecting ancient practice pinch modern life. 

Today, La Alcudia is managed by nan University of Alicante done La Alcudia University Foundation, and it serves arsenic a halfway for research, learning, and taste outreach. This accumulation highlights its domiciled not only arsenic a humanities tract but besides arsenic a surviving root of knowledge. 

The accumulation “La Alcudia: Like Your History” is featured astatine nan Museo del Mar Sede Central Castillo. The depository is unfastened from Tuesday to Saturday from 10am to 1pm and from 6pm to 9pm. It’s besides unfastened connected Sundays from 11 to 1:30 pm. Reservations tin beryllium made via email astatine secretariamuseo@santapola.es aliases by telephone astatine (+34) 956 41 62 23.