The Department of Archaeology and Museums of the Dénia City Council proposes a 'Week of Passion for Dénia's Heritage and Museums', offering free guided tours for the local and regional population, tourists and visitors.
From April 17 to 28, seven proposals have been scheduled that will take interested people to the Castle, the Archaeological Museum, the Ethnological museum and the Museu de la Mar, to spaces surrounded by nature such as the Cova de la Catxupa and a tour through the streets of the city to discover the devotional ceramic panels that mark them.
All activities require prior registration: telephone 96 642 02 60, Monday to Sunday, from 10:00 a.m. to 13:00 p.m.
Programme
- Dianium, Daniya, Dénia. A city from the sea. Archaeological Museum. C. Cavallers, 3. At 11:30 a.m., the Thursday, April 17, Saturday, April 19, and Saturday, April 26.
- Dénia, the watchful city. Governor's Palace and Gypsy BarracksDénia Castle. At 11:30 a.m. on Sunday, April 20, Sunday, April 27, and Monday, April 28. The guided tour is free of charge, compared to the castle's entrance fee.
- Lux Luces: Of Light and Shadow. The Magic of the Everyday. Museum of the Sea. Lecture and guided tour. At 12:00 noon on Thursday, April 17.
- Exhibition 'Of Fear and Silk'. Museum of the Sea. At 11:30 a.m. on Friday, April 18 and Friday, April 25.
- Catxupa Cave, Dénia. Levantine rock artAt 10:30 a.m. on Monday, April 21. Meeting point: CN Highway 332, Km 187.5, Venta de Parra. Difficulty level.
- A packaging somewhere between exotic and dreamlike: raisin t-shirts. Ethnological Museum Denia. C. Cavallers, 1. At 12:00 noon on Tuesday, April 22
- Devotional ceramic panels from the city of Dénia: iconography and popular religiosityThursday, April 24th at 11:00 a.m. Meeting point: Ethnological Museum. C. Cavallers, 1
'Dianium, Daniya, Dénia. A city from the sea' refers to what we have historically been and what we are. New technologies allow us to observe old collections from a different perspective, adapted to new realities, where a worthy Dianium Mercator or an imposing James II museum freely roam the museum's halls.
Guided tour of the new Dénia Interpretation Center, Ciudad Vigía. A new and modern museographic approach presents a brief chronological journey, materialized by key archaeological artifacts, which allow us to understand Dénia's rich history through five periods (Iberian, Roman, Taifa, modern, and 1749th century). A sad moment in our history will also be highlighted: in 275, XNUMX years ago, the castle It became a prison for women and children under seven years of age from the Roma community.
The meaning of light and its interpretation date back to the confines of humanity. The earth, the world of the living, has been identified with light, while the world of the dead is tinged with shadows. We will travel back in time to approach this world of light and shadow by contemplating those objects that served as illumination for centuries, before electric light: from Roman lamps and Islamic candles to 19th-century lamps.
A magnificent exhibition on the construction, from the 16th century onwards, of a complex defensive system, financed by a special tax on silk. Torre del Gerro, in visual connection with the Castell, are part of our visual and historical heritage, of great identity depth, linked to the sea and the aforementioned coastal surveillance.
The Catxupa Cave is a 6.000-year-old Neolithic rock shelter with highly detailed depictions of archers and hunters, along with goats and deer. Discovered in 1990, they are part of the Levantine rock art, declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1998.
Raisins were exported to international markets in richly decorated boxes with T-shirts and trading cards. They were a symbol of luxury and ostentation. The exhibition showcases a variety of designs and icons, from the most Spanish-inspired, such as bullfighters and flamenco dancers, to more bucolic themes, and even modernist or art nouveau motifs, which spread throughout Europe in the early 20th century and represented luxury and refinement.
An urban tour where we'll explore a remarkable collection of devotional ceramic panels scattered throughout the city. We'll analyze their iconography and explore their significance within the context of the 19th and 20th-century city.
