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The City Museum has hosted this morning the presentation of the Cultural Reagent 'The past is now', by Jos Ulises Ferr ndiz, which collects, in short reports of between 5 and 10 minutes in duration, the testimony of several local artisans and people from the world of folklore and traditions whose trades or customs constitute a large part of the intangible heritage of the municipality of Murcia and that are increasingly in disuse by the youth population. These five videos can be seen on the website of cultural centers in the coming days. Thus, young artisans and artists from the cultural and creative industries of the municipality are linked, creating an intergenerational dialogue in which the former will transfer the old techniques to the younger creators.

crafts related to cabinetmaking, nativity scenes, ceramics, esparto grass, goldsmithing, glass, trovo ... In this way, synergies are produced between young and seasoned artists, thus converging different cultural expressions that have evolved with the new generations that are dedicated to the new creative and cultural industries, fostering the oral transmission of knowledge with the encounter. "Handicrafts, together with the knowledge and traditions of the master craftsmen and the traditional customs of the orchard or their folkloric expressions, constitute a rich intangible heritage for the municipality of Murcia.

It is of vital importance to transmit these values ??to the new generations ", has indicated the councilman Jes s Pacheco. These dynamic intergenerational meetings try to ensure that both the elaboration methods of each artisan and the cultural identity manifestations of Murcia can be transmitted orally to young people and citizens, thus lasting in the past.

time and feeding back the creative processes of the generation that will make up the new sector of the creative and cultural industries of Murcia and its districts. The aim of this project is not only to document local artisan work and cultural manifestations, but also to promote both its oral transmission and its dissemination in new communication channels.

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Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia