This year will open a website to consult the Archive municipal
The Department of Culture and European Programmes will continue this year to promote cultural activities closer to the city and carrying out rehabilitation of the neighborhood of the Holy Spirit, as well as training and information activities to disseminate the values of the European Union.
For this, one of the objectives of the council is led by Fatima Barnuevo consolidate, in conjunction with the Department of Education, the European pioneer 2.0 program, which in this call will reach nearly 700 students.
In the first quarter is scheduled activity at schools of Our Lady of Consolation (Espinardo), San Andrés (Murcia), Nicolas de las Peñas (Murcia), Our Lady of step (Nora), Santa María de Gracia (Murcia ), Divine Master (Murcia) and Isabel Bellvís (Corvera).
This initiative, together with the annual celebration of Europe Day and dissemination is being done to the citizens of the values and initiatives of the Union through programs like the Urban project, will allow the Department is presented to Prix of Europe , the highest distinction of the Council of Europe.
Murcia City Council already has the Flag of Honor (1998) and the Badge of Honor (2007).
Within the Urban Plan, 2011 will be a true balance between the physical and social transformation, provided through participation.
Already in 2010, last year opened a deep engagement process aimed at the refurbishment of the Plaza de la Constitution, which will materialize in 2011, as multipurpose hall designed primarily to cover sports and cultural functions.
From the social point of view in 2011 will develop the core of the work of individual support to families at risk of social exclusion and will launch a complete educational package that covers tutoring, arts education and parent education.
This will continue with the work undertaken since the Department and has performed in the town many European projects.
So remember that Murcia last year participated in the following European plans:
- PROE Project: The aim was to propose the local government leadership in driving energy efficiency in the market, introducing green criteria and especially energy efficiency criteria in the statements of local government procurement.
Completed in October 2010.
- Project PEPESEC: Murcia exchanged experience in energy planning with other European cities.
In this project, plans have been drawn energy and Sucina Bacons Bridge, joining in the proposed Energy Action Plan sustainable city of Murcia.
The project ended in June.
- PROSTO Project: The purpose of the project, which ended in December, was the preparation and adoption of solar thermal municipal ordinances in cities and regions involved in the project, including Murcia.
- SURE Project: Murcia is advised to the cities of Salé (Morocco) and Polotsk (Belarus) in the drafting of their energy plans.
During this year the municipality will continue to Mobisec Project, whose main project is to conduct studies and make investments in urban transport safety, especially for pedestrians and cyclists, with the aim to promote these modes of transport as alternatives to private car.
The project also includes actions for interoperability in the modes of transport.
As for the Service of Culture, in this 2011 the council will continue its strong commitment to new technologies.
The Municipal Archives began to follow the path of new technologies in 2002 with the digitization of media, documents and books to over 1.5 million scanned pages.
In 2008 launched the digital media search Pandora gathers around 800,000 pages.
In 2011 it launched a web portal that will bring together the Archives, the Library and the Newspaper in the network.
This will be a huge step forward for scholars and researchers, who may contact us from anywhere, anytime.
On the occasion of World Dance Day, April 29, 2011 will be launched first in Dance Murcia activity, which will seek the participation of both professionals and amateurs in various parts of the city.
In addition, maintain a firm commitment to music events like River Sounds (Río_Caballerizas Mills Area), Music Suggestive (City Museum), Music (various places on the hull) and festivals and Belluga Murcia Tres Culturas.
Similarly, the Department will continue with a strong support to the theater, both the cycle of street theater, as the room with the Theatre Bernal, the expected reopening of the Teatro Romea and commissioning of the Teatro Circo.
Similarly, continue the programming of many activities in the municipal museums creating a wide range of cultural opportunities in the municipality.
In addition, the collection expanded Museum of the City with the acquisition of new funds that will be known in the near future.
During 2010 many activities have been developed in the museums that have allowed us to close the year with the following figures:
- City Museum, has organized five exhibitions, seven concerts, five lectures, eight symposia and debates, eleven workshops, an activity of 'Encounters at the Museum' and five 'Today We teach'.
- Museum of Science and Water, has held five exhibitions, and special activities during periods of Christmas, Spring Festival, International Day of Museums, Museum Summer Fair Week in September and Science and Technology.
- Spaces Molinos del Rio Stables, has organized seven exhibitions and twelve activities.
- Museo Ramón Gaya, has hosted eight exhibitions and organized ten other institutions.
You have carried out the day of the Cruz de Mayo, Day of the Book, Night of Museums (6 guided tours), Summer, Anniversary Celebration (2 concerts), Christmas (a storyteller and a concert) and 60 musical projections conferences.
Another is planned for this year's opening of the Museum of Bethlehem Bacons Bridge and the reopening, after it restored, in the parish of San Juan Bautista's Stables.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia