The Department of Culture and European programs next year will have a global budget amounting to 13,977,466 euros to which we must add what is intended to Gaya Board, which will be 570,490 euros, and what comes from the Community Initiative Urban (approximately 1,700,000 euros)
One of the main news is that next year's budget remains Teatro Romea because, although they will continue the refurbishment, programming transcend the physical boundaries of theater itself.
The council is planning to bring theater to the street and enhance the programming of the three municipal auditoriums.
Also strengthen programming Molinos del Rio Area and the Municipal Center Stables Doors Castilla.
The council directed by Fatima Barnuevo maintain its renewed commitment to space Río_Caballerizas Mills, where he will continue the policy of collaboration with the city's commercial galleries.
Furthermore, in the Municipal Center Castile Doors increasingly interrelated programming to the exhibition hall of the center and continue the commitment to new technologies through the Apple Classroom Bennotac.
It is also envisaged that in 2009 the residents of St. James have a new library that will complement the 16 centers that currently comprise the Municipal Network.
Moreover, the council will continue to pursue the promotion of reading and music among young people through collaboration with the Pro-Music and undertaken in the last quarter of 2008, which will be drawn through concert tickets organized by the association between users of the Municipal Network of Libraries who are under 25 years.
2009 should also see the launch of the new web portal with which the council aims to bring citizens closer to the cultural offerings in a fast and simple that not only enables an updated broadcast schedule Murcia but accessible to all who wants to visit our city.
Also signed a new agreement with the School of Drama and maintain the existing Symphony Orchestra.
Next year is the year of Alfonso X the Wise, which the council is still committed to the recovery of the great characters of Murcia, as this year has made Saavedra Fajardo and Floridablanca.
Another important dates for 2009 will be the tenth anniversary celebration of the Festival of Three Cultures.
In relation to European programs, we must highlight the launch of Urban, entailing investment in the neighborhood of the Holy Spirit of nearly 2,300,000 euros.
Thus, we carried out the first steps for non-formal education, social mediators and promoting participation, which will complement the delivery of eleven houses and construction of another fifteen already announced by the Department of Housing.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia