The Consell Insular (Island government), through its Historical Heritage Services Department, shall once again be taking part in the European Heritage Days, considered the most widely celebrated event for European cultural heritage with the highest level of participation in its field.
Every autumn since 1999, the Council of Europe, in collaboration with the European Union, has organised seminars for the awareness of European cultural heritage. This year, the participating countries shall be invited to take park, under the theme “Art and Leisure”, in describing to the general public the leisure activities related to their heritage and the options for its enjoyment. This is certainly a broad topic that involves a multitude of cultural sectors.
The programme of this year’s European Days includes guided tours, open-door seminars and other additional services regarding monuments, sites, places of interest and other locations like museums, in hopes of promoting free access to the general public to the properties and values that make up the cultural heritage of Europe as a whole.
The activities organised by the Heritage Services Department for the month of October are the following:
“The Universe of the Gods” (theatrical visit)
Saturday the 12th of October, at 11:00 am.
Museum of Menorca
Description: Guided tour of the exhibition hall dedicated to the Talayotic world, including an introduction to the deities of this culture, followed by a theatrical activity in the Museum’s cloister.
Observations: Activity intended for children.
“Storytelling with History” (tales and folklore)
Saturday the 12th of October, at 12:00 pm
Municipal Museum of Ciutadella de Menorca
Description: Activity performed in the building’s courtyard. Theatrical narration in the first person on the experiences of a monologist from Roman times (performed by the actress Natàlia Bravo).
Observations: Activity intended for children.
“Circus + Heritage” (circus performance)
Saturday the 19th of October, at 11:30 am.
Talayotic settlement of Trepucó
Description: “New circus” performance that, through stage language, will address the symbolism between the past and the present (performed by the theatrical group ACIRKAOS).
Observations: Activity intended for a general audience.
"Videogames and Heritage: Can history be learned through gaming?” (Conference)
Thursday the 24th of October, at 7:30 pm.
Municipal Museum of Ciutadella de Menorca
Description: Conference that will discuss videogames and the possibility of learning through these applications (given by the archaeologist Bruno Parés).
Observations: Activity intended for a general audience.
“Theatrical Visit to the Museum of Menorca” (Guided theatrical visit)
Saturday the 26th of October, at 11:00 am.
Museum of Menorca
Description: Theatrical visit to the exhibition halls of the Museum of Menorca; a staged journey through the island’s history through the institution’s permanent collection (performed by the theatre group Teatre de Xoc).
Observations: Activity intended for a general audience.
“May the Earth Rest Lightly on You: A Story of Death in Menorca” (Guided tour)
Thursday the 31st of October, at 7:30 pm.
Municipal Museum of Ciutadella de Menorca
Description: Guided tour given by the curator of the exhibition “May the Earth Rest Lightly on You: A Story of Death in Menorca”, in celebration of the first anniversary of the inauguration of the Municipal Museum’s new headquarters in the Saura-Miret building (given by the archaeologist Elena Sintes).
Observations: Activity intended for a general audience. Space is limited (Prior registration required at museu@ajciutadella.org).