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The regional government allocated a total of half a million euros for the restoration of heritage Paso Museum of Blue and White Pass Lorca, and to collaborate in their maintenance and operation.
Grants have been approved by the Governing Council and will be published in the Official Gazette of the Region of Murcia (BORM).
These new aid (250,000 euros for each museum) allow, in the case of the Museo del Paso Blanco, restore the artistic whole cavalry 'Vision of St. John', part of their funds.
Textile object of the restoration will be the mantle of Kambises, Cyrus, Tutankhamen, Heliodoro, Attila, Alexander, Perseus, Mars and Nero, part all of that artistic whole.
In the case of the Museo del Paso Blue, also most of the subsidy granted by the regional government it will go to the restoration of shawls, specifically Poseidon, Mercury and Bacchus, Cavalry Triumph of Christianity.
Minister of Culture and the regional government spokesman, Noelia Arroyo said that "Lorca embroidery, works of art, are a magnificent example of the rich cultural heritage of the region."
"Twelve embroidered silk pieces are of cultural interest, the tradition of embroidery Lorca also has been declared Intangible Cultural Heritage by the Community and members of both institutions have the full support of the regional government on its way to this tradition, which is more alive than ever, you get the most recognized and protected by Unesco, "he added.
White Pass museums and Paso Azul have among their objectives the dissemination of its heritage as a witness of the historical and artistic heritage preserved in the region and linked to one of the manifestations most deeply rooted as Easter Lorca.
Custodian a rich heritage that includes jewelry, metalwork, carvings, horsemanship, leather goods and, of course, a set of embroidered textiles (banners, blankets, clothes ...) "that become each year in one of the main both cultural claims as tourist Easter in the region, "Arroyo said.
The Minister of Culture recalled that, in this regard, "both the White Pass as the Blue Paso done a great job to raise awareness within and outside the region and Spain both Easter Lorca, declared of International Tourist Interest, as the tradition of its embroidery, a craft work dating from the Middle ages and is still reliving every day with increasingly elaborate and original "embroidery.
Venues museums
The Chapel of Our Lady of the Rosary and the Church of Santo Domingo, which make up the monuments of Santo Domingo de Lorca, currently make up the headquarters of the Illustrious Cabildo of Our Lady the Virgin of Bitterness in the Royal and Most Illustrious Order-Archicofradía Our Lady of the Rosary (White Pass), while the Blue Museum of Holy Week opened in 2015 in the renovated convent of San Francisco, next to the church of San Francisco, is the headquarters of the Brotherhood of Farmers ( step Blue).
These monuments, which are part of the cultural and historical heritage of the city, have received from the Autonomous Community different grants in recent years amounting to 4.7 million euros for rehabilitation after earthquakes.
The buildings were included in the Master Plan for the Recovery of Cultural Heritage of Lorca launched by the regional government in collaboration with the Ministry of Culture and the City;
a project to full recovery of the historical and artistic city after the earthquake of May 11, 2011 and who have already made more than 80 percent of the planned measures, a percentage that rises to 95 percent if the property declared of cultural interest.
Source: CARM
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