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The project, which includes display four cribs, audiovisual and 15 belenísticas scenes Ramón Cuenca, will be developed in three phases, the first being scheduled to open in December this year.

The Councillor for Employment and Local Development Council of Lorca, Eulalia Ibarra and President of the Association Belenista Lorca, Miguel Navarrete, this morning presented the project in which both entities are working to the enhancement of the Hermitage San Roque Museum of Bethlehem.

Navarrete explained that "the association has appointed museum director to his vice president, José Carlos Gómez, and designed a project, which includes display four cribs, audiovisual and 15 belenísticas scenes Ramón Cuenca, but that will be developed in three phases, it being provided that the first to open in December this year. "

Eulalia Ibarra said that "the first phase is moving forward thanks to the collaboration of the various training programs of the Department of Employment, with which it has been repainted and the Hermitage has created a platform that supports the model and the main museum nativity , which is an adaptation of 4x6 meters Hebrew crib that was installed at the Palais de Guevara and was conducted by members of the association. "

The president of the group thanked the cooperation of the municipal area and explained that "in the first phase we also plan to install the Bethlehem of Petra on both sides of the entrance to the chapel, where an audiovisual also be screened for the Visitors can learn the craft work that continued throughout the year, members of this group and the success that has been giving year after year with municipal nativity scenes. "

"For this first year we want to expose at least a sample of 15 sculptural groups nativity scenes that developed the craftsman Ramón Cuenca to be displayed exclusively in Lorca, we intend to surround the cribs are put in the center, and install a birth in a side altar there on one side of the building, "said Navarrete.

Ibarra, who is also responsible for municipal activities in the districts, said "the purpose of the transfer of this monument to Belensita Association and conditioning Museum of Bethlehem is intended as a socio-cultural and economic revitalization of their environment, because it is adding another tourist attraction to an area of ​​quiet, close to the center of the old town and a terrace that offers views of the unique city uptown. Thus he encouraged artisans and entrepreneurs to tap into this area that the call will soon aid for new business and that will pull this performance along with the refurbishment of their environment which is scheduled to perform the City and the region ".

In this sense, Miguel Navarrete reported that "we have asked the Department of Craft signaling Hermitage Museum and there is a commitment of the Department of Tourism to spread it in their promotions, websites and brochures as open. Precisely for the inauguration, scheduled for December, we invite groups in the city who wish to benefit from the entrance to this temple and its surroundings for the musical, theatrical performances and other cultural activities, because we want a living museum and therefore, in principle, will not have a fixed opening hours throughout the year, but those interested can arrange outings whenever they want, regardless of who we sign agreements or cultural practices volunteering with those universities that have students concerned. "

It will feature reproductions of Lorca monuments and a 'green' crib

Meanwhile, the museum director stated that in the second phase, scheduled for implementation in 2015, Lorca manners crib, where you can enjoy works already known as the Palacio de Guevara or the Collegiate Church of San Patricio is installed and any new addition.

The third phase aims to address in 2016 a 'green crib' in the courtyard of the Hermitage, be more resilient to the weather but allows more natural vegetation, water, rocks, ... in short, a nativity different. "

José Carlos Gómez has concluded that the entire project are "aware to realize that in addition to the help we are getting from the government, private contributions, especially enterprises are necessary because the figures that we have are not sufficient to motar many nativity scenes, keeping also the Municipal Palace of Guevara and the Beacon Park Mall, and in that sense we will start working from now. "

Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca