happened first public showwas designed in a space where the audience shouted, cheered or protested from the stands what was going on in the arena. The explanation is very similar to what happens today to go to a stadium to watch a sport. However, not since Roman times had this many fans gathered to watch a show until the stadium was built. Wembley in 1923. An enclosure that can only shelter is not built 250,000 viewers As in the Circus Maximus in Rome.
This comparison was made by MARQ director Manuel Olcina at the inauguration of MARQ. “Gladiators. Heroes of the Colosseum”, The exhibition brings together 140 original pieces from eight Italian museums, including Roman Colosseummany of them are unpublished in our country and can be visited until 16 October In the Alicante museum.
An exhibition that aims to reveal the true face of these warriors through artworks, weapons such as helmets and guards, surgical objects, reliefs or incoming carved stones. First time to Spain After being exhibited in the United States, Australia, Belgium, Denmark or the Netherlands, and aimed at dispelling the myths about courage and struggle surrounding these figures, which were also the result of injustice and misery because most were slaves or prisoners and victims of persecution.
Attached to these original parts replicas and modern interactive models, Like at the Colosseum in Rome, mannequins, illustrative panels, immersive audiovisuals that reproduce the atmosphere of a Roman circus, tactile pieces, and technology that promotes accessibility.
Support for this exhibition was clearly demonstrated by the presence of e.Riccardo Guariglia, Italian Ambassador to Spain, those who attended the event together with the President of Diputación, Carlos Mazón; Julia Parra, Vice President and Chief Cultural Officer; Carlotta Caruso, from the scientific committee of the exhibition and José Alberto Cortés, managing director of the Mare Foundation. The honorary consul of Italy in Alicante also attended, Danilo Angelini; Teodora Danisi, head of the Cultural Cooperation Office of the Italian Embassy, and Paula Giménez, the provincial delegate of Asisa, the company sponsoring the exhibition.
like an exhibition Describes Julia Parra as ‘extraordinary’ curated gladiator exhibition Rossella Rea, Director of the Colosseum in Rome for 20 years.
Parra highlighted the inclusion of new content for MARQ as well as new content for MARQ, such as her own space where women fighters are discussed. Games in Roma Hispania or Graffiti found in Pompeii. Likewise, there is a section that carries the vision of gladiators who have come to us from cinema, literature and modern art.
He also underlined that it was exhibited in a museum for the first time in Spain. “Social” positioning technology providing dynamic control of capacity in real time with a digital counter that will facilitate motion analysis and the routes chosen by the visitors, which parts generated the most interest or average length of stay. “This important development, which will soon be included in other national museums, puts us at the forefront of the technological pioneer,” said Julia Parra.
The MP also announced that MARQ is planned in parallel with the exhibition. comprehensive program of events In collaboration with the “Hispania Romana” association, there are talks, workshops and dramatized visits, highlighting historical recreations both in the Museum gardens and on the Lucentum site.
fascinating complexity
carlotta carusso stressed the international recognition of this exhibition and said that “here we found a museum of realism of the highest order”.
He emphasized that gladiators are famous. filter of literature and cinema “which changes many aspects”, but “the purpose of this exhibition is to show your real image completely rebuild your world and fascinating complexityexamining the privileged aspect of cruelty and cruelty, leaving aside the marvelous nature of their work, combat, and professionalism”.
In addition, the exhibition “not forgetting the animals and the public, but also the helpful figures who made this possible, from the person in charge of the arsenal to the humble keeper of the amphitheater.”
For him, the ‘virtue’ of the exhibition lies in allowing ‘the public today to experience the sensations of the past’.
cultural diplomacy
For the Italian ambassador, this exhibition is a contribution to “Bilateral relations between Italy and Spain”. Riccardo Guariglia already in contact with MARQ for the Etruscan example that preceded it.
“This exhibition is a tile in a very important mosaic of relations between the two countries” and that culture “is the most suitable environment for mutual understanding and supports continuous dialogue, that is cultural diplomacy“.
He also stated that the exhibition was the highlights.common past that unites us‘ and presents the gladiator figure with an ‘innovative scientific approach’.
Investment not expense
with a budget 700.000 euros He said he told the Diputación president that the exhibit on the gladiators was “an investment, not an expense.”Carlos MazonHe expressed his belief that “we will break another visit record”.
Carlos Mazón: “It is culture that helps us encourage reactivation to return to normalcy”
“A commitment to culture is not just an act of generosity or a concession to the world of culture, it’s culture that, with the programming we have, helps us encourage reactivation to return to normal.”
According to the head of the province, “culture and history come together with the technological, modern and advanced, offering the visitor a magnificent union.”
He made a comparison between gladiators and politicians. “Those of us who felt a little gladiator and appeared in a coliseum in front of other gladiators and were before their decision and faced spears, beasts and daggers, the Italian ambassador came to provide us with armor, shields and protective helmets.” .