The Consortium of Museums of the Valencian Community, a regional public institution headed by José Luis Pérez Pont from Alicante, responsible for structuring the exhibition proposal, has become one of the largest museums in the world. supporting artistic activity In recent years in the province of Alicante.
Only 2023 The budget allocated by this organization to programming activities in the provincial territory is as follows: 852,595 eurosThe company has already broken investment records in Alicante by allocating 730,000 euros to arts-related initiatives, which is 122,000 euros more than last year.
The Museum Consortium was founded in 2013. nineteen ninety six At the initiative and management of the Generalitat Valenciana, the provincial councils of Alicante, Castellón and Valencia, and the municipal councils of the three provincial capitals, it includes the Valencia Center del Carme, which exceeded this figure last year. 300,000 visits. Although the exhibits were isolated before arriving in Alicante, since the entrance of the Pérez Pont examples and collaborations are continuousnot only in the capital but also in other municipalities of Alicante.
According to this balance carried out by the consortium in the last seven years. Between 2016 and 2022, welcomed the province of Alicante, including both 148 exhibitions is programmed in our region by this organization, so 21 per yearAlmost two exhibitions open every month. The overall balance of activity in the Valencian Community sees the number of exhibitions tripling during this period, from 43 exhibitions held in 2016 to 126 in 2022.
Against this, cultural activities The total program in the province in these seven years 746This equates to 106 per year and almost 9 per month. 235 They were distributed to different municipalities. Total target audience reached Total through the programming of the Museum Consortium in Alicante 686,158 People since 2016.
The consortium also chose 79 Alicante project in the open calls launched by this organization and other 24 Exclusive to Cultura Resident, it is dedicated to the development of artistic residences for creatives over a period of time, especially in Las Cigarreras or abroad.
Others 50 educational projects It was achieved through education and cultural mediation initiatives, reaching 60 education centres. 3,500 male and female students.
While explaining the scope of the investment in Alicante in Las Cigarreras last year, the head of the consortium explained the scope of the 730,000 euro investment provided to the province as follows: 234 thousand euros were transferred to Las Cigarreras -dependent on Alicante City Council and others, which has a global budget of around 150,000 euros including programming 110,000 to plan the activity at MACAwhich is also managed by the municipality and received 235,733 euros from the City Council last year.