Record MARQ: More than 43,000 visits this summer

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Alicante Archaeological Museum (MARQ) has completed its special summer program with: From 1 July to 18 September 43,524 registered visits. The figures obtained confirm the recovery of indices before the pandemic and Summer 2022 as one of the best of the last decadeIn terms of the number of people passing through the museum center of Diputación de Alicante.

Since 2013, the museum has hosted an average of 21,500 visitors in July and August.save this Widely surpassed this year with around 35,000 usersie 13,500 above average in addition to those remaining until September 18. Also noteworthy is the reception of arriving people. nations from all continents, mainly spanish -representing more than 80%-, but citizens from other states had a significant presence during this exercise. Europeespecially tourists from England, France, Italy and the countries of the North and East, as well as tourists from America, Oceania and Asia.

Deputy for Culture Julia Parra pointed out that these figures show the success of the exhibition. gladiators. Colosseum HeroesProving itself as “one of the favorite exhibitions of recent years at MARQ”, the provincial official reminded that one of the measures taken to facilitate greater access to the public is the implementation of an exceptional summer program until 23:00. We wanted to introduce the concept of the night museum.”

MARQ’s main temporary exhibition held Next to the Colosseum in Rome and eight Italian museumsReceipt A total of 73,959 people since its opening on April 13. The museum also hosts another important international exhibition. Atlantic Warriordeclared Portugal’s national treasures with three unique pieces They are brought together for the first time to be exhibited in Alicante, where they will stay until 23 October. As of today, both collections can be visited between 10:00 – 19:00 during winter hours.

This year’s summer program has been completed with activities to complement the exhibition. gladiators among the prominent Summer school attended by 1,152 childrenDramatized guided tours, lectures, workshops and fights organized by the Hispania Romana Association at both MARQ and the Lucentum site. The shows at Lucentum will run until Saturday, October 22, and on October 1 there will be a roundtable dedicated to historical reenactment assets in Spain in the museum’s assembly hall.

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