press kit - The International Council of Museums
press kit - The International Council of Museums
press kit - The International Council of Museums
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Guatemala<br />
Museo Carlos F. Novella<br />
Celebration <strong>of</strong> <strong>International</strong> Museum Day (9am -3pm)<br />
Free entrance, visit, show, story competition awarde.<br />
Sunday 15 May, the Museo Carlos F. Novella will open its<br />
doors to visitors from 9am to 3pm. Guides will explain the 110<br />
years’ history <strong>of</strong> the firm Cementos Progreso, which is located<br />
in the industrial room <strong>of</strong> the museum. <strong>The</strong>re will also be<br />
guides in the archeological room: “Preserve the Past and build<br />
the Future <strong>of</strong> the Cuenca Mirador”.<br />
Assistants may attend the concert from children and<br />
teenagers <strong>of</strong> the municipal music school <strong>of</strong> Núcleo de La<br />
Pedrera. <strong>The</strong> Choir <strong>of</strong> children as well as the ensemble <strong>of</strong><br />
strings and guitars will be included in the programme.<br />
On the same day the “Objects tell us stories, what’s yours?”<br />
competition awards, in which the employees <strong>of</strong> the firm<br />
participated with a story about an object, a photograp or a<br />
printed document related to the Progreso firm.<br />
Contact: María Elena de Arce (Coordinatrice)<br />
Phone: (502) 2286 4100<br />
Email: mdearce@cempro.com<br />
Addres: 15 Avenida 18-01 Zona 6, Interior Finca La Pedrera -<br />
1006 Guatemala, Guatemala<br />
Website: www.museosdeguatemala.org<br />
Museo Casa del Tejido Antiguo<br />
"Manos Mágicas" (9am - 5pm)<br />
Visit and demonstration <strong>of</strong> Mayan ancestral techniques.<br />
Permanent demonstration <strong>of</strong> handicraft and ancestral techniques as well as the cultural event "Manos<br />
Mágicas", a weaving competition between several weavers <strong>of</strong> many rural regions <strong>of</strong> Guatemala. <strong>The</strong> Museo<br />
Casa del Tejido Antiguo <strong>of</strong>fers to its visitors the opportunity to admire the huge variety, the originality and the<br />
beauty <strong>of</strong> Guatemalan handicraft, thanks to the permanent exhibition <strong>of</strong> traditional Mayan costumes <strong>of</strong> our<br />
country.<br />
Ms Alida Pérez Santos, foundator <strong>of</strong> the museum and the craftmen, perfectly realized an exhibition <strong>of</strong> the art<br />
to weave. Visitors will know everything about this art thanks to different types <strong>of</strong> looms such as the foot<br />
powered loom for example, and to available information about them.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Museo Casa del Tejido Antiguo, was inaugurated on 23 March, 1998 and has a gallery specially reserved to<br />
the exhibition <strong>of</strong> length from different regions <strong>of</strong> Guatemala. Our goal is to give the opportunity to visitors to<br />
discover the quality and cultural diversity <strong>of</strong> the Mayan culture thanks to the fabrics elaborated with the telar<br />
de cintura (special loom in which the weaver tighten threads - tied to his waist - thanks to his weight).<br />
Contact: Alida Perez (Director y Fundator)<br />
Phone: (502) 7832-3169<br />
Fax: (502) 7832-3169<br />
Email: alidaperez@itelgua.com<br />
Address: 1ra. Calle Poniente No. 51 – 3001 La Antigua, Guatemala<br />
Website: www.casadeltejido.org<br />
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