There is not one Siyâsa Museum, but many.
There is the museum itself, on Calle San Sebastián, where paintings that it hoards are kept.
Also 'the hidden Siyâsa', that is, its warehouses.
And furthermore, 'the dispersed Siyâsa': deposits that are exhibited outside its walls, especially in municipal buildings.
All these municipally owned funds are managed by the Department of Historical Heritage and Museums.
For now, they have already been inventoried.
A big step.
Such a volume of paintings and sculpture, about 300, has involved exhaustive work, which has resulted in an enhancement of the works and a first exhibition, which will remain open until December 9.
But the initiative promises more surprises.
Culture is a shelter in these difficult days.Under the title 'The hidden treasures of the Siyâsa I Museum.
The collection of plastic arts of the ciezanos' a part of this material is shown that has these municipal-owned paintings as the protagonist.
There is no doubt that it is a very powerful selection of art from the first third of the 20th century with which the City Council began its collection.
The thirty works are enriched when they come into contact with the San Sebastián street museum.
"Many of them have not been exhibited publicly for more than thirty years.
They are pieces of art that belong to all the citizens of Cieza." This is one of the motivations that, some time ago, led technicians and municipal officials to consider an exhibition that would bring the public together with this legacy.The thirty works, including paintings and sculptures, represent a synthesis of the rich municipal deposits and, in some way, of the evolution of artistic languages ??from the beginning of the 20th century to the present.
From an oil on canvas by Manuel López dated 1900 to one of Álvaro Peña's last works exhibited in the museum a few days before the decree of the state of alarm on March 14.
The selection is varied not only in time.
From paintings from the National Painting Salons, organized by the Cieza City Council from the 1940s, to pieces donated by artists throughout the exhibitions promoted by the Siyasa through acquisitions made by the council itself.To show the importance of these artistic collections, the exhibition proposal uses the totality of the available space in the La Pecera room, where emotions shine through their presence.
The core of the exhibition is made up of works by Pedro Avellaneda, Pascual Lucas Motellón, Álvaro Peña, José Víctor Villalba, Pedro Camacho / Supearte SA, Manolo Pardo Martínez, Juan Camacho, Rosa Rodríguez, José María Lisón, José Planes, Hernández Carpe, Molina Sánchez, José Lucas, Hernández Cano, Gómez Cano, Ginés Vicente Fernández, José María Párraga, Jesús Carrillo, Bonafé, Ceferino, José María Garres, Jorge Monllor, Pascual Piñera, Muñoz Barberán, Pedro Serna, Pedro Antonio Marín Penalva, Ballester, Pedro Saorín, Petrovits and Manuel López.Joaquín Salmerón was satisfied with the result and this first exhibition of the 'hidden treasures' is an old aspiration that he wanted to carry out for a long time.
It was an important moment for everyone and that is why the councilors for Museums, Culture and Transparency, Conchi Villa, Melba Miñano and Antonio Montiel, respectively, as well as the artists José Víctor Villalba, Rosa Rodríguez, Juan attended the presentation to the media.
Camacho, Manolo Pardo Martínez, Pascual Lucas Motellón and Ginés Vicente Fernández.
In the subsequent visit made with limited capacity and social distance, the councilors of the Municipal Corporation Manuel Egea and María Turpín were present.During the opening, the Councilor for Museums highlighted that the collection is an asset for the projection of our brand as a cultural city in the Region of Murcia, at the same time that it reflected the need to "make culture safe" with this type of municipal initiatives, especially in this time of health crisis.
For her part, the delegate councilor for Culture explained that thanks to this exhibition, citizens from Ciez will have the opportunity to enjoy such unknown artistic backgrounds, to end with cherished words in times of crisis: "Culture is safe." 'The hidden treasures of the Siyâsa I Museum.
The collection of plastic arts of the ciezanos' is intended to serve as a dissemination tool and as a showcase for the best art.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cieza