The photographic exhibition "Mazarrón - Mining Heritage" is open until March 28 at the Faculty of Business Science at the
Polytechnic University in Cartagena
The inauguration was attended by the Vice Chancellor of the
Polytechnic University of Cartagena, Francisco Martinez, the Director General
of Cultural Heritage, Maria Comas, Prof. and Dr. in Geological Sciences, José
Ignacio Manteca, the author of the exhibition, Juan Francisco Belmar, and the
Mayor of Mazarrón, Alicia Jimenez
The Mayor, Alicia Jiménez, welcomed the holding of this
event, "as it helps to raise awareness of the local heritage and helps to
spread it." The Mayor stressed that "the work done by the artist goes
beyond the merely descriptive aspect, and his work has been shown to many
schools and, thanks to him, succeeding generations of Mazarrón have
familiarised themselves with its history." She congratulated the
photographer, Juan Francisco Belmar, who also is the author of the Semana Santa
poster for Mazarrón
For its part, the General Director of Cultural Heritage,
Maria Comas, congratulated everyone for the great effort of putting an
initiative of this kind in place. Comas also referred to the "photographer's
eye," the ability and sensitivity of the artist to capture the viewer's
attention on an issue of particular importance as it is the mining heritage.
Photographer, Juan Francisco Belmar, said the ultimate goal
of the exhibition in its original design was to introduce the mining heritage
among those in Mazarrón, an initiative that was also extended to the schools in
the Municipality. He also expressed his gratitude to all the authorities who
have made this exhibition possible. He thanked the Director of the Universidad
Popular, José María López Ballesta, who was one of the first promoters of the
project, as well as the Department of Culture in Mazarrón for their involvement
and support and the Polytechnic University and the Directorate General for
Cultural Property. Belmar also referred to Professor Jose Ignacio Manteca, Curator
of the exhibition for helping and giving his impetus. Belmar also thanked the
Mazarróneros who travelled to Cartagena to support this event.
"Mazarrón - Mining Heritage" can be found in the
rooms of the building of Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería Industrial de
la Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena , and will be on display until March 28
during opening hours . On weekends it is possible to visit the exhibition, by
prior arrangement. The exhibition has been supported UPCT, la Universidad de
Popular of Mazarrón, the Department of Culture and the City of Mazarrón.
