Torrevieja’s new Semana Santa Museum

The first stone of the new Semana Santa Museum was laid on Sunday, May 2nd. The ceremony followed a Mass at the Corazon Church and was celebrated by members of the brotherhoods of Torrevieja’s 14 Cofradias, Major of Torrevieja, Pedro Hemandez Mateo, President of the Junta Major de Cofradias de la Semana Santa de Torrevieja, Jose Pedro Aldeguer, Padre Don Francisco Conesa, Consellera de Cultura of the Valencian Community, Trinidad Miró plus a number of other distinguished guests.

A time capsule, containing artefacts pertaining to the history of the Semana Santa in Torrevieja, including newspapers, magazines, medals and signed documents by the guests of honour, was placed under the stone, before it was sealed shut.  The new Museum is to be built on Avda de la Habaneras, beside the Law Courts and close to the Bus Station. It will be six floor high with three subterranean levels and contain all of the Pasos that are located in the present Museum, plus documents, photographs, meeting and training rooms.

The finance for the new museum is from the Plan Confianza and work will begin as soon as possible. €1.990.558 has been allocated for the first phase of construction, a further €3.651.441 for phase two making the museum the second most expensive building to be build in Valencia under the plan.

Keith Nicol