To celebrate 18th May, this year the International Council of Museums (ICOM) is proposing the theme ‘Museums, sustainability and wellbeing.’ In recognition of International Museum Day, the CGAC has programmed a week of free activities related to music and recycling, an outdoor architectural route, workshops for families dedicated to the Moroccan artist Hassan Darsi (a creator whose style is characterised by using everyday objects and building wellbeing spaces), and a guided tour of the lesser-known corners of the CGAC.
COSAS DE CUATRO. EDUCATIONAL CONCERT BY THE GROUP, ODAIKO
Monday 15 and Tuesday 16 May
Time: 11.00 a.m. -12.00 midday (first session); 12:15 p.m.-13:15 p.m. (second session)
Free, with prior registration: Registration deadline: 2-9 May
In this educational music show, the percussion group Odaiko mixes recycling, ingenuity and sound creation.
During the concert, they use home-made recycled instruments or traditional music to improvise a symphony of sounds within an interactive staging in which the audience sounds the final note.
The Odaiko group was formed in the Netherlands in 2003 and is composed of four musicians with degrees in classical, jazz and contemporary percussion.
TARGET GROUPS: school groups in the first and second stages of primary school.
SPACES: 250 spaces per session
REGISTRATION: Schools who are interested should send an e-mail to cgac.educacion@xunta.gal with the following details: name of the school, number of participants, year or age, telephone number, e-mail address and name of the person in charge of the group.
Places will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis and applicants will be notified of the status of their application by email.
THE CGAC AND OTHER CONTEMPORARY ARCHITECTURE LANDMARKS IN COMPOSTELA. CONTEMPORARY ARCHITECTURE ROUTE
Led by: Carmen Rey
Saturday 20 May
Time: 11.00 a.m. -13.30 p.m.
Free, with prior registration | Registration deadline: 11 and 12 May
Contemporary architecture and urban planning are the best kept secrets of the city of Compostela. This route includes a sample of the initiatives carried out over the last fifty years that have continuously defined and characterised the northern part of the city. We will discuss the relationship between architecture and landscape, the dialogue between tradition and modernity, as well as stone and new architectural languages.
We will start outside the CGAC and continue our walk stopping at the Avenida Juan XXIII complex; at the Public Library of Santiago Ánxel Casal, by Andrés Perea; at the residence of the President of the Xunta de Galicia, by Manuel Gallego Jorreto; at the Quinta Simeón, also known as Vista Alegre Park, with interventions by César Portela, Arata Isozaki and Antón García Abril and, finally, at the Auditorio de Galicia, by Julio Cano Lasso. We will end our walk by returning to the architecture of Siza at the University of Santiago de Compostela’s Faculty of Communication Sciences.
SPACES: 20
REGISTRATION: Participants need to register by sending an e-mail to cgac.educacion@xunta.gal with the following information: full names, telephone number, e-mail address, and studies, area of work or interest.
A maximum of two participants can be registered per application.
Places will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis and applicants will be notified of the status of their application by email.
EN DORADO. WORKSHOPS FOR FAMILIES FOCUSING ON THE WORK OF HASSAN DARSI
Led by: Sara Donoso
Saturday 20 May. Families with children aged 4 to 6.
Sunday 21 May. Families with children aged 7 to 9.
Time: 11.00 a.m. -1.00 p.m.
Free, with prior registration | Registration deadline: 9-18 May
Activity aimed at families with children age 4 to 9 who want to discover the extensive universe of contemporary art or deepen their understanding of it.
Moroccan artist Hassan Darsi believes that art can help change the world and develop a country's culture. His work is influenced by his life and his environment, and he often proposes new forms of construction to make streets and buildings places for people's wellbeing. In addition, he often collaborates with people from different backgrounds to create works that transform everyday objects by recycling them and giving them a second life through art. The colour gold is one of his favourites: he uses it in his sculptures, paintings and installations. Do you want to know why? Join us in this workshop where we will create golden landscapes and design our ideal spaces.
SPACES: 10 minors, each accompanied by a maximum of 2 family members in each workshop.
REGISTRATION: Any families interested can register by emailing cgac.educacion@xunta.gal with the following information: the names and ages of the people who wish to participate in the workshop, a telephone number and a contact email address.
Places will be allocated on a first-come first-served basis. Each applicant will receive email confirmation.
THE HIDDEN CGAG GUIDED TOUR
Sunday 21 May | Time: 12.00 midday- 12:50 p.m. | Free. No registration required.
To bring Museum Week to a close, we have programmed a special visit to the hidden spaces of the CGAC.
Members of the public can visit the storage rooms where the works of art are kept and preserved, the restoration workshop, the assembly workshop, the teaching workshop, the offices and the meeting room. The tour will end on the roof of the building, crowned by artist Dan Graham's permanent installation, Triangular Pavilion.
To participate in this activity, no prior booking is required. Visits will leave CGAC’s reception area at 12.00 noon and the visit will last approximately 50 minutes. Places will be allocated on a first-come first-served basis.