May 28 to August 31 Ten-year retrospective exhibition at the MASS museum in Lorca

Artists and sculptors including Salzillo and Coronado are among those on display at the Semana Santa museum of the Paso Azul

Ten years after the MASS museum (Muso Azul de Semana Santa, run by the “Paso Azul” group which is one of the main protagonists in the spectacular annual Semana Santa parades) first opened to the public, a special exhibition is being held until 31^st August featuring some of the embroideries, paintings, sculptures and other exhibits which have been displayed over the last decade.

“Memoria de una Decada” officially opens to the public on 28^th May, the eve of the museum’s 10^th anniversary, and among the artists whose work can be seen are painters Vicente Ruiz, Perla Fuertes, Manuel Coronado and Miguel García Peñarrubia, sculptors Francisco Salzillo (and others from his workshop), Ángeles Espinosa, Antonio Campillo and the Cava brothers, the embroidered bullfighting capes of Pepín Jiménez and Pedro Barrera, the oil painting of the Triumph of Christianity by Francisco Cayuela and numerous sketches by Lucas Cuenca for the embroidered cloaks worn by the cavalry Triumph of Christianity in the annual parade.

All exhibits are accompanied by information panels explaining their origin and significance.

The MASS museum is located at Custa de San Francisco 2 and is open during May from 10.00 to 14.00 and from 17.30 to 20.00: Confirmation of summer timetables has not yet been published.

For more visiting information, local events and news contact the tourist office at the Palacio de Guevara (telephone 968 441914) or go to the home page of Lorca Today.