13:46 | Chiclayo (Peru), Aug. 20.
Tucume Museum, located in northern Peru's Lambayeque region, commemorates its 22nd anniversary of inauguration after years of cultural service, research, conservation and defense of the archaeological heritage contained in the so called Valley of the Pyramids.
According to the museum’s director Bernarda Delgado Elias, over the past 22 years the museum has been characterized by its efforts to promote and develop different activities aimed at involving the local community in preservation and tourism development activities, explained.
She stressed the hard work carried out by the on-site museum in the cultural domain through the successful Programa Educativo (Educational Program), which has trained school students in environmental conservation, archaeology, art and craftsmanship since 1998.
The museum was originally a huge exhibition hall built using local materials and following architectural features of the place. Such a work won several national awards.
Nowadays, it is a modern three-room building equipped with state-of-the-art visual technology located in the slope of Cerro Purgatorio hill. It was opened on 5 September 2014.
The institution and local community have planned several activities to commemorate the anniversary, which started at 9:00 hours with the raising of the national flag.
A talk on Quality of Life and Solid Waste Management took place after that, it was given by Raul Placencia Alcedo of Calidad de Vida Internacional NGO.
In addition, since 11:00 in the morning, people have been able to join the Programa Educativo exhibition fair and a gastronomic festival organized by the Tucume Gastronomic Association.
The Tucume Coordination Committee has prepared card and hopping games and the traditional donkey race for those attending the celebrations.
People are invited to visit the museum from 9:00 to 17:00 hrs. to enjoy the planned activities and the new facilities that house the pre-Hispanic Tucume remains.
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Published: 8/20/2015