Date: May 24, 2016Time:
19:00Plac
e: Hall of events of The Canary Museum. C/ Dr. Verneau, 2 (Vegueta). Free entry Wi
thin the activities of the International Day of Museums 2016, and coinciding with the 136th anniversary of the first installation of The Canary Museum, which opened its doors on May 24, 1880, Dr. Mari Carmen Naranjo Santana will deliver at the headquarters of the institution the conference "Of bones, books and progress: The Canary Museum and the development of the cit
y". The conference links with the theme proposed this year by the International Council of Museums (ICOM) to celebrate this event, Museums and Cultural Landscapes, an issue that takes on special importance in a territory such as the Canary archipelago, which, as an island set of special strategic position, has been conditioned by its past, its present and its future by factors such as orography, natural spaces , urban pressure, migration processes, etc. As for Las Palma
s de Gran Canaria, one of the periods of greatest landscape impact that the city suffered dates back to the nineteenth century, when the opening of the city to the sea, and with it the installation and development of the port, completely modified its physiognomy and country. This process of openness coincided, and in turn provoked, the interest in knowledge and science, installing in the city the principles of association and progress and flourishing societies of a cultural nature such as the Scientific Society The Canary Museum.Thi
s institution actively participated in the development of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, to such an extent that to delve into its history is to navigate the past and evolution of the city and the island. A trajectory that allows multiple looks but that, on this occasion, we will walk through it by delving into the origin of the scientific collective; outthing the projects that The Canary Museum executed or projected and that influenced the modification of the neighborhood of Vegueta, the city and the mentality of the time (politics, urban planning, scientific, cultural…); and reviewing its contribution to the construction-management of heritage, to the connection of the island-city with the outside and to the creation of a look for the future.
Mari Carmen Naranjo Santana (Gran Canaria, 1977) holds a PhD in Historical Heritage Management, a master's degree in Instruments for the valuation and management of artistic heritage, Extraordinary Doctoral Award from the Pablo de Olavide University of Seville (UPO); and graduated in History from the University of Las Palmas de Gran Cana
ria (ULPGC). His training and professional career is developed in the sector of cultural and heritage management in the Canary Islands and his lines of research focus on contemporary social history, especially on the ethnographic heritage of the island of Gran Canaria and the study of cultural institutions, mainly civil and urban. Author of seve
ral books, chapters of books and articles on these topics, in the near future will see the light of her latest work: Culture, science and civil society in the city of Las Palmas in the nineteenth century. The Literary Cabinet and the Canary Museum (Mercurio Editorial, Madrid, 2015).
He has participated with presentations on the cultural and heritage management of Spain and Latin America in Congresses and Meetings of national and international projection, promoted by centers such as the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, the International Center for the Conservation of Heritage (CICOP), the Pablo de Olavide University of Seville, the School of Hispanic American Studies, the University of Alicante, the National University of La Plata in Argentina and the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana de México, among others. She h
as held different positions related to the management of historical and cultural heritage in the archipelago, having been a member of the Historical Heritage Council of the Canary Islands, representative of the Network of Historic Centers of the Canary Islands, director of the International Days of Management of historical heritage GEPA, member-specialist of the UNESCO Forum Network / University and Heritage, technical coordinator of the Canary Culture Plan and partner of The Canary Museum.