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The church of San Javier welcomes today the exhibition "Nativity", which cribs can see 25 craft of various sizes, dioramas and hand painted tambourines, belonging to the Band of Bethlehem "Jesus of Nazareth," de La Arboleja.
The mayor of San Javier, Pepa García, director of the parish museum, Jose Ballester, and the president of the Band "Jesus of Nazareth", José Fructuoso presented this morning the exhibition will be open until January 9, 1910: 30h to 13:30 and 17:00 to 19:00 pm, organized by the parish museum in collaboration with the municipality of San Javier and private entities.
José Fructuoso explained that the exhibition, which opens tonight after the proclamation of Christmas, shows a wide variety of cribs "most small size ranging from 2 by 1 meter up to 5cm.
in diameter and 15 cm.
high, which occupies a crib bottling.
The figures are of different craftsmen, both in the region from other areas of Spain and abroad, built by members of the Band in his travels through Europe in order to collect all the variety in the art of Bethlehem " Fructuoso said.
All exposed cribs are the work of various members of the Band "Jesus of Nazareth" that have dealt with the architecture, landscape and atmosphere of the sets, among which we can see a German nativity Linden wood, or figures of workshops Italians, like the original birth that make up a framed, lighted wall hanging.
The exhibition is completed with a collection of hand-painted tambourines Granado Andrés member of the Association.
The mayor of San Javier Pepa García thanked the cooperation that provides for six years the group of Bethlehem "Jesus of Nazareth," the parish of San Javier museum to organize an annual exhibition every Christmas.
Jose Ballester, director of the museum highlighting the quality of the show "the best we've done so far, without detracting from the above", and recalled that this exhibition "the sixth to organize jointly with the Association celebrated its tenth anniversary. "
Source: Ayuntamiento de San Javier
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