At this social event attended, together with some Association's
representatives, the Mayor of the town Juanjo Mezkorta, the General Deputy for
Bizkaia, Josu Bergara, the Culture Consultant of Basque Government Miren
Azkarate, the Culture Member of the Bizkaia's Foral Deputation and the Rector
of the Basque Public University Manuel Montero, besides other Mayors of the
Mining Zone. The Happening was covered by several communication media.
After the ceremony, it was proceeded to inaugurate the itinerant
exposure:
"Mining in the Basque Country: Industrial and Cultural Patrimony",
that could be visited until April 8, in these installations. In the showing it
is explained the significance of the cultural patrimony of the mining through
the exhibition of some elements recovered by the Association, an audio-visual
report about the mining history and some informative panels. It is only a
small testimony of the materials belonging to the Museum and that are part of
the mining legacy in the zone, that will be enjoyed in other places of the
Basque Country since Spring.
It is hoped the definitive inauguration of the museum exposition could take
place along the next Autumn.
