Con until,culture and music were received this Sunday hundreds of visitors who came to the historic Museum of the Carlos Antonio López Central Railway Station, located in downtown Asunción. The event was held within the framework of the closure of the Pinta más Mapa and Pinta Sud AsU Festival, access to which was completely free and open.
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It is an activity in which a series of activities and exhibitions related to art were developed from August 1 to this Sunday, August 7, and which was declared of interest by the National Secretary of Culture (SNC).
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Visitors got to know the old railway cars.
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Photo: Dardo Ramírez.
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This Sunday’s meeting was held from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., with an origami workshop, then a storytelling and then songs led by the children. Artistic presentations were also made by the Municipal Ballet of Asunción, a children’s choir was presented, among other shows.
The Festival paints more Map also offered a space for children to sing..mp4
The Festival paints more Map also offered a space for children to sing.
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Jésica and Édgar are a couple of parents who decided to take advantage of this Sunday to visit the historic site together with their two little daughters. They highlighted the activity and assured that they enjoyed the tour of the place.
“It is a very nice activity especially for children. It is a very good way to reactivate this area as well. We liked it too much, as we spent the whole week too, it was a moment in which we were able to share with our daughters, “said Edgar.
Magalí Cáceres, former head of the National Youth Secretariat and executive director of Mapa, explained that Pinta Sub and MAPA decided to come together to give space to children to promote and give visibility to Paraguayan contemporary art.
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Magalí Cáceres explains the details of the event.
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Photo: Dardo Ramírez
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“It’s like the art scene was reactivated in the country. This is a space specifically for children, with this closes a week of Art. Always thinking of the children and, above all, we hope that it will remain free”, said Cáceres.
He explained that throughout the week several foreign collectors came to the country to participate in the festival that celebrates art and added that they have the support of the United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef), the SNC, as well as private companies.
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For his part, Diego Costa, executive director of Pinta Sud, explained that it is a Latin American contemporary art fair that was born in New York and then began to be held in Miami, both cities in the United States.
Later, he said, it spread to other countries, such as Peru and Argentina, while a new program was applied this year that allowed the activity to be brought to Paraguay for the first time, under the name Pinta Sud Asu.
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