The town of Alaquàs has become a meeting point for lost memories, with an exhibition seeking to reunite families with their photographs misplaced during the DANA of 2024. Volunteers rescued these images from the mud in the Poio ravine, and now, after a restoration process, they are being displayed to the public.
The exhibition, titled Andana. Place of Memories, can be visited at the Castle of Alaquàs until May 16. This initiative is part of a broader project promoted by Valencian universities to restore photographic heritage affected by the natural disaster. After passing through Algemesí, Alaquàs is the first municipality in l'Horta Sud to host it, including images of still-unidentified families.
The exhibition, produced by the Consorci de Museus de la Comunitat Valenciana in collaboration with the Universitat de València, offers a journey through testimonials of gratitude, the contributions of photographers Pablo Santamarina and Juan Peiró, and the voices of young people from IES Berenguer Dalmau de Catarroja, as reported by the Conselleria de Cultura.
“"To this day, we continue to receive photographs from families arriving with damaged albums."
The exhibition's curators, Beatriz Santamarina, Teresa Vicente, Alejandra Nieto, and Eva Bravo, highlighted that the project continues to receive damaged material. So far, over two and a half million photographs have been restored, and a call has been made for more volunteers to help restore all images and return them to their owners, allowing them to "reunite with their memories".
