The Provincial Council of Castellón has joined International Museum Day with a special program at the Museum of Fine Arts of Castellón. The event combines art, history, and archaeology under the theme 'Museums uniting a divided world', coinciding with the institution's 181st anniversary.

The initiative includes two exhibitions designed to bring the value of cultural heritage and the role of museums as spaces for preserving identity closer to the public. The Deputy for Museums, Alejandro Clausell, highlighted the importance of museums in preserving history and the artistic and heritage wealth of the province.

On the ground floor, the exhibition 'Between East and West. A Shared Landscape of Ideas and Knowledge' has been inaugurated. This exhibition brings together seven archaeological objects from the permanent collection, spanning from the Neolithic to the Andalusian period, to showcase the territory's cultural and commercial contacts. Clausell explained that the selection reflects how the counties of Castellón have historically been a space for encounters and the exchange of influences between cultures.

On the third floor, 'Pensioners in Rome, a New Cosmopolitan View' is on display. This exhibition revisits the figures of artists such as Francisco Viciano, Gabriel Puig Roda, and Vicent Castell Doménech, and demonstrates how their training in Rome contributed to the provincial artistic modernization. The exhibition is structured around four axes: the journey, the works, the emotions, and education, highlighting the impact of these 'pensioners' in connecting local artistic production with European trends.

The Museum of Fine Arts of Castellón, with origins dating back to 1845, has expanded its collection over the years with archaeological, ethnological, ceramic, and fine arts pieces. The deputy emphasized that the museum represents a key element for the cultural identity of Castellón and for the preservation of its historical heritage.