RD: More about a sacred figure for Taínos

RD Explained This sacred figure for Taínos contains elements of the three cultures that were found on our island. View this post on Instagram A post shared by RD Explained (@rdexplicado.do) Made between 1492 and 1525, it fuses in its structure three worlds: Taíno, European and African. On one side, the cemi presents a face of bat carved in European green glass. On the other, a human face sculpted in what appears to be African rhino horn. Its bod…

The City Council and the González Allende Foundation sign an agreement to preserve and display a valuable collection of sculptures and paintings in a renovated space

Between 180 and 190 pieces at the same time of the 250 works of art selected from the thousand objects of the treasure of the Basilica of the Encina and from the inventory of the Berciana Tebaida. It is the collection that will show visitors the future Museum of Sacred Arts that funds the Town Hall of Ponferrada with external funds in dependencies of the church located in the old town and its tower, as advanced this Wednesday the Council of Heri…