International Museum Day

Today is marked as the International Museum Day, an iniciative seeking to raise awareness of the fact that museums play an important rol in society. Quoting Prof. Dr. Hans-Martin Hinz, President of the ICOM, "museums are an importante means of cultural exchange, enrichment of cultres and development of mutual understanding, cooperation and peace among peoples". Since it was established in 1977, International Museum Day is held around May 18th every year and each edition celebrates a different theme, this year's being "Museums for a sustainable society". Four museums in Salamanca have joined the initiative with free admission and special activities today:

Museo Casa Lis

Visit the 19 collections of this peculiar museum, focusing on art nouveau and art déco, with free admission today between 11 am and 2 pm.

Museo Da2
This contemporary art centre located in the old jail offers guided tours free of charge today at 1 pm, 6 pm and 7 pm. Besides the exhibitions currently on display, visitors will be shown areas which are not usually open to the public, such as the restoration space and the warehouses. You need to arrange your visit by calling 923 18 49 16. Groups of maximum 20 people.

Museo de Historia de la Automoción
Free admission today at this museum displaying more than 90 vehicles from different periods. If you are lucky enough to be visiting the museum at midday or at 6 pm, you are welcome to join a free guided tour. Furthermore, following this year's theme, "Museums for a sustanaible society", visitors will be introduced to a device invented in the nineteenth century, the gasogen, that has since been improved and is being applied to projects related to energetic efficiency and sustainability, such as some that have to do with biomass fuel and electricty generation.

Museo de Salamanca
Museo de Salamanca exhibits paintings, archaeological remains, craftwork and goldsmithing, among others, also adheres to International Museum Day by holding special activities from Tuesday, May 19th to Sunday, May 24th:

Tuesday, May 19th | 5 pm: themed visit: "Mujeres protagonistas" (Leading women).
Wednesday, May 20th | 5 pm: themed visit: "Paisajes en el museo" (Landscapes in the museum) | 6 pm: piano concert.
Thursday, May 21st | 5 pm: themed visit: "Mujeres protagonistas" (Leading women) | 6 pm: voice and piano concert.
Friday, May 22nd | 5 pm: themed visit: "Paisajes en el museo" (Landscapes in the museum) | 6 pm: guitar concert | 7 pm: temporary exhibition "La liberación de los cautivos" (The liberation of the captive).
Saturday, May 23rd | 11:30 am: workshop "Arqueólogos e historiadores por un día" (Archaeologists and historians for one day) | 1 pm: piece of the month, El códice de los trajes, del siglo XVI (The codex of garments, 16th century) | 1:30 pm: piece of the month, El códice de los trajes, del siglo XVI (The codex of garments, 16th century) | 5 pm:
themed visit: "Mujeres protagonistas" (Leading women) | 6 pm: violin concert.
Sunday, May 24th | 1 pm: chamber music concert.

Don't miss this chance to get to know Salamanca a bit better. Our alumni Claire didn't and she told us in this article.

Credits:
Poster distributed by ICOM.
Collage, left to right:
"Cafetería de la Casa Lis (Salamanca)" by Siri twin under GFDL via Wikimedia Commons.
"PEGASOZ102SAOUTCHICK" by Arbeyu under CC BY-SA 2.5 via Wikimedia Commons.
"El Día de la Hecatombe - I" by r2hox under CC BY-SA 2.0 via Flickr.

Activities 2.2.2015 - 7.2.2015

Let's welcome February with these fun extracurricular activities:

Monday 02, 5:00 pm: Film– We'll watch a Spanish film to practise our listening and comprehension skills.

Tuesday 03, 4:50 pm: Visit to a museum – We will visit the Automobile Museum (Museo de la Historia de la Automoción), which shows a permanent exhibition with more than 90 cars that explores the changes in their design. It also hosts a temporary exhibition on the history of scooters in Spain. Approximate duration: 1 h.

Wednesday 04, 5:00 pm: Film– At our students' request, we will have another film session today.

Thursday 05, 3:45 pm: Zumba lesson – We're looking forward to this zumba lesson. The teacher will be our very own Lourdes (also a Spanish teacher at Tía Tula, Colegio de Español). Approximate duration: 1 h.

Friday 06, 7:45 pm: Language exchange – We will go to a bar and have a language exchange between Spanish speaking students and foreign students. Come join us in this amazing opportunity to improve your Spanish. Approximate duration: 1 h.

Saturday 07: Excursion –Several destinations available for a weekend trip. Ask at the reception desk and sign up by Wednesday at 2 pm.

Please don't forget that you need to sign up for each activity at the reception desk (to reserve your place, the minimum number of participants required is usually three). Also, unless stated otherwise, the meeting point is always the same, Tía Tula school. Lastly, if there's no price mentioned with the activity, it means it is for free.

And don't hesitate to participate in as many activities as you can; they are designed not just for you to have fun (that is guaranteed) but also to improve your knowledge of Salamanca and Spanish culture, and to put into practice the Spanish you learn in class.

Activities 04/08/14 - 10/08/14

Come for a fun tour of the city with us this week on Monday, or come and learn about the evolution of  the motorcar with us on Tuesday. For a piece of Spanish culture, we have a gazpacho and tapas cooking class and Latin dance classes on Wednesday and Thursday. Come with us to Segovia and Ávila with our excursion on Saturday, or if you fancy a break from Spaish culture come with us to Portugal for the weekend on Saturday to see the cities of Aveiro and Porto.  

Monday 4th: City tour. We will be shown around the city by a Salamancan local, telling us some of the city's famous history whilst playing some fun games along the way! Meeting place: Tía Tula 18:45, approximate duration 1h30.

Tuesday 5th: Automobile museum:  We are going to take a look at and learn about some antique cars in the Salamanca car museum. The museum hosts a permanent exhibition containing more than 90 different vehicles with which you can follow the evolution of the car from the first attempts at powered transport in 1BC, to the modern day, and even into the future with the help of prototypes. Meeting place: Tía Tula 18:30, approximate duration 1h.

Wednesday 6th: Cooking class: Gazpacho + 2 tapas. We are going to learn how to make the famous Spanish dish gazpacho as well as two different tapas to go with it, then afterwards we will eat what we have made! Meeting place: Tía Tula 18:45, approximate duration 1h.

Thursday 7th: Dance Class: We will go to practice some famous Latin dance moves in preparation for the bars and clubs this weekend! Meeting place: Tía Tula 20:00. Approximate duration 1h.

Friday 8th: Micro Theatre: In the 'Malhablada' space we will go and see a short play in Spanish. Meeting place: Tía Tula 19:15, approximate duration 30min.

Saturday 9th: Excursion: This Saturday we will be going to visit the beautiful cities of Segovia and Ávila. Meeting place: Plaza Gabriel y Galán, 08:00am. For more information please ask at reception.

Sunday 10th: Excursion: This weekend we will be going to the Portuguese cities of Aveiro and Oporto, leaving Saturday and returning Sunday with one night in a hotel with bed and breakfast and a tourist guide. Meeting place: Plaza Gabriel y Galán, 07:30am. For more information please ask at reception.

*Note: Please contact reception for information about prices for any of the activities. If you are interested in any of the activities, it is helpful if you contact the reception to let them know. Minimum 3 people for each activity unless otherwise stated.

Activities 02/06-07/06

Oh! At last, we have a nice weather! This week is full of fun and entertaining activities to do! You can combine two things in one time like eating ice-cream and buying something in the open market. If you addicted to the cars you should visit the exhibition which dedicated to vehicles. For an art-loving you can also see the streets of graphic art in Salamanca. To try a lot of seafood in the Paco´s grocery you may in Thursday. And as a great ending of the week you can choose between Santiago or Arribes del Duero Natural Park. Disfrutad)

Monday  02, 17.30 – ICE-CREAM+FLEA MARKET 

Will buy an ice-cream at the famous ice-cream parlour “Novelty” and there we will see the market in the square of Bandos. 

Location: Tía Tula. Price: 2-3 €.

Approximate Time: 45 min

Tuesday 03, 17.00 – AUTOMOTIVE  MUSEUM 

A permanent exhibition with more than 90 vehicles on display, allowing us to follow the evolution of automotive design since the first attempts of mechanization in the first century B.C. to the present.

Meeting point: Tia Tula - Approximate duration: 1h

Wednesday 04, 17.30 – URBAN EXPOSURE

Let's take a walk through the streets of the west area to see the different urban projects. Young people decorated garages and roller blinds and some elements of street furniture. Make a montage with photos you will do to place it on the Tia Tula Facebook.

Meeting point: Tia Tula - Approximate duration: 1h

Thursday 05, 20.00 – PULPERIA

Octopus, mussels, prawns ... a variety of seafood that can be taken in the grocery Paco. 

Price: ≈6€  Meeting point: Tia Tula - Approximate duration: 1h

Friday 06, 21.00 - TALES FOR ADULTS

Maria Fraile: stories of Eve and other moons. In the place Al_Margen. 

Price: € 4 (anticipatory) or 6 € (box office) 

Meeting point: Tia Tula.  Approximate duration: 1.30

Saturday 07- EXCURSION

SANTIAGO / Lisbon, Sintra and Cascais (to choose with the company Viamar) 

Arribes del Duero Natural Park (with SmartAdvices agency) 

You need join before the 5th June on THURSDAY. 

For more information ask at secretariat.

Remember to sign up for the activity at the reception beforehand (the minimum number of people needed for each activity is 3). If the cost is not stated then the activity is free. We recommend that our students participate in the activities so they can get to know other students in the school, so they can broaden their knowledge of Spanish culture and to practice and improve their Spanish in a fun way.

Extra-curricular Activities 1st – 5th July

Monday 1st, 19:30: Guided tour. A person from the school will tell you the history of the main monuments of Salamanca. Meeting point: Tía Tula. Approximate duration: 1h

 

Tuesday 2nd, 17:30: Museum. We will visit and view an antique collection of vehicles in the Automobile Museum of Salamanca. Meeting point: Tía Tula. Approximate duration: 1h.

Wednesday 3rd, 18:30:  Dance Course. Flamenco course with the academy Raquel Gomez. Minimum 6 students. It’s necessary to sign up before Tuesday 2nd 14:00. Meeting point: Tía Tula. Approximate duration: 1h

 

Thursday 4th, 16:30: Swimming Pool. We will spend the afternoon in the swimming pool San Jose. Bring your swimsuit, towel and flippers. Price: € 3,30. Meeting point: Tía Tula. Approximate duration: 3h

Friday 5th, 20:45: Theatre piece. We will watch a theatre play named “Suena que algo piedra” in the Salamanca cave. Meeting point: Tía Tula. Approximate duration: 30 minutes.


Remember to sign up for the activity at the reception on beforehand (the minimum number of people needed for each activity is 3). If the cost is not stated then the activity is free. We recommend our students to participate in the activities so they can get to know other students in the school, so they can broaden their knowledge of Spanish culture and to practice and improve their Spanish in a fun way.

International Museums Day : what better way to discover Salamanca's treasures?

Saturday, May 20 was International Museums Day , we, students at Tia Tula, made use of this opportunity to visit for free the new art museum of Salamanca, also known as Casa Lis and the Automobile Museum (Museo de la automoción).

The Casa Lis museum overlooks the river Tormes, it features beautiful stained glass windows decorated with floral pattern and has a large variety of art pieces: sculptures, jewelry, perfumes, fans, antique dolls ... It is a must for anyone visiting Salamanca.

The automobile museum meanwhile offers a large collection of cars, sweeping the centuries since the invention of the automobile until today. This museum is particularly interesting for car enthusiasts but it is also an opportunity for others to take beautiful photos.

After these two museums, we also visited (or revisited for some of us) the patio of the Casa de las Conchas and the old cathedrals which entrance is always free. We then headed to the Van Dyck neighbourhood to eat Tapas and ended our meal with an ice-cream from the glacier in the Plaza Mayor, the historic center of the city.

This very fun day has been an opportunity to learn more about the Spanish culture and the main tourist attractions of Salamanca.

Claire, student intern at Tia Tula

Historical Museum of Automobile - Salamanca

In September, the city of Salamanca opened (free) one day the doors of its museums to interested visitors. To everyone who loves cars and history, you cant’s miss the famous “Historical museum of the Automobile” of Salamanca, full of wonders cars from the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th, until the fastest car in the world: the F1.

In a modern and welcoming environment, you have the possibility to discover the history of these cars, from the most ancients until the youngest, without forgetting the news and the classics. All in all, more than 100 models are exposed and hundreds accessories, pieces and objects.

The museum has the advantage to propose a lot of educative activities which want to help the teenagers to become aware about the Road Savety, car accidents, and a few values like respect and caution. Teenagers and adults will be both served!

Models of exceptions

In an antic style, you have the opportunity to find out a few pearls of the 20th, conserved in a perfect state. These rare models are from different origins: Spain, France, USA, England and so many more.

Let’s go then for the 50th, 60th, 70th with mythic vehicles. Jaguar, Rolls Royce, Cadillac,…

To everyone who likes new cars, you can admire the F1 of Fernando Alonso. A lot of other cars are exposed, with a few hybrid cars.

See you to the Historical Museum of Automobile for a rewarding visit!