Museu del Temps

Participatory art project that sets the challenge of creating a museum of memories

The ‘Museum of Time’ is a participatory art project that combines street theater, narration and music. It has its origins in the novel ‘Momo’ (1973) by Michael Ende and it invites us to reflect on time, memory and territorial identity, using mediation and participation. In effect, participants will choose an essential object from their life that holds a memory, a past time. They will then walk the streets of Igualada to protect these memories. Memories that will be kept in a box and will be buried, in a public ceremony. Memories that will leave a trace: a map, where the location of each memorabilia object and its own history will be marked, so that the public will be able to walk and rediscover the town through these memories, turning this project into a collective ‘Museum of Time’.

Credits

• Original Idea and Direction: José Antonio Portillo
• Executive Production: Unnica Arts and Mostra Igualada
• Sound Creation and Musical Direction: Julián González
• Communication and Social Media: Antonio Portillo and David Cárcel
• Transcription and Text Composition: Oriol Solà i Prat
• Photography: Mireia Guilella
• Participants: Ana María, Annia, Antonio, David, Júlia, Manel, Maria, Salvador, and Soundous
• In collaboration with: Coral Juvenil Xalest

About the company

Since 2021, Unnica Arts is keeping alive the creative universe of José Antonio Portillo, a school teacher who, by chance or causality, ended up walking through other territories. With a particular vision of the scenic event and a strong commitment to participatory art, their works have been shown for over 20 years in prestigious European festivals and institutions such as Southbank & Royal Festival Hall in London, Teatro delle Briciole in Parma, Teatro Piccolo di Milano, Rotondes in Luxemburg, Teatre Lliure de Barcelona, Girona Temporada Alta Festival and many others.

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