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The general director Antonio Navarro says the new museum "will link the 'water culture' with a commitment to the recovery of the traditional uses of water resources in our agriculture"

The Ministry of Public Works and Planning is funding the project's future Yecla Water Museum to be located in the building known as 'The Powerhouse', said today the CEO of Land and Housing, Antonio Navarro.

Navarro explained that the museum, which will be located in the municipality Rasillo Road "linking the" water culture "present in the Region of Murcia, and is configured as an element of utmost importance to the life and development of our community, with the commitment to cultural recovery of the traditional uses of water resources in our agriculture. "

The scheme fits in the program for the preparation of architectural projects with the regional government that provides grants to local authorities for his activities in the field of architecture, and is part of a larger project to restore the historical heritage of Yecla, where they accommodate the rehabilitation of the former factory of the Bells or restoration of facades of buildings protected by its architectural interest.

According to Antonio Navarro, "these works demonstrate the interest shown by the city of Yecla in the recovery of cultural heritage, supplementing the type of subsidy that the Directorate General of Land and Housing offers various municipalities in the Region to enhance regional architectural heritage. "

Reference of the regional water culture

The building of the municipality, is in an expansion area of Yecla and become a culture of municipal and regional water culture.

The building, which will be integrated into an estate of over 2,000 square meters, has a tower in one corner and housed inside the main machinery of an old water pump.

In addition, this building, which stands out for its own building elements of industrial architecture, is located next to a pine forest and an ancient royal path to passage of cattle, "two unique elements, together with an ancient underground canal will be recovered, place it in a setting of great beauty that will make it a reference in regard to the focus on water resources in the Region of Murcia, "said Navarro.

Source: CARM