Museo de Palenzuela.: Conocimiento y reconocimiento a través del patrimonio

The Museum of Palenzuela was created based on two fundamental goals – on the one hand, it is intended to achieve the people’s ACKNOWLEDGEMENT of the village’s heritage. In order to do so, the tower of the clock of the City Hall was restored, so as to show its different and original materials from various epochs. These materials have been given by the City Hall, the Parish Council, the Museum of Palencia and people from the village. On the other hand, we wanted to awaken the villagers AWARENESS of the value of their village and of its own value. They are, indeed, the authentic owners of the heritage of their village. Moreover, they are the ones who have made this museum possible, as the funding received for its execution was small and they were, therefore, who mostly participated in its execution. Their initial reluctance gave way to curiosity and a participative synergy. The management of the museum is handled by volunteer work. The museum can also be visited on the internet in its website and through the different social networks.El Museo de Palenzuela se planteó con un doble fin: CONOCIMIENTO del patrimonio de la villa: se rehabilita la torre del reloj del ayuntamiento y se reúnen allí diferentes materiales originales de diversas épocas, proporcionados por ayuntamiento, junta parroquial, Museo de Palencia y la gente del pueblo. RECONOCIMENTO de los habitantes de la villa; del valor de lo que tienen, y de sí mismos como auténticos dueños de su patrimonio y autores de su museo. La financiación fue pequeña y la ejecución se realizó mayoritariamente por gente del pueblo. La reticencia inicial dio paso a la curiosidad y a una sinergia participativa. La gestión se realiza con trabajo voluntario y hay presencia en internet a través de web y redes sociales