The Amazonas Theater is opening a new route to visit

Hatter area and box piano are among the new features for visitors. The program also includes the opening of a temporary exhibition at the venue, mounted on the 1st floor of the Theater.

Starting this Friday (1 / 3), people who go to the Amazonas Theater will find a new itinerary to visit the historic heritage, with items and furniture included in the program, in addition to novelties such as the Hatter's area and even the opportunity to play the piano, at the end. The program, organized by the State Department of Culture (SEC), also includes the opening of temporary exhibition on site, being the first with the theme of Carnival, mounted on the 1st floor of the theater.

According to the State Secretary of Culture, Marcos Apolo Muniz, the proposal of the new itinerary is to enrich even more the visit and rescue old customs that marked an era in the Amazonas Theater.

"The Teatro Amazonas is a show house and a museum. It is important, therefore, that visitors have experiences that allow them to remember the history of such an important monument. The idea is to provide moments that will stay in people's memory," said the secretary.

One of the items included in the itinerary is the Hatter's area, which can be visited after the Show Room. There, visitors will be able to take pictures with period costumes, as a way to remember the visit. In this area, there is also an electronic organ and two chairs in the same style as those in the audience of the Theater.

The box piano is from the old Ivete Ibiapina House and will also be available to the visitor, who will be able to play some notes, as soon as he finishes his visit. Both items are located on the first floor of the Theater.

According to the director of the Amazonas Theater, Cândido Jeremias, the furniture and rooms on the floors have been reorganized and new items have been added. "On the first floor, visitors can find a bronze pedestal sculpture depicting Christopher of Columbus, next to the Great Hall, as well as an exhibition about Carnival. On the other floors, we have reorganized our opera exhibit and the busts of writers, as well as an exhibit of reflectors," he says.

Exhibitions

The Teatro Amazonas will also inaugurate a season of temporary exhibitions, starting in March. On the first floor, visitors will find the exhibition "Small Memories of Carnivalwith costumes that refer to the parties of the period in Manaus.

"The intention is to remember the old street carnivals of Manaus, but also to take the visitor to the present time", explains the manager of the Restoration Studio, Judeth Costa, who set up the exhibition together with the artist Jair Jacqmont.

In the exhibition room there will also be an electronic panel with old photos of Carnival parties in Manaus. The entire collection comes from the SEC's Central Production Technique (CTP).

The director of the Teatro Amazonas reports that the exhibitions in place will be thematic, always alluding to the cultural events held in the historic heritage and Manaus. "We want to move the space even more, and to that end we are planning several temporary exhibitions to occupy the space," says Cândido.

Guided tours

The tour takes an average of 40 to 50 minutes, where visitors can learn a little about the history of the heritage, passing through the Performance Hall, the Great Hall and the period dressing room, besides exhibitions and historical items in the three floors.

Admission is free for children up to 10 years old, for people with disabilities, and for Amazonians, upon proof of nationality. Other visitors pay R$ 20 (full price) and R$ 10 (half price). The half-entry is for students, people over 60 years old, teachers, blood donors, military personnel and accompanying people with disabilities.

With information from the press