The Director of the Patronato de la Alhambra and the Area Director of the Andalusian Ministry of Education hand out the Draw and learn in the Museum Awards

This morning, María del Mar Villafranca, Director of the Patronato de la Alhambra y Generalife, and Ana Gámez, Area Director of the Andalusian Ministry of Education, have handed out the awards to the winners of the 8th edition of the Dibuja y conoce en el Museo (“Draw and learn in the Museum”) contest, addressed to pupils of primary and secondary schools, at the Palace of Charles V. The award ceremony is part of the activities scheduled for today International Museum Day, with this year’s motto of “Museums for social harmony”.
The Patronato de la Alhambra y Generalife, on the occasion of the International Museums Day, has organized an intense program of activities where the children and youngsters are the main protagonists. This year, 2413 pupils have participated in the Dibuja y conoce en el Museo de la Alhambra program, 637 pupils more than in 2009, from 41 educational institutions of all parts of Andalusia. This year’s winners and finalists have been girls and boys from Ceuta, Cordoba, Ubeda, Jaen, Granada and Malaga.
The jury of the 8th edition of this program has been composed of Carlos Villalobos and Miguel Ángel Moleón Viana, both professors of the Fine Arts University Faculty of Granada, a graphic designer team of Kandor Graphics and Miguel Ángel Alejo, journalist for Ideal, in the category Conoce en el Museo de la Alhambra.
The award for the best drawing in the category 4-6 years has gone to Sandra Gómez Galindo, pupil from the school Colegio Santa Micaela, Granada; meanwhile, Carmen Cruz Anaya, from the same school, has placed second. In the category 7-8 years, the award has gone to José Pablo Vega, from the school Colegio Victoria Eugenia, Granada, meanwhile Ana María Reina Gonzalez, from the same school, has placed second.
In the category 9-11 years, the first prize has gone to the pupil from the school Centro Escolar de la Sagrada Familia, Cordoba, meanwhile Sara Martínez, from the school Colegio Salvador Allende, Malaga, has placed second.
Regarding the category of Conoce en el Museo de la Alhambra, addressed to pupils from 12-14 years, the first prize has gone to Jorge Almoneda, from the secondary school IES Jabalcuz, Jaen, and Cristina Aguilar Molina from the secondary school IES Trevenque, Zubia (Granada), has placed second.
The jury has rewarded the work by María Ángelez Buzón, from the school CEIP Beatriz de Silva, Ceuta, in the category 15-17 years, with the first prize, meanwhile the work by Annual Sorbino Coll, from the school Colegio Sagrada Familia, Ubeda (Jaen), has ranked second.
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