The 'Agrupación Fotogràfica de Xàbia (AFX)' will launch a new photographic exhibition about the traditional architecture of the town tomorrow (Thursday 28th March) at 7.30pm at the 'Museu Soler Blasco de Xàbia'. This exhibition, which constitutes 32 black and white images of windmills, ruiraus, wells, etc. by AFX members, complements the Easter activities such as the 'Feria de Artesanía de Pascua' and will be open to the public on Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 10am to 1pm and then 5pm to 8pm in one of the rooms of the municipal museum. It is recommended for those who appreciate both photography and the heritage of Jávea.

We are pleased to report that the AMUX project to enable WiFi Internet access throughout the museum has been largely successful !

Now, the broadband Internet line in the Museum Director's office, which was previously dedicated to a single computer,  can now be shared with others through two, new WiFi connections. One is for use by museum staff working in the office. The other has been set up using a TP-Link Powerline adapter kit. This uses the electricity wires to carry the Internet signal from the office to a WiFi transmitter installed in the middle of the museum.

Signals from this transmitter can be received in most rooms in the museum, including the auditorium and the small meeting room in the new building.  This means that lecturers and people attending meetings can have Internet access if they need it.

Both WiFi connections are password protected.

AMUX committee member, Chris Betterton-Jones, enlisted the help of Javea Computer Club committee member, Andreas Wernli, to undertake this project, and the equipment was a donation to the museum.

The team now plans add the floor plan of the museum to "Indoor Google Maps" so that visitors can plan their route from exhibit to exhibit, identifying points of interest along the way, including between floors. They are also researching and testing free audioguide software and smartphone apps so internet-based audioguides can be created. These will be downloaded by visitors to the museum on their smartphones or tablets, and help to enhance their appreciation and understanding of the exhibits.

Last Sunday 27 January, more than 70 people, plus children and assorted dogs, walked from Xàbia’s Cementery across Les Valls to the Ermita de Popúl and back on the first guided walk to be organised by the Amics del Museu de Xàbia (AMUX). En route Ximo Bolufer, Muncipal archaeologist and director of the Museum, and archaeologist Josep Castelló Marí, pointed out places of archaeological and ethnographical interest and talked about the history and architecture of the Ermita.

Among the walkers was a group of girls from Tume in Lativia who are spending three months studying at the IES Nº1.Xàbia as part of a School Partnership.

On Wednesday 7th November a story of an important archaeological find hit the regional press. AMUX members were pleased to see that Xàbia's Municipal archaeologist and President of AMUX was a member of the discovery team.
An English version of the press release is printed below:
Source:
http://www.levante-emv.com/comarcas/2012/11/07/hallan-pinturas-grabados-20000-anos-cueva-pedreguer/950038.html   

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La Cova del Comte, in Pedreguer, is hiding a treasure in her depths that may become one of the jewels of the prehistoric cultural heritage of the Mediterranean. That, at least, is the assertion of  a group of five expert archaeologists, who in recent months have conducted a preliminary study sponsored by the Foundation Cirne of Xabia, a foundation dedicated to research and the dissemination of heritage.

The "treasure" is in the interior of a large gallery which is accessible only by crawling for about 30 metres through a crack in the rock from the first chamber. Archaeological remains have been found as well as several examples of Paleolithic art made between 16.000 and 18,000 years before the current era. Among these are paintings.

The relevance of the discovery inside the cave lies in several factors. Firstly "the existence of cave paintings inside dark cavities," is something without precedent in the Mediterranean, since Levantine rock art is always found in shelters open to the outside, according to archaeologist Juan de Dios Boronat.

"We are not talking about a case of Levantine rock art, of which we have hundreds of examples, this is an extremely rare case, and even more so in the Mediterranean area, in addition, it is almost triple the age of Levantine art," remarked archaeologist Josep Casabó.

Another peculiarity which makes this cave unique is that it combines pictorial art with the art of engraving, as the president of Foundation Cirne, Enric Martinez noted. He stressed that now is when the research work is really going to start. Archaeologists suspect that with some further work the cavity can bring even more positive surprises. "The cave is very large, and now we'll turn on the light and survey every inch of the walls," he said. "this is not the end, it is the beginning."

On this occasion, the Foundation Cirne found a collaborator in the Pedreguer Town Council, but the project would not have been possible without the collaboration provided by the Ministry of Culture, the Alicante Fire Consortium, and contributions made by several Pedreguer companies such as Rolser, Masymas and Manufactures Miralles.

The study of the cave has been promoted by Cirne and carried out by archaeologists Josep Casabó, Juan de Dios Boronat, Ximo Bolufer, Marco Aurelio Esquembre and Pasqual Costa.

Pedreguer Mayor, Ferrús Sergi said yesterday that his government would not hesitate to "use all means" at the service of this investigation, "having seen the enthusiasm of the team" of archaeologists before the challenge of bringing to light all that the Cova del Comte is hiding.