Gernika will remember the 89th anniversary of the bombing, amid the controversy over the transfer of Picasso's work of art
The events on Sunday will begin at 11 a.m. with the inauguration of the sculpture "Place of Democratic Memory". The Basque Government has asked the Spanish Government to temporarily transfer the Guernica de Picasso to the Guggenheim museum in Bilbao on the occasion of the 90th anniversary of the bombing.
The Gernika-Lumo City Councilwill commemorate the victims of the fascist attack of 26 April 1937 on the occasion of the 89 anniversary of the bombing.
He has prepared a program full of activities, , "based on democratic memory" .
The day will begin with the inauguration of the four-metre sculpture "Place of Democratic Memory" at 11:00 in St. John's Valley Square.
The mayor, Jose Maria Gorroño, explained a few days ago that the sculpture wants to preserve the memory of the bombing and "look to peace."
At 11.30 a.m. the British journalist George L. Steer will be honoured, and half an hour later theXXIGernika Peace Awards will be awarded at the Lizeo Theatre.
The soundof sirens in memory of the victims and the ringing of the bells of the Church of Our Lady will cause four minutes of silence among the population, starting at 3:45 p.m., at which point they will remember the moment when the German Condor Legion began the bombing, as well as a floral offering in memory of the dead, at 4:30 p.m. in the cemetery in Zallo.
In the evening, in Garreta, there is no fire burning,the play and the candlelight tour organized by Gernika Batzordea Lobake will close the 89th anniversary program.
Gernika honors the warriors.
"We have them in our memory and they will always be in the historical memory of Gernika," said Mayor José María Gorroño today, Saturday, at an event in honor of the warriors.
The event was attended by the victims of the bombing by the German Condor Legion and the Italian Legionary aircraft and their families.
The former mayor of Gernika (José de Labauria) has also been honored in the bombing, and Gorroño has stressed that he will always be "in the memory" of Gernika for his work on behalf of the citizens.
As part of the anniversary of the bombing, Gernika has opened an exhibition entitled "Creativity for Human Rights: Political Posters". It will be displayed in the Jai Alai room.
Gernika Transfer of Work of Art
The 89 anniversary of the Basque Government's request to the Spanish Government to temporarily transfer Picasso's Gernika to the Guggenheim in Bilbao comes in the midst of controversy.
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