The Department of Culture, Education and Heritage of the Consell de Eivissa has presented the renovations carried out at the Sa Capelleta Interpretation Centre which, after closing its doors for maintenance work and repairs to deficiencies, has reopened its doors.
The Councillor of Culture, Education and Heritage of the Consell de Ibiza, Sara Ramon, detailed the improvements made to this space, ‘the work has been financed by the European Union-NextGeneration EU, to the tune of 249,554.19 euros’, as she explained, ‘it is a work that was very necessary and we replaced it, we also treated the wood, the gutters, as well as the façade to deal with the damp problems’. The councillor stressed that the goal is to maintain the heritage we have, ‘we have already done this with Es Molí des Porxet, Es Molí d’en Simó, Ses Païsses de Cala d’Hort and now Sa Capelleta’.
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The Sa Capelleta Interpretation Centre reopens after renovations
The maintenance and repair works have been the following:
The rusting processes of the perforated plates on the north, west and east façades of the building were corrected and preventive conservation treatment was carried out. Therefore, each of the plates of the three façades were disassembled piece by piece, treated with polyurethane by immersion and anti-corrosion and intumescent paint was applied. Once the treatment was completed, they were installed again, piece by piece.
Remediation of the rusting processes in the metal elements of the building. Scraping of structural metal elements such as railings, staircases… Application of primer and anti-corrosive and intumescent paint.
Amendment and improvement of the guttering system through cleaning, scraping, sanitising and waterproofing. Installation of roof registers, finishing off the roof sandwich panels, installation of paraleaves, installation of lifelines on the exterior roof, opening up of openings in the roof…
Repair and improvement of damp on the south façade of the building, repair of the sewage pit.
Improvement of the ventilation system in the niches.
Treatment of the wooden walkway. Cleaning, scraping, varnishing of the iroko wood of the vestibule and the floating walkway.
Improvement of the south façade, painting of the façade, application of preventive treatment to the Corten steel door.
The councillor also announced that ‘we have implemented European funds for the digitisation of heritage assets, all the files on assets of cultural interest have been digitised, and virtual tours of seven churches on the island have been made, (the churches of Jesús, San Antonio, San Juan, San José, San Miguel and Santa Eulària), the Torre de Sa Sal Rossa, the mills of Puig d’a Valls, des Porxet and Pep Joan, the necropolis and the villa of Ses Païsses de Cala d’Hort and the aqueduct of s’Aragamassa’.
The councillor stressed that the doors have been open since this week and will remain open throughout the summer, and as a novelty, it will also be open to visitors on Saturdays. The opening hours are Tuesdays to Saturdays from 10 am to 1:30 pm and Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5 pm to 8 pm. As in other cultural spaces run by the Consell de Ibiza, there will be children’s workshops, ‘a way of bringing museums and our heritage closer to the youngest members of the family.
About the Sa Capelleta Interpretation Centre
Inaugurated in 2011, the Sa Capelleta Interpretation Centre, a transitional space between Dalt Vila and the Puig des Molins site, brings together three periods of the island’s history: Punic, Low-Imperial and Andalusian. Since its inauguration, this space of just over 300 square metres has received numerous visits and has been expanding its offer with the incorporation of a programme of educational activities aimed at providing the keys to understanding the archaeological and historical values of the Centre, as well as a programme of cultural dissemination activities.