There are certain people who, among their entertainment, are painting in public places and, among them, in buildings that are part of Alhama's heritage.
These actions constitute an offense classified as a crime causing irrecoverable damage to the monuments, in addition to an economic amount to the municipal coffers.In this case, the Alhama City Council has proceeded to assess the damage caused to buildings such as the Granary, the Casa de la Tercia, the Plaza Vieja Cultural Center, the V Centenario Cultural Center or the Jardín de los Mártires in which these have been carried out.
acts of vandalism and that it is necessary to eliminate with the appropriate procedures in each case.
They are being carried out with a company that has restoration technicians in the case of heritage buildings and with another painting company in the case of repainting on other walls. Work has begun in the El Pósito building, where, depending on the characteristics of the support and the penetration of the pigment in greater or lesser depth, a methodology is being used on the wall support of mechanical and physical cleaning through the abrasion technique.
with sharp elements such as scalpel, scarpe, brushes, brushes, etc.
without using solvents that would affect the support more, since after examining it it has been found that there is no deep penetration.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Alhama de Murcia