From May to May. From Thursday to Thursday. 

This is the rhythm with which ETNOMÚSIC has been presented to the Valencian public every year for the last 20 years. When May returns, from Thursday to Thursday, it resumes its engagement with the public this project born in a museum - L'ETNO, Museu Valencià d'Etnologia - which, due to the dedication of its staff and institutional support, has also opted for music as a way of presenting itself to the public. 

ETNOMUSIC has allowed us to present in Valencia performers from various continents who have gone on to establish themselves on the international scene. With the aim of keeping the project up-to-date and relevant, over time we have introduced new spaces and concerts for young audiences and families into the programme. Throughout these 20 years of the festival, we have been accompanied by professionals, friends and a good handful of specialists who have worked to offer this music that is so much ours and at the same time so universal to an audience that every May, from Thursday to Thursday, diligently attends ETNOMÚSIC, and whom we at L'ETNO would like to thank for their enthusiasm and their company.  

It is no coincidence that the prologue to the twentieth edition is a special presentation concert by Miquel Gil, who will offer us his work 20 anys d'Orgànic (20 years of Organic) in April. In May, the festival will begin its usual series of concerts with the musician from A Coruña, Xabier Díaz, accompanied by the Adufeiras de Salitre. This performance marks the beginning of a musical journey that has a second stop with the Murcian group Mujeres con raíz (Women with Roots).

With an ensemble formed especially for the 20th anniversary of ETNOMUSIC, Efrén López will take us from Valencia to the Eastern Mediterranean, the Middle East and Central Asia. On the return journey, the festival will stop in the region of Apulia, where Antonio Castrignanò will offer us a personal rediscovery of the musical tradition of Southeast Italy.

ETNOMÚSIC PERIFÈRIC presents two very remarkable projects, both of which have received critical acclaim. On the one hand, the stimulating project of Maestro Espada, where analogue synthesizers marry with castanets and lutes. On the other, Rocío Márquez + Bronquio, a new project by this prestigious flamenco musician.

The 2023 programme will include a family concert by Kilema in collaboration with the SARC (Diputación de Valencia). As a new feature in 2023, ETNOMÚSIC will include in its programme a concert by the duo Silento as a part of the Music in Construction Series (Cicle Música en Construcción) (Diputación de Valencia) . 

The festival will be touring the municipalities of the province (ETNOMÚSIC ALS POBLES) with two Valencian groups: Krama and Urbàlia Rurana. Their concerts will be preceded by Naiet Cirerer, with a show that pays homage to the storytellers and singers who travelled from town to town.

We start the new season with renewed educational workshops for the whole family. Aimed at children from 4 years old accompanied by an adult, they are held on Sundays at 12:00 noon. 

Tickets will be distributed from the Thursday before each workshop and the person in charge will meet the participants in the museum foyer at 12:00 noon. 

The workshops will be held in both Spanish and Valencian.

Amb l’arribada del mes de setembre i l’inici del curs, L’ETNO presenta dues noves propostes per famílies i col·legis derivats de la nova exposició permanent No és fàcil ser valencià/na. 

Els projectes per famílies són dos: ETNOVIATGE i BUSCA L’ETNO. El primer proposa un etnoviatge en la secció de Ciutat (Ciutat: Global – Local) de la mostra permanent del museu, l’objectiu de la qual és que estes famílies puguen aprofundir i valorar/comentar entre pares i fills els continguts de la mostra sense necessitat de guia o monitor/a. Es tracta d’una guia que proposa diferents activitats sobre el fenòmen urbà. En ella les famílies desevoluparan exercicis i jocs sobre la mobilitat urbana, els edificis singulars, la forma de la ciutat antiga i el seu reflexe en la moderna, la festa urbana, les noves formes de consum o de treball, així com la diversitat cultural que aporten les persones que venen de fora.

ETNOVIATGE està pensat per famílies amb xiquets i xiquetes de 6 a 11 anys que puguen visitar i recórrer de forma autònoma (visita lliure) esta secció de l’exposició, i està organitzat amb exercicis amb diferents graus de dificultat segons l’edat. La guia pot completar-se durant la visita, en casa, o en una sala de descans que L’ETNO ha posat en marxa este estiu destinada al descans i la lectura, ubicada al final de la secció de la Ciutat.   

BUSCA L’ETNO és un joc en el què cal trobar a L’ETNO (mascota del museu) entre les diferents vitrines de tota l’exposició permanent. Una de les modificacions introduïdes fa dos anys amb la renovació de la mostra permanent del museu fou la instal·lació de vitrines menudes a baixa alçada dirigides a un públic més menut (menor a 6 anys). Estes vitrines mostren amb objectes (joguets) cadascun dels continguts de l’exposició, però amb una iconografia i un llenguatge pensat per xiquets. El joc proposa el repte per famílies de trobar la nostra mascota a llarg de l’exposició. 

Amb estes novetats, L’ETNO amplia la seua oferta per a públic familiar i proporciona recursos per a que les famílies puguen gaudir de la mostra de forma autònoma i puguen utilitzar el museu com un recurs per l’oci familiar.  

Durant els caps de setmana L’ETNO continua oferint les seues visites guiades realitzades pels conservadors del museu a les mostres temporals i permanents (per adults) i tallers de caràcter etnològic per xiquets i xiquetes. 

L’oferta per centres educatius i associacions es conforma amb: El joc de l’horta, joc de taula sobre l’ús de l’aigua dirigit a grups d'Educació Primària; De cap a peus, taller sobre indumentària tradicional, dirigit a grups d'Educació Primària i 1er cicle de l’ESO; Faltar o morir, projecte educatiu que reflexiona sobre la mort sorgit de l’exposició Faltar o morir. Un recorregut per l’absència produïda pel museu en l’any 2020, dirigit a grups d'Educació Primària, ESO i Batxillerat.

Com tots els anys, en arribar la tardor, L’ETNO posarà en marxa 7ena edició d’ESPANTA LA POR, projecte de recuperació de l’imaginari tradicional sobre la por, dirigit a grups d'Educació infantil i Primària. 

Així mateix, el museu continuarà amb els seus programes de salut i benestar: Caixa dels records, memòries d’una vida projecte dirigit persones amb demència en estat inicial, i L’ETN(H)OSPITAL, projecte en qual el museu proporciona recursos educatius pels xiquets i xiquetes ingressats en la Unitat Pediàtrica de l’Hospital Doctor Peset (UPH Peset) per millorar el seu estat emocional i afectiu
 

ETNO has hidden himself in the display cases of toys in the exhibition. Can you help us find him? 

A game of discovery to experience in the rooms of L'ETNO. The museum seen through different eyes - those of children - in a playful and entertaining way. For children aged 4 to 7 accompanied by adults. 

The permanent exhibition of L'ETNO, Museu Valencià d'Etnologia "It is not easy to be Valencian" consists of three sections: the city, the irrigated farmland and the marshland, and the dryland and the mountains. This guide is a playful and educational proposal about the first one: the city. Through different activities that encourage creativity and critical thinking, we want adults and children to learn a little more about Valencian cities and the many changes that have taken place in them over the last century.

The guide is aimed at families with children between 6 and 11 years old. You can all take part in the activities and join in with them. Each proposal consists of three itineraries with different levels of difficulty. As a guideline, each level corresponds to an age range, although adults can choose the activities that you consider most appropriate to the profile of the children.

To do the activities, you can consult the information panels in the room and use the folder and pencil provided at the entrance. The suggested route can be completed in 1 hour. At the end of the City Hall there is a new rest area with tables where you can do or finish some activities. After the visit, you can continue learning at home with other suggestions at the end of the guide.

The guide is only available in Spanish and Valencian.

I don't want gold, I don't want silver, what I want is to break the piñata! In this traditional Christmas workshop, we will make together the traditional Mexican seven-pointed piñata so that you can fill it with wishes and your favourite sweets, and we will also discover together its symbolism. Are you in?

The mosaic tradition in Valencia dates back to Roman times and has lasted until the present day. In the workshop we will create a mosaic full of colour, then we will submerge it as if it had been covered for years, and finally, we will bring out the colours in a magical way, leaving the mark of the passage of time. Do you want to make magic? We invite you to give it a try.

Where can we find a witch? Witches can be anywhere. They can be found in the woods or in caves. Some witches do not use broomsticks and ride bicycles. Others go by boat and live on an island. We can even meet them in the lift... there are very modern witches! Do you know the witches of the caves of Poble Nou de Benitatxell or the modern witches of Benidorm? Come and discover them!

Do you want to make a barraca? In this workshop we will make a small reproduction of this traditional dwelling and its surrounding space, and we will recreate the way of life of the Valencian people who lived more than a century ago in these houses that can still be found today in popular areas such as El Palmar or the Albufera.

Many years ago, pirates sailed the seas, travelled far and wide, everywhere, and accumulated a great deal of treasure. Valencia was not spared from the attack of these pirates and legend tells that there is are treasures hidden here, which can be found by means of a map. Do you want to start a pirate adventure and find the treasure?
We are waiting for you at L'ETNO.