The Permanent Exhibit starts with a reflection on time as we contemplate what once were parts of the city’s most famous clock, the Arquillo del Reloj. They look like sculptures today, seen out of context, and lead directly into Room 1, which is about the geography of this area, this territory, and how its limits and possibilities have marked us.
Located in the south of the Iberian Peninsula, Chiclana is part of the Bay of Cádiz. Its population is distributed in an urban center and spread over the municipality’s 203 square kilometers.
Its flora and fauna are characteristic of the southern part of the Guadalquivir Marshes. Dunes, beaches, marshes, salt pans, wooded areas and lagoons make the area rich in birds, micro-mammals, reptiles, amphibians and fish. Of special interest among its flora are the stone pine, cork oaks, and the salt-tolerant species to be found in the salt marshes.
A display case of minerals speaks of permanence and illustrates the geological substratum underpinning all this life.
It is a reflection on space and time and their confluence –speed, movement, and change—which is where our history unfolds.
