Over the weekend, the El Teniente Division opened its doors to celebrate the Heritage Day for children and adolescents. In Sewell, around 400 visitors enjoyed artistic presentations, guided tours and cultural events, such as the play “Sewell, Musical Theater” and the opening of the “Lea Kleiner” watercolor workshop exhibition.

The next day, in Coya, more than 700 people visited Casa 100, the Electric Museum and the Palitroque, in addition to attending free workshops, jewelry exhibitions and musical performances, such as those by bands from the Rancagua Rock School.

Alicia Reyes, Head of Public Affairs at El Teniente, highlighted the copper company's commitment to cultural and social development. “El Teniente's commitment is to provide surpluses to the State, but also to create value in its territory and one of the sources of value creation that we have developed is sharing heritage sites with our communities,” she said.

Leslie Araya, director of the Heritage Service of the O'Higgins Region, valued the impact of these activities. “Sewell is not only a city with a mining tradition, but it is an industrial development that permeates the entire society as a whole and that mixes identities, which generates a regional identity,” she commented.

Exhibitions and dance

The exhibition of paintings by the Lea Kleiner workshop has opened in Sewell. Director Inge Schöbitz said that the 64 works that make up the exhibition took a year of work by the 32 artists who make up the workshop. “We are very excited to have achieved this and to see the really beautiful works on display in this important building,” she said.

In addition, the activities included folklore performances by the group “Telares de Doñihue,” who performed a sample of Easter Island dances and invited the public to participate. María Isabel Pinochet Pino, director of the folklore ballet, said that “I never thought I would have the experience of dancing here. It has been a tremendous experience. In fact, some children did not know Sewell.”

Maira Morales, one of the visitors to Sewell, explained that at 10 years old, it is her first time visiting the place, and what she liked most was seeing the apartments and the play: “The play was wonderful. I liked it because it was very entertaining and they tell the story of the past.” Another visitor, Florencia Rubio, accompanied by her mother, said that “I liked that things are still intact. It is strange to see old things and know that our grandparents and great-grandparents lived like that.”

On Sunday, activities in Coya included guided tours of Casa 100, the Electric Museum and the Palitroque, free workshops at the School of Goldsmiths, folkloric dances and three presentations by the Rancagua School of Rock. Attendees also enjoyed food fairs and folkloric activities.