Maite Mira (Alicante, 2000) is the winner of Becatalaiotica 2020, an Amics del Museu de Menorca initiative that has the support of the Consell Insular de Menorca (CIM).
The award is a 2,000 euros scholarship.
The winner was announced on Saturday, February 6th, during an Instagram Live on the
@becatalaiotica profile. The conseller of Cultural Affairs, Miquel Àngel Maria, and the winner of Becatalaiotica 2019, Pau Canivell, also participated in the session. The organizers took the opportunity to communicate that registration for Becatalaiotica 2021 is open until May 1st.
A Talayotic role-playing game
Mira was the first finalist to present her project, "206 ANE: one day at So na Caçana", on October 25th in So na Caçana. This Economics and History student's proposal was a role-playing game in which decisions were taken using intuition and knowledge about the island's past. Visitors had to put themselves in the shoes of characters from the Postalayotic era. When the pandemic allows it, Mira will return to Menorca to repeat her role-playing game.
The conseller of Cultural Affairs recalled that Becatalaiotica "was born four years ago as an initiative to support the Talayotic Menorca candidacy. Its main virtue is to reach new audiences, especially young people, involving them in historical heritage and archeology ". Regarding Talayotic Menorca, Maria pointed out that "we are now in a sweet moment relaunching the candidacy. On January 29th, the new file was delivered at the UNESCO offices in Paris,
now we have to wait until September for the on-site assessment of the ICOMOS inspector. The first semester of 2022 actions related to the candidacy will intensify. The Becatalaiotica 2021, which we will deliver at the beginning of 2022, will have an even greater impact and will help us to position ourselves in front of the UNESCO “.
What is Becatalaiotica?
The first Becatalaiotica contest was held in 2017 as an initiative of Amics del Museu de Menorca, with the support of the CIM Department of Cultural Affairs. The goal has always been to shine a light on young emerging talent, vindicate the inspirational value of our landscapes and promote the candidacy of Menorca Talaiòtica as world heritage site among a wider audience.
The staging of
Becatalaiotica takes place at the different archaeological sites that comprise Talayotic Menorca, where the finalists (youngsters between the ages of 16 and 25) showcase their projects. All fields of study and means of expression are valid, as long as scientific knowledge is respected and kept at the forefront of the proposal. Maite Mira, María Sánchez, Mateu Tur, Guillem Andreu and Julia Rubio were the five finalists of this atypical edition. The assisting audience is a crucial part in evaluating the originality, content and evocative power of each proposal. The finalist who achieves the best evaluation is granted a 2.000 € scholarship.