The carnival that immortalized the celebration in the Dominican Republic is that of La Vega. The organization and colorful characters turned the Sunday February carnival parades into an attraction for domestic and foreign tourists.
Now, there is the Museo Carnaval Vegano. The museum celebrates the best of the La Vega carnival. The museum was designed by architect Raúl Morilla and funded by the Medina administration.
The museum has eight exhibition halls and an audiovisual hall to tell the story of the carnival and allow for visitors to enjoy the carnival all throughout the year, and not just on Sundays in February. On display are the masks, costumes, crowns worn by the carnival kings, photographs and videos of past carnivals.
President Danilo Medina himself attended the inauguration in La Vega on Thursday, 1 February 2018 and was hosted by Martin Duquela, president of the Unión Carnavalesca Vegano, organizer of the February carnival.
The museum is located off the Parque de las Flores, on Padre Adolfo corner Duvergé streets in central La Vega city. Visits are free in February.
There are carnival celebrations every Sunday in the cities of La Vega, Bonao and Santiago.
Read more in Spanish:
Presidencia
La Vega Carnival
6 February 2018
