First National Meeting of Toy and Toy Makers was held in Mérida
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Published at: 19/06/2026 11:32 AM
With a display of joy, tradition and
knowledge, the First National Meeting of Toy and Toy Manufacturers, Mérida
chapter, was inaugurated, where more than 30 artisans from 23 states of the country
have been meeting since June 18 in Plaza Las Heroinas, in the capital of the Andean entity, to exhibit their most recent
recreational creations.
Until June 20,
different recreational and training activities will be carried out aimed at children,
young people and adults in the region, with the purpose of continuing to promote the game
and its traditional toys. In addition, a visit to local
media is planned to disseminate the schedule planned for these days of
fun and encounter with the traditional.
During the inauguration, the president of
the Red Art Foundation, Aracelis García Reyes, toured the spaces of the
fair together with Vanessa Rodríguez, the sole authority of culture in the state of Mérida;
Carlos Rodríguez, president of the Municipal Institute of Culture of the Libertador
municipality; and Agustín Conas, president of the National Association of Artisan and Artisan Toys of Venezuela.
During the tour, the authorities
spoke with the participants about mechanisms to continue strengthening the
knowledge and practices of traditional toy making in the town of Merida.
The opening included the presentation of dance, theater
groups and the stable musical group of the Foundation for
Cultural Development of the State of Mérida (FUNDECEM), accompanied by an
artisanal exhibition by the Revolutionary Front of Artisans and Artisans of Mérida.
The program of this first meeting
will combine spaces for theoretical debate and practical activities in Plaza Las
Heroinas, with talks on literature and education in artisanal toy making.
This Friday, June 19, the
training agenda will be deployed simultaneously in public spaces and in
educational institutions such as the “Doctor Ramón Reinoso Núñez” and “Antonio Ricaurte” schools.
In these schools, toy makers from the states of Miranda, Anzoátegui, Bolívar and
Lara will facilitate workshops to make traditional toys and puppets.
The public interested in attending the First National Meeting of Toy and Toy Manufacturers, Mérida chapter, can go to Las Heroinas Square starting at 10:00 in the morning. For more information, you can consult the social networks of Fundación Red de Arte and the National Association of Toy Manufacturers of Venezuela.