Conversation with Ana Martínez Arenaz and Jaime Oiza Galán

The discussion, held at A Coruña's Archaeology and History Museum, features museum manager Ana Martínez Arenaz and museum director Jaime Oiza Galán. The two museum staff members discuss the relationship between the museum and the UNESCO-listed lighthouse, and the city's cultural landscape.They explain how the Tower functions as A Coruña's primary monument in the absence of competing religious architecture, serving as the city's emblematic symbol and most visited site alongside the museum housed in the San Antón fortress.The conversation explores artefacts from the Tower of Hercules' excavation campaigns displayed in the museum, visitor engagement with A Coruña's legends, and personal memories about the lighthouse. The museum staff discuss the possible cultural barriers affecting visits to heritage sites by local residents.A significant theme emerges around Geryon's underrepresentation compared to Hercules, with participants discussing recent artistic attempts to reclaim this figure through street art (Xeriongram) and children's literature. Contemporary reinterpretations seek to rehabilitate Geryon as a relatable, non-threatening local character with Galician features, rather than Hercules' defeated antagonist.本次座谈于拉科鲁尼亚考古与历史博物馆（A Coruña's Archaeology and History Museum）举办，参与者为该馆经理安娜·马丁内斯·阿雷纳斯（Ana Martínez Arenaz）与馆长海梅·奥伊萨·加兰（Jaime Oiza Galán）。两位博物馆工作人员围绕博物馆与联合国教科文组织（UNESCO）收录的灯塔之间的关联，以及这座城市的文化风貌展开探讨。二人阐释了在缺乏同类宗教建筑的背景下，赫拉克勒斯塔（Tower of Hercules）如何成为拉科鲁尼亚的核心地标：它既是该市的标志性象征，亦是与坐落于圣安东尼奥要塞（San Antón fortress）内的博物馆并列的最具人气的观光景点。本次座谈还探讨了赫拉克勒斯塔考古发掘出土、并于该馆展出的文物，游客对拉科鲁尼亚本地传说的参与体验，以及众人关于这座灯塔的个人记忆。两位工作人员还谈及了影响本地居民到访文化遗产地的潜在文化障碍。本次座谈的核心议题之一是革律翁（Geryon）相较于赫拉克勒斯（Hercules）的叙事边缘化问题，参与者们探讨了近期通过街头艺术（Xeriongram）与儿童文学重塑该形象的艺术尝试。当代的再创作旨在将革律翁重塑为具有加利西亚（Galician）地域特征、亲切无害的本地形象，而非赫拉克勒斯手下战败的反派角色。