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203 7.4.6. Museum of La Rinconada, Seville. Permanent exhibition and programme of activities. 2. Community engagement Degree of engagement The activities organised by the Museum are primarily addressed to the local population, as the town lacks a tourist industry. The most frequent form of engagement is just through citizens’ involvement. However, some annual activities are co-organised, particularly with high schools. Finally, sometimes, particularly in the case of exhibitions that are a citizens’ initiative, the Museum provides technical support for their execution. Diversity of audiences The Museum collaborates particularly with local schools (seven nursery and primary schools and four secondary and high schools), but also with various local groups, such as: · Families: activities are organised on the weekends for local families or even birthday celebrations are hosted in the Museum (with special activities). · General public: through dissemination programmes (radio and conferences). · Programme of exhibitions of local interest, with active participation of local people who have any specific interest (artists, local historians, artistic creation groups, etc.), as well as exhibitions produced by these groups themselves. Positive impact on the community La Rinconada does not have an extremely attractive emerging heritage, since most of its resources lie in the archaeological sites located within its municipal area, which in many cases are difficult to make visible and interpret. Thismeans that one of theMuseum’s main tasks has been to work on the town’s own identity and make the richness of its heritage visible. The impact on the community is therefore of an identity and cultural nature, which can be observed by the emerging interest of the pop - ulation towards the site of Cerro Macareno , in their participation in the activities organised Activities with teenagers from La Rinconada. Picture by La Rinconada Museum.