A list of Museums and Art Galleries in the Spain
Andalusia; Aragon; Principality of Asturias; Balearic Islands; Basque Country; Canary Islands; Castile-La Mancha; Castile and León; Catalonia & Barcelona; Galicia; Madrid; Foral Community of Navarre; Valencian Community;
A list of Museums and Art Galleries in Canary Islands
Canary Islands - Museums and Art Galleries in Canary Islands, including non-profit art centers and galleries, government entities, and private businesses.
Lanzarote
| NAME | LOCATION | TELEPHONE & WEBSITE | SUMMARY |
| Castillo de San José: International Museum of Art | Calle Triana, 38, 35500 Arrecife, Lanzarote | Telephone: +34 901200300 - |
The Castillo de San José (Castle of San José) is an historic fortress and art museum in Arrecife on the Canary Island of Lanzarote. In the 1970s the fortress was renovated and the interior redesigned by the artist César Manrique, who was born nearby, to house a museum of modern art. The museum opened to the public in 1976 as the International Museum of Contemporary Art (Spanish: Museo Internacional de Arte Contemporaneo, abbreviated as MIAC). The exhibits are primarily from the period between 1950 and 1980, with a focus on various abstract art forms, such as modern sculpture, kinetic art, and geometric abstraction. The works are mainly by Spanish artists including Joan Miro, Antoni Tàpies, Eusebio Sempere and the El Paso group, one section is also dedicated to the Canarian artist Pancho Lasso. |
Tenerife
| NAME | LOCATION | TELEPHONE & WEBSITE | SUMMARY |
| Centro de Fotografía Isla de Tenerife | Av. de San Sebastián, 8, 38003 Santa Cruz de Tenerife | Telephone: +34 922849071 www.teatenerife.es |
The Centro de Fotografía Isla de Tenerife (Photo Center Tenerife Island) is located in the city of Santa Cruz de Tenerife (Spain) and was created in 1989. Owns a studio and photo lab, conference room, a specialized library with more than 3,500 volumes, files, and store collections. Its headquarters is located in the TEA (Tenerife Espacio de las Artes). |
| Museo Municipal de Bellas Artes de Santa Cruz de Tenerife | Calle José Murphy, 12, 38002 Santa Cruz de Tenerife | Telephone: +34 922609446 santacruzdetenerife.es |
The Museo Municipal de Bellas Artes de Santa Cruz de Tenerife is a museum of fine arts located in the city of Santa Cruz de Tenerife (Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain). Its headquarters are located in the rear of the Church of St. Francis of Assisi. The museum dates back to 1840, when the city agreed to make some boxes to preserve flags from the Battle of Cape St Vincent (1797) against Admiral Horatio Nelson. The building is of a classical style and was established in early 1929 by the architect Eladio Laredo. The exterior is decorated with ten different busts of the illustrious of Tenerife. |
| Tenerife Espacio de las Artes | Av. de San Sebastián, 8, 38003 Santa Cruz de Tenerife | Telephone: +34 922849057 teatenerife.com |
The Tenerife Space of Arts (Tenerife Espacio de las Artes - TEA); is a building of approximately 20,622 square metres that houses the contemporary museum Óscar Domínguez Institute (Instituto Óscar Domínguez); the Alejandro Cioranescu Island Library (Biblioteca Insular Alejandro Cioranescu) and the Center for Photography Island of Tenerife (Centro de Fotografía Isla de Tenerife). In addition, the property has a hall, a restaurant, a shop, a public square, and many offices. |