Casa-Museo Antonio Padrón
House museum of the painter Antonio Padrón (1920–1968) in Gáldar, with his studio, the garden and works from the Centro de Arte y Estudios Indigenistas.
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About the museum
Antonio Padrón (Gáldar, 1920–1968) was a painter from Gran Canaria. After his death, his family, with the agreement of the heirs prompted by his aunt Dolores Rodríguez, kept intact the work in his studio, a regionalist-style pavilion built in 1947. The museum opened on 8 May 1971 in this small two-storey building, which housed more than one hundred and fifty pieces from all stages of the artist's career, from academic studies to the unfinished painting Piedad.
The Cabildo de Gran Canaria acquired the studio, the garden and a group of works through a sale completed in January 1986, and the museum reopened on 24 July 1986 in collaboration with Gáldar town council. In 2003 the garden of the family home was added, and in 2014 an extension added the ground floor of the adjoining house, with a new museographic approach that turned it into the Centro de Arte y Estudios Indigenistas.
The family home, of functionalist character, was designed in the 1930s with the architect Miguel Martín-Fernández de la Torre and preserves two murals by the painter on the staircase: Niños haciendo cometas and Camellos. The collection brings together canvases, drawings, sketches, prints, sculptures, ceramics and illustrated books.
Highlights
- Landscape with gorse (1965)
- Still life with jareas (1966)
- Piedad, unfinished work of 1968
- Artist's studio and garden with blue fountain
- Murals on the staircase of the family home
- Centro de Arte y Estudios Indigenistas
Permanent exhibition
- Colección permanente Antonio Padrón – Painting, drawing and other works by Antonio Padrón, the artist's studio and the garden of the family home, presented as the Centro de Arte y Estudios Indigenistas.
- Founded
- 1971
- Operated by
- Cabildo de Gran Canaria
Admission & discounts
Admission is free.
| Groups | –Groups are formed of 15 to 25 people and must book at least 15 days in advance. |
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Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible: no information
- Elevator: no information
- Accessible restroom: no information
- Accessible parking: no information
- Service dogs welcome
- Tactile models & exhibits: no information
- Sign language tours: no information
- Easy-to-read materials: no information
- Audio description: no information
The museum adapts content and activities to the needs of each group (attention to diversity); no further details on physical accessibility are published.
Kids & families
- Family tours & workshops
The museum offers school visits and visits with workshops.
Getting there & parking
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Amenities & dining
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Events & venue rental
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| School programs | yes |
| Photography | Photography is permitted throughout the museum, without flash or selfie sticks. |
| Good to know | The visit can be self-guided, with touch screens and a leaflet, or guided for groups of seven or more people, on request by email (cmapadron_deac@grancanaria.com). Leaflets in Spanish, German, French and English. Children under 14 must be accompanied by an adult. |
