Museo de Arte Sacro de Los Llanos de Aridane

About the museum

The museum opened on 2 July 1978 on the initiative of the parish priest Marino Sicilia González, and was the first of its kind on La Palma. It belongs to the Parroquia Matriz de Nuestra Señora de los Remedios, the main church of Los Llanos de Aridane.

Since 2006 it has occupied the so-called Casa de la Iglesia, a 16th-century building on Plaza Elías Santos Abreu, behind the church. The house originally served the chaplaincy of the dawn Mass (misa de alba), and was later acquired and restored by the parish. In December 2013 the museum reopened after an update that added a textiles section. On 21 December 2024 it reopened to the public thanks to the work of a group of local residents who recovered and arranged the collection.

The collection is notable for its American silverwork, much of it from the Yucatán Peninsula, including chalices, monstrances and crosses, some from the 17th century. Singular pieces include an 18th-century Mexican sacramental banner of velvet with silver appliqués, preserved in its original case, and the so-called Palio de Manila, a piece of Asian origin. The museum also holds images, such as a Saint Joseph with the Child, and textiles: chasubles and dalmatics embroidered in silk and gold, spanning more than three centuries, and garments for devotional statues.

Highlights

• American silverwork, largely from the Yucatán
• Mexican sacramental banner of the 18th century
• Palio de Manila, a piece of Asian origin
• Chasubles and dalmatics embroidered in silk and gold
• Casa de la Iglesia, a 16th-century building

Permanent exhibition

• Colección de arte sacro – American and La Palma silverwork, an 18th-century Mexican sacramental banner, the Palio de Manila, images, and a section of liturgical textiles and vestments for devotional statues.

Founded

1978

Operated by

Parroquia Matriz de Nuestra Señora de los Remedios

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Getting there & parking

The museum is in the Casa de la Iglesia, on Plaza Elías Santos Abreu, next to the church of Nuestra Señora de los Remedios and the Plaza de España, in the centre of Los Llanos de Aridane.

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