Museo de Bellas Artes de Gran Canaria

About the museum

The 18th-century building was the first hospital of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, the Hospital de San Martín, until 2002. After four years of refurbishment it opened in 2011 as San Martín Centro de Cultura Contemporánea, an interdisciplinary centre for young Canarian creators. In February 2018 a second, more extensive refurbishment began to renovate and extend it as the Museo de Bellas Artes de Gran Canaria (MUBEA).

The project envisages a living museum, with a permanent exhibition that will trace the art of the Canary Islands from indigenous art to approximately the 1980s of the 20th century. Most of the holdings will come from the Casa de Colón and the Centro Atlántico de Arte Moderno, with contributions from the Museo del Prado and other public and private collections. The pandemic and the complexity of the works delayed the opening several times.

At the end of July 2026 the Cabildo de Gran Canaria received the completed works of the second phase, which added a glazed courtyard around a centuries-old cycad and fitted out the former hermitage as a space for presentations. About 40% of the building will open to the public, and the Cabildo has set the opening for 18 December 2026, with free admission the following weekend.

Highlights

• Journey through Canarian art, from indigenous art to the 1980s
• Holdings from the Casa de Colón and the Centro Atlántico de Arte Moderno
• Former 18th-century Hospital de San Martín
• Glazed courtyard around a centuries-old cycad
• Former hermitage fitted out for presentations

Permanent exhibition

• Exposición permanente del Museo de Bellas Artes de Gran Canaria – Account of Canarian art from indigenous art to approximately the 1980s, with holdings from the Casa de Colón and the Centro Atlántico de Arte Moderno.

Founded

2011

Operated by

Cabildo de Gran Canaria

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