Museo Diocesano de Arte Sacro de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

About the museum

The museum opened on 20 December 1984 in former rooms of the Cathedral of Canarias in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. Its rooms are arranged around the Patio de los Naranjos, a 17th-century cloister that can be reached from Calle Espíritu Santo or from inside the cathedral through the Puerta del Aire.

The route includes the Sala de la Seda or del Tesoro, which was the cathedral treasury, with small devotional sculptures, and the Antesala de la Sala Capitular, with portraits of bishops of the Canary Islands. The Sala Capitular (chapter house), the most important room, has an oval floor plan, a design by Diego Nicolás Eduardo from the 18th century and a mosaic from the Valencian Manises factory bearing the chapter's coat of arms; it is presided over by the Christ of the Sala Capitular by José Luján Pérez, dated 1793. In the former Sala de Contaduría, 16th-century Flemish paintings and works by Canarian artists are on display.

The ground-floor rooms are devoted to sculpture, including Baroque pieces, and to religious silverwork. The permanent collection covers Hispanic sculpture from the 16th to the 19th centuries, painting from the 17th to the 20th centuries and religious silverwork.

Highlights

• Sala Capitular with the Christ by José Luján Pérez
• Manises mosaic with the chapter's coat of arms
• 16th-century Flemish paintings in the Sala de Contaduría
• Hispanic sculpture from the 16th to the 19th centuries
• Patio de los Naranjos, a 17th-century cloister

Permanent exhibitions

• Sala Capitular y salas de la planta alta – Oval-plan Sala Capitular presided over by the Christ of José Luján Pérez, with the Manises mosaic, the Sala de la Seda and the Sala de Contaduría with Flemish painting.
• Escultura, pintura y platería – Hispanic sculpture from the 16th to the 19th centuries, painting from the 17th to the 20th centuries and religious silverwork.

Founded

1984

Operated by

Diócesis de Canarias

Admission & discounts

The ticket is combined: it includes the cathedral, the South Tower and the Diocesan Museum of Sacred Art. Residents and diocesan members of the province of Las Palmas enter free of charge. Reductions and free admission require proof.

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

People with disabilities have priority access to the route (with supporting documentation). Only assistance dogs are admitted.

Kids & families

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Getting there & parking

The museum has its own entrance at Calle Espíritu Santo, 20, and can also be reached from inside the Cathedral of Santa Ana (Plaza de Santa Ana, Calle Obispo Codina, 13) through the Puerta del Aire.

Amenities & dining

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Events & venue rental

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