La Ciudad en el Museo – Foro de Arte Contemporáneo (CEMFAC)
Open-air museum in Los Llanos de Aridane with paintings, photographs and murals by contemporary artists on façades in the town centre.
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About the museum
The project was launched in 1999, when Los Llanos de Aridane was celebrating the centenary of its town status (1899–1999). The idea was to use the party walls of the centre's buildings as a support for contemporary works of art, so that the town itself would become an exhibition space. The first pieces were installed between May and June 2000.
The first works were paintings on wooden boards, a format that makes them easier to conserve, move and restore. From 2008 the collection increasingly included photographs and, later, large-format murals. Artists represented include Ceesepe, Ouka Leele, Chema Madoz, Andrés Rábago, Hugo Pitti, Luis Mayo and the collective Boa Mistura. In 2025, for its 25th anniversary, the mural “Un día en Los Llanos” by the French artist 3TTMan, measuring 90 square metres, was added in front of the Estación de guaguas (bus station).
The Los Llanos de Aridane town council runs the project through its Concejalía de Cultura (culture department). In 2021 the municipal plenary approved its recognition as a museum under the Canarian heritage legislation. The initiative has been taken to other cities in Africa and Latin America, such as Maputo, Quito, Bata and Asunción, as well as to Fort-de-France, in Martinica.
Highlights
- More than thirty works on façades and party walls in the town centre
- Paintings, photographs and murals by contemporary artists
- Works by Ceesepe, Ouka Leele, Chema Madoz and Boa Mistura
- Mural “Un día en Los Llanos” by 3TTMan (2025)
- Sculpture-fountain “Cabeza Guanche que mira al Sol”
Permanent exhibition
- La Ciudad en el Museo – Permanent open-air collection of paintings on wood, photographs and murals by Canarian and international artists, installed on façades and public spaces in the centre.
- Founded
- 2000
- Operated by
- Ayuntamiento de Los Llanos de Aridane
Admission & discounts
Admission is free.
Free and open access.
Accessibility
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Kids & families
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Getting there & parking
By public transit
Estación de guaguas de Los Llanos de Aridane
Los Llanos de Aridane bus station, on Calle Felipe Luis Wangüemert, opposite the mural “Un día en Los Llanos”.
The works are spread across the town centre, around the Plaza de España, Calle Real and Avenida Venezuela.
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Good to know | The route is on foot through the streets of the centre, including Avenida Enrique Mederos, Avenida Doctor Fleming, Calle Díaz Pimienta, Calle Real, Calle Calvo Sotelo and the Carretera General de Puerto Naos. Free guided tours are offered. |
