El Museo Canario

Over het museum

El Museo Canario was founded in 1879 on the initiative of a group of intellectuals led by Dr Gregorio Chil y Naranjo, as a stimulus to the scientific and cultural development of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and as one of the city's first tourist attractions. Its origins lie in the interest that “Canarian antiquities” aroused among the local bourgeoisie in the mid-19th century, and in the scientific links of several founders with pioneers of French anthropology, such as Verneau, Broca, Quatrefages, Hamy and Berthelot.

From the outset it was conceived as a society devoted to promoting the sciences, letters and the arts in general, with particular attention to the archipelago. In 1993 it received the Gold Medal of the City of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, in 1995 it was declared of public utility, and in 1996 it won the Premio Canarias de Acervo Histórico (Canary Islands Historical Heritage Award).

The permanent exhibition is monographic and devoted to the ancient Canarians, the population of Berber origin that inhabited the island from around the turn of the era until the Castilian conquest of the 15th century. Across eleven rooms it shows the organisation of settlements, economic activities and funerary practices.

The institution also looks after an important documentary holding, with a library, a newspaper and periodicals library and an archive, and it is working to extend its facilities into adjoining buildings.

Hoogtepunten

• Monographic exhibition on the ancient Canarians across eleven rooms
• Collection of archaeological and anthropological remains from Gran Canaria
• Historic library, periodicals library and archive
• “Visitas en Familia” family programme, one Sunday a month
• Historic building in the Vegueta district

Vaste collectie

• Exposición permanente: los antiguos canarios – Monographic exhibition across eleven rooms on the Indigenous population of Gran Canaria: settlements, economic activities and funerary practices.

Opgericht

1879

Beheerder

Sociedad Científica El Museo Canario

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

Members enter free. A ticket is valid only for the moment of purchase: you cannot leave and re-enter with the same ticket.

Toegankelijkheid

• Rolstoeltoegankelijk: niet aanwezig
• Lift: geen informatie
• Aangepast toilet: geen informatie
• Gehandicaptenparkeerplaats: geen informatie
• Hulphonden welkom: geen informatie
• Tastmodellen / voelbare objecten: geen informatie
• Rondleidingen in gebarentaal: geen informatie
• Informatie in eenvoudige taal
• Audiodescriptie: geen informatie

The facilities are not adapted for people with reduced mobility until the extension works are finished. Audio guides, tablets with sign-language guidance and an easy-read guide can be requested at reception. For groups with specific needs, it is advisable to give notice before the visit.

Kinderen & gezin

Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen

• Gezinsrondleidingen & workshops

The “Visitas en Familia” programme organises visits on different themes one Sunday a month, such as dramatised tours, workshops, storytelling and treasure-hunt games. Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

The museum is in the historic Vegueta district, near the cathedral and the plaza de Santa Ana.

Service & horeca

• Museumwinkel
• Kluisjes

Bookshop and lockers with keys available to visitors.

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

• Ruimtes te huur

Tot 120 personen.

Assembly hall of 132 m² on the first floor, with 120 chairs and access by stairs only; hired by the hour, with optional audiovisual equipment.

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