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The Museum Of Contemporary Art
The Museum of Contemporary Art is another one of C Manrique s artistic creations. The museum can be found in the Castle of San Jos , which was once a fortress built during the span of 1776 to 1779, by King Carlos III. The significance of the fortress to the town history was preserve by Manrique and the fortress still has most of its exterior, with the interior transformed into a museum. The opening took place in 1976 which gave way to the famous works of internationally renowned painters like Alechins, Bacon, Botero, Dámaso, Domínguez, Fráncis, Leparc, Manrique, Millares, Miró, Picasso, Rompó, Tápies and Luis Féito .
The Castle of San Jose is also open for hosting temporary exhibits, meetings and things alike. Aside from this, the castle also has an elegant restaurant serving international and local cuisines and an astounding view of Naos port and the docks of Mármoles.
The castle bar and restaurant is open from 11:00 to 01:00 p.m. The museum is open from 11:00 to 21:00 while the castle is open from Mondays to Sundays 11:00 to 01:00 p.m. The fortress is located at Puerto Naos, s/n, Arrecife, with telephone number 928 812 321.
Casa / Museo Del Campesino
The Casa Museo and the Peasant s Monument are an immortal commemoration of the difficult labor experienced by Lanzarote s rural community. The monument was conceived by the local artist C Manrique , using old fishing boat tanks elevated on a platform of rock. The Casa Museum is an old farmhouse that was restored by Manrique as well . It contains a vast array of tools that were used by the peasants.
The totality of the experience surely brings the visitor back in time, giving a sense of the land s history. There are also artisan workshops housed in the museum that feature ceramic, weaving and embroidery, and not to forget, an antique kitchen displaying the domestic objects of Lanzarote s everyday life in the past. Services offered are a bar and a restaurant which serves a typical Lanzarote cuisine. Located at San Bartolom , its doors are open Mondays to Sundays 10:00 to 18:00 hours. Telephone number: 928 520 136 .
The Santa Barbara Castle
The Santa Barbara Castle can be found on the Guanapay Mountain, overlooking Teguise . It was built by Sancho de Herrera in the 16 th century as a watchtower for the coastline of the islands. It was in 1588 that Leonardo Torriani , an Italian engineer under the command of King Felipe II, converted it into a fortress. The castle suffered from a long period of deterioration until the 1960s, when a group of people known as friends of the castle took charge of the first restoration. Then in 1977, the Fine Arts association followed through the restorations that the other group had already started.
In 1989, the Restoration Department of Teguise made the final renovations to restore Torriani s original design. Most of the documents concerning Canarian emigration to America like passports, postcards, family letters and things alike are stored in this castle -museum. The interior of the castle was recently renovated and made into a museum of Canarian emigrants. The Santa Barbara Castle is located in Castillo de Guanapay. Montaña de Guanapay, Teguise. Doors open Monday to Sunday 10:00 to 16:00 hours. Summer: 10:00 to 16:00 hours, winter: 10:00 to 17:00 hours. With phone number : 928 845 001.
El Grifo Wine Museum
The El Grifo Wine Museum is based on storage rooms or bodegas that date back as early as 1775 which in turn were built on top of solidified lava from the eruption of that era. The collection from the 19 th and early 20 th century of wine-making equipments will illustrate its evolution: from early versions of bottles, apparatuses, bottling pumps, among others.
C Manrique s monument, which is a Griffin placed on the road, indicates that the museum is open for access. In the museum a wine and souvenir shop is available for the visitors. There is also a year round wine tasting course to let the ordinary person appreciate the distinction of wine from that area to any place in the world. The course will certainly lead to further appreciation of the drink. The El Grifo Wine Museum is located at El Islote, 121, San Bartolom with phone number: 928 524 951, fax: 928 832 634, web: www.elgrifo.com, email: elgrifo@lanzarote.com. Doors open: Mondays to Sundays 10:30 to 18:00 hours. Admission is free of charge.
The Canary Cetacean Museum
The Canary Cetacean Museum houses one of the most important collections in Europe, the product of more than 20 years of research on the whales and dolphins of the Canary Islands . Visitors are submerged in an ocean like environment, with sounds, sights, scale models and images to better understand the habitat and lifestyle of these creatures. The museum also houses the office of the Society for the Study of Cetaceans in the Canary Archipelago (Secac).
The museum also provides an outdoor open space, an audiovisual salon, souvenir shop and four exhibition halls. The themes of these halls include an intro to the cetaceans, marine life, a journey with the common species found in the Canaries and finally a space reserved for further exploration of the sea. The museum is located at Ed. Antiguo Varadero, 1 planta, Puerto Calero, with contact numbers: 928 849 560, fax: 928 849 561, web: www.museodecetaceos.org, email: musedecetaceos@lanzarote.com. Doors are open daily* in summer from 11.00 to 19.00, and in winter from 10.00 to 18.00. *Except the first Thursday of each month, 25/12, 01/01 and 06/01.
Ethnographic Museum Tanit
A couple by the name José Ferrer Perdomo and his wife Remy De Quintana Reyes founded the Ethnographic Museum Tanit . They have been collecting and looking for any kind of object and information in connection to the ancestors of Lanzarote in order to preserve and celebrate the island s culture.
The Ethnographic Museum Tanit is located in the wine cellar of a traditional 19 th century Canary house. It shows a wide range of collection of goods, household equipment and furniture used by the first inhabitants known as the majos, up to the first half of the 20 th century. The museum conveys to the visitors the story of the lifestyle and the livelihood of those who learned to survive in the surrounding volcanic ashes. The museum can be found in C/ Constitución, 1, San Bartolomé Opening Hours: Monday - Saturday from 10:00 to 14:00 hours. Closed on Sundays and public holidays. Phone: Number: 928 522 334, Fax: 928 802 549, Web: www.museotanit.com, E-mail : museotanit@lanzarote.com
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