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Museos de Tenerife

Location within Canary Islands
Established	1990s
Location	Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain
Coordinates	28°27′51″N 16°15′00″W / 28.46403°N 16.25003°W / 28.46403; -16.25003
Website	www.museosdetenerife.org
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Museums of Tenerife (Spanish: Museos de Tenerife), originally Autonomous Organization of Museums and Centers of Tenerife (Spanish: Organismo Autónomo de Museos y Centros de Tenerife), is an organisation in Tenerife.

History

The organisation was created by Cabildo de Tenerife in the early 1990s. In 2011 it was renamed from "Organismo Autónomo de Museos y Centros de Tenerife" to "Museos de Tenerife".

At present, it constitutes the most complete museum network in the Canary Islands.

Museums

The organisation comprises the following museums:

• Museo de la Naturaleza y Arqueología
  • Museo Arqueologico de Tenerife
  • Instituto Canario de Bioantropología
  • Museo de Ciencias Naturales de Tenerife
• Museum of Science and the Cosmos
• Museum of the History of Tenerife
  • Sede Casa Lercaro
  • Sede Casa de Carta
  • Centro de Interpretación "Castillo de San Cristóbal"
• Centro de Documentación Canario-Americano
• Cueva del Viento

References

1. "Museos de Tenerife - Historia". www.museosdetenerife.org. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
2. Los museos del Cabildo de Tenerife reciben a más de 342.000 visitantes en 2016
3. "Museos de Tenerife - Museos y Centros". www.museosdetenerife.org. Retrieved 12 May 2019.

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Historic sites	Bienes de Interés Cultural (Las Palmas) Bienes de Interés Cultural (Tenerife) Castillo de San José Caves of Valeron Four Doors cave Guayadeque ravine Las Palmas Cathedral El Maipés Necropolis Museo Canario Painted Cave, Galdar Church of San Juan Bautista
Museums and galleries	Archaeological Museum of Puerto de la Cruz Atlantic Center of Modern Art Castle of San Cristóbal (Santa Cruz de Tenerife) Centro de Fotografía Isla de Tenerife Castillo de San José Elder Museum of Science and Technology Museo Canario Museum of the History of Tenerife Museo de la Naturaleza y Arqueología Museo Municipal de Bellas Artes de Santa Cruz de Tenerife Museum of Science and the Cosmos Tenerife Espacio de las Artes
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Traditions	Carnival of Santa Cruz de Tenerife Carnival of Las Palmas Bajada (festival) Cavalcade of Magi Holy Week Virgin of Candelaria Cristo de La Laguna Akelarre
Sports	Bola canaria Canarian wrestling Juego del Palo Salto del pastor Open Lanzarote Island Open Costa Adeje
Symbols places of the Canary Islands	Teide Auditorio de Tenerife Garajonay Caldera de Taburiente
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