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Museums in Tenerife

 Last update May 21, 2025
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Here is an overview of the 10 most interesting museums. Stroll along Tenerife's historical trails and experience the unique art and culture of the largest Canary Island. We show you what you really should have seen.

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Tenerife's most interesting museums

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It doesn't necessarily have to be a rainy day to visit one of the many interesting museums on Tenerife - especially as Tenerife is a rare sight when it rains anyway. If you want to learn more about the island, its history and culture during your holiday on Tenerife, a visit to a museum in your holiday destination is a must.

Before we introduce you to three of Tenerife's most beautiful museums in detail, we will give you a complete overview of popular museums in Tenerife, sorted by subject area:

History, science and ethnology

Museo de Historia de Tenerife - Tenerife History Museum in La Laguna

Address:

Calle San Agustín, 22, 38201 San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Santa Cruz de Tenerife

Opening hours:

Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday 09:00-20:00
Monday and Sunday 10:00-17:00

Entrance fee:

3,00 € per person

Museo de la Ciena y el Cosmos - Museum of Science and Cosmos in La Laguna

Address:

Av. de los Menceyes, 70, 38205 San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Santa Cruz de Tenerife

Opening hours:

Tuesday to Saturday: 9:00 to 20:00
Sunday, Monday and public holidays: 10:00 to 17:00.
Closed: 24, 25 and 31 December; 1 and 6 January
Carnival opening hours: closed on Monday and Tuesday of Carnival
Access to the museum up to 30 minutes before closing time

Admission price:

€5.00 per person

Museo de Historia y Antropologia - Museum of History and Anthropology in La Laguna

Address:

Calle San Agustín, 22, 38201 San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Santa Cruz de Tenerife

Opening hours:

Tuesday to Saturday: 9:00 to 20:00.
Sunday, Monday and public holidays: 10:00 to 17:00.
Closed: 24, 25 and 31 December; 1 and 6 January
Carnival opening hours: closed on Monday and Tuesday of Carnival.
Access to the museum up to 30 minutes before closing time.

Entrance fee:

5,00 € per person

Museo Arqueologico - Archaeological Museum in Puerto de La Cruz

Address:

Calle Fuente Morales, s/n, 38003 Santa Cruz de Tenerife

Opening hours:

Tuesday to Saturday from 9:00 to 20:00.
Sunday, Monday and public holidays from 10:00 to 17:00.
Closed: 24, 25 and 31 December; 1 and 6 January
Carnival opening hours: closed on the first Sunday, Monday and Tuesday of Carnival. In addition, the museum opens on Piñata Sunday at 11:00 a.m. Access to the museum up to 30 minutes before closing time

Entrance fee:

5,00 € per person

Casa de Carta - Anthropological and ethnological museum in Valle Guerra

Address:

Cmo el Vino, 44, 38270 Valle Guerra, Santa Cruz de Tenerife

Opening hours:

Monday to Sunday: from 10:00 to 17:00
Closed: 24, 25 and 31 December; 1 and 6 January
Carnival opening hours: closed on Monday and Tuesday of Carnival
Access to the museum up to 30 minutes before closing time

Admission price:

€5.00 per person

Museo de la Naturaleza y el Hombre - Museum of Nature and Man in Santa Cruz

Address:

Calle Fuente Morales, s/n, 38003 Santa Cruz de Tenerife

Opening hours:

Tuesday to Saturday from 9:00 to 20:00.
Sunday, Monday and public holidays from 10:00 to 17:00.
Closed: 24, 25 and 31 December; 1 and 6 January
Carnival opening hours: closed on the first Sunday, Monday and Tuesday of Carnival. In addition, the museum opens on Piñata Sunday at 11:00 a.m. Access to the museum up to 30 minutes before closing time

Entrance fee:

5,00 € per person

Museo y Parque Etnográfico Pinolere - Museum Village in Santa Cruz

Address:

Calle Alzados Guanches, s/n, 38310 Pinolere, Santa Cruz de Tenerife

Opening hours:

Monday Closed
Tuesday to Thursday 10:00-14:00

Entrance fee:

5,00 € per person

Centro de Interpretacíon de la Agrodiversidad - Agricultural Museum in El Sauzal

Address:

Calle San Simón, 49, 38360 El Sauzal, Santa Cruz de Tenerife

Opening hours:

Monday closed
Tuesday to Saturday 10:00 am to 8:00 pm
Sunday from 10:00 to 18:00

Entrance fee:

free

Museo Histórico Militar de Canarias - Regional Military Museum of the Canary Islands in Santa Cruz

Address:

Calle San Isidro, 2, 38001 Santa Cruz de Tenerife

Opening hours:

Monday closed
Friday 09:00-15:00
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 09:00-15:00
Saturday and Sunday 10:00-14:00

Admission price:

5,00 € per person

Castillo de San Cristóbal - important fortress of Tenerife with interpretation centre in San Cristóbal

Address:

s/n Plaza de España, 38003 Santa Cruz de Tenerife

Opening hours:

Monday to Saturday 10:00-17:45
Closed on Sundays

Entrance fee:

5,00 € per person

Art and culture

  • Tenerife Espacio de las Artes (TEA) - art and cultural centre with island library in Santa Cruz
  • Museo de Bellas Artes - Municipal Museum of Fine Arts in Santa Cruz
  • Museo de Arte Contemporáneo Eduardo Westerdahl - Museum of Contemporary Art in Puerto de la Cruz

Traditional arts and crafts

  • MAIT - Museum of Ibero-American Arts and Crafts in Santa Cruz
  • Casa Tafuriaste - Ceramics Museum in La Orotava
  • La Casa de los Balcones - Embroidery school of the island in La Orotava
  • Museo de Alfombras - Museum of lava sand and flower carpets in La Orotava
  • Centro Alfarero - Pottery museum in Arguayo near Valle de Guerra

Culinary delights

  • Casa de la Miel --The House of Honey
  • La Casa del Vino la Baranda - Wine Museum in El Sauzal

Contemporary Canarian art in Puerto de la Cruz

If you are interested in contemporary art, we recommend a visit to the Museo de Arte Contemporáneo Eduardo Westerdahl in Puerto de la Cruz. The art critic Eduardo Westerdahl founded the contemporary art museum on Tenerife in 1953 out of a love of art and literature. Today, numerous international and Canarian works of art from the 20th century are exhibited here. Readings, artists' meetings and workshops are also organised here.

Address:

C/ Las Lonjas, s/n. Casa de La Aduana in Puerto de la Cruz

Opening hours:

Monday to Friday from 10:00 to 14:00

Wednesday and Friday additionally from 17:00 to 20:00

Saturday from 17:00 to 20:00

Closed on Sundays

In the footsteps of the aborigines in La Laguna

The Museo de Historia de Tenerife in La Laguna is known as the Guanche Museum. The mummies of the indigenous people of the Canary Island are one of the reasons why the museum is one of Tenerife's most popular tourist attractions.

Address:

C Calle San Agustín, 22 in San Cristóbal de La Laguna

Opening hours:

Monday and Sunday from 10:00 to 17:00

Tuesday to Saturday from 09:00 to 20:00

Entrance fees:

3€ for permanent exhibitions

Discounts for students, senior citizens, families and groups of at least 8 people

A night at the Museum of Science and Cosmos in La Laguna

You can spend a few enlightening hours at the Museo de la Ciena y el Cosmos, the Museum of Science and Cosmos in La Laguna - ideally with the whole family. The museum is ideal for an excursion on a family holiday in Tenerife, as it is more like an attraction and experiment park, where museum visitors of all ages can try their hand at around 90 different experiments about the sun, moon and stars. Don't worry: museum visitors who don't speak Spanish are given headphones when they enter the museum and can explore the museum in German or English.
A night at the museum? On the last Friday of the month, around 50 children accompanied by an adult can spend an unforgettable night at the Museum of Science and Cosmos and watch the stars in the planetarium. Adults can watch free science fiction films every Sunday night - without their children.

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