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Museo Diocesano de Arte SacroMuseo Diocesano de Arte Sacro

Museo Diocesano de Arte Sacro


Telephone: 0034 928 314 989
Fax: 0034 928 314 989
Address: c/ Espíritu Santo, 20
Post Code: 35001
Place: Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
   
 
 

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Description

Museum of Religious Art

A visit to the museum, located in the `Patio de los Naranjos´ of the Canary Islands Cathedral, is included in the entrance fee. Many items of religious art are on display, including valuable sculptures and paintings from the 15th and 16th centuries as well as gold and silverware. There is an outstanding polychromatic mosaic in the Chapter House, which was created on commission by the Manises factory (Valencia, Spain) in 1780. The museum also contains various furniture pieces that have enormous historic and artistic value.


Permanent exhibitions: Sculptures from various Hispanic schools, dating from the 16th century to the 19th century; Paintings dating from the 17th century to the 20th century; Religious pieces crafted in gold and silverware.