Art & Culture

Auditorio de Tenerife
Auditorium of Tenerife: the work of Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava is found here. The Tenerife Auditorium stands east of the Marine Park. Their great sailing boat simulation has become a symbol of the neighborhood of Cabo Llanos and by extension the whole city, island and archipelago.  The auditorium has two rooms and a chamber symphony. It is the home of the Orquesta Sinfonica de Tenerife, and it celebrates among other acts, the Tenerife Opera Festival, the Festival de Música Clasica de Canarias and Chain Dial.

Guimera Theater: Opened on July 25, 1851. Great nineteenth century building located in the central street of Angel Guimera.

Museum of Fine Arts: This museum has, in addition to a fund with a deposit of works from the Prado Museum, outstanding paintings by artists such as Peter Coeck, Ribera, Madrazo and Sorolla. As a fixed background, a wide range of artists such as canaries Gaspar de Quevedo, Cristobal Hernandez de Quintana, and Juan Miranda Gonzalez Mendez amongst others are also found here.
Museum of Nature and Man:  History told through pictures and objects of the Guanches. There is also a room that explains the formation of the Canary Islands. Among the archaeological finds on show here include several Guanche mummies, including two mummified fetuses. There are a lot of Guanche skulls and reproductions of objects from Africa and the pre-Columbian America among many other samples.
Circulo de Bellas Artes:  Founded in 1926 and based in Castle Street No 43, it is a cultural center of events, such as art exhibitions, painting and photography in the courtroom on the ground floor, directly accessible from the street. It also has a cafeteria located on the first floor.

Espacio Cultural El Tanque:  From 1997 its hosted exhibitions, dance, audio, alternative music, theater, classical music, new technologies and multimedia amongst other productions.

Centro de Fotografia Isla de Tenerife:  There are areas suitable for exhibition and study of traditional and contemporary photography.

The Art Room Recova: As its name indicates, the Recova the Art Room is located in the old market town.  They do not have a permanent collection, but there are rotating exhibitions throughout the year.

TEA – Tenerife Espacio de las Artes: work of Herzog & de Meuron which opened in 2008.

Urban Sculpture

The city contains many pieces of sculpture such as the stress of fertility or Arborea Parque Garcia Sanabria, a statue which remembers Sabina, twisted by the wind.

But surely the whole of the Exhibition of Outdoor Sculpture in Santa Cruz de Tenerife is the most important. Situated along the Ramblas and the Parque Garcia Sanabria, it contains works by artists like Henry Moore, Andreu Alfaro, Martin Chirino, Oscar Dominguez and Joan Miro.

Cultural events

Classical Music Festival of the Canaries
Tenerife Opera Festival
Festival de Zarzuela de Canarias.
Festival Santa Blues de Tenerife
Platano Rock Festival
MUMES. Music Festival mixed
Salsa Festival of the Atlantic
Carnival
Day of the Cross