ELDER MUSEUM
CHRISTOPHER COLOMBUS ’ HOUSE
ATLANTIC CENTER OF MODERN ART
ELDER MUSEUM
The Elder Museum of Science and Technology is a fantastic museum situated in Santa Catalina park , in Las Palmas . This museum is more than an exposition centre ; it is an alternative center where you can touch , handle , discover and learn about science and technology ! The museum has four floors :
The first floor is dedicated to technology and you can do amazing things like driving a powerful combat fighter and know how an airplane is inside .
The second floor is focused on Physics , Mathematics and Biology and there are many experimental activities for children and adults . Also , there is a 3D cinema where you can see documentaries in Spanish or in English !
On the third floor , you can find temporal expositions and on the fourth floor you can have a look to history and see different tools created by men and women !
CHRISTOPHER COLOMBUS ’ HOUSE
Christopher Colombus ’ House is situated in the historic neighbourhood of Vegueta . This public center is one of the most important and emblematic buildings of the city . This palace was the residence of the first governors of the island and it is said that Columbus stayed here in 1492 while one of his ships was being repaired , hence the name . Its scope focuses on the study , investigation and diffusion of the history of the Canary Islands and its relations with America . The Museum consists of two large courtyards and a total of thirteen permanent exhibition halls . They emphasize in them the coffered ceilings , the arches and the columns . The courtyard , which has a Gothic borehole , acquires greater importance for its valuable Renaissance arcade from the convent of Santo Domingo , destroyed by the attacks of the Dutch corsair
Pieter van der Does in the sixteenth century .
ATLANTIC CENTER OF MODERN ART
This museum was opened on the 4th of December in 1989 with the purpose of invigorating the visual art and improving people ´ s artistic culture . It is also located in Vegueta . The building has inside a typical Canary yard like the one in the Colombus ´ house .
This museum has got a lot of rooms that are full of art , but it also has got a library about artist of all times , and sometimes some of the artists that wrote those books are there to talk to their fans or for workshops . You can buy some things that are designed by very talented people but they are sooo expensive !!!.