Tenerife Espacio de las Artes

The Tenerife Arts Space (Spanish: Tenerife Espacio de las Artes, TEA) is a cultural space and building in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Tenerife, Spain. Opened in 2008, it was designed by Herzog & de Meuron and Virgilio Gutierrez. It houses a permanent exhibition of the works of Óscar Domínguez, as well as the Biblioteca Municipal de Santa Cruz de Tenerife, and the Centro de Fotografía Isla de Tenerife. It is operated by the Cabildo de Tenerife.

Tenerife Espacio de las Artes
Location within Tenerife
General information
LocationSanta Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain
Coordinates28°27′51″N 16°15′05″W
Opened31 October 2008
OwnerCabildo de Tenerife
Design and construction
Architect
Website
http://www.teatenerife.com/

Location

TEA is located in Santa Cruz's old town, adjacent to the Santos ravine. It is next to the Museo de la Naturaleza y Arqueología, near to the Nuestra Señora de Africa market and the Iglesia de la Concepción (Church of the Conception).[1]

Building

The building was designed by the Swiss firm of architects Herzog & de Meuron[2] and the Canary architect Virgilio Gutierrez.[3] It is made of concrete,[1] with 1,200 glass windows with 720 different sizes and shapes.[4] A ramp leads to a central courtyard, surrounded by different parts of the building.[3] The building opened on 31 October 2008.[5] It has an area of approximately 20,622 square metres (221,970 sq ft), and has an event hall, a shop and cafeteria, a part-covered plaza, and two exhibition halls, one containing a permanent exhibition, the other containing temporary exhibitions.[4]

Contents

The building houses a permanent exhibition of work by the Tenerife artist Óscar Domínguez.[1][4] It also houses the Biblioteca Municipal de Santa Cruz de Tenerife,[6] and the Centro de Fotografía Isla de Tenerife (Center for Photography Island of Tenerife).[7] It is operated by the Cabildo de Tenerife.[1]

References
  1. "Visitas". TEA Tenerife Espacio de las Artes (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  2. Paul Ingendaay (2018-04-12). "Villes. Sur l'île de Tenerife, la lecture jusqu'au bout de la nuit". courrierinternational.com (in French). Retrieved 2018-04-20., translated from Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Frankfurt.
  3. "TEA Tenerife Espacio de las Artes". TEA Tenerife Espacio de las Artes (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  4. "TEA - Museums - Tenerife". www.webtenerife.co.uk. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  5. "'Pedro Paricio: Elogio de la pintura'". TEA Tenerife Espacio de las Artes (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  6. "Biblioteca Municipal Central de Santa Cruz de Tenerife TEA Tenerife Espacio de las Artes" (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  7. "Centro de fotografía Isla de Tenerife". TEA Tenerife Espacio de las Artes (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 June 2019.
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