Museo Municipal de Bellas Artes de Santa Cruz de Tenerife Facts for Kids

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Museo Municipal de Bellas Artes de Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Facade of the museum.
Established	1929
Location	Calle José Murphy 12, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
Type	Art museum

The Museo Municipal de Bellas Artes de Santa Cruz de Tenerife is a cool art museum in the city of Santa Cruz de Tenerife. This city is on the island of Tenerife, which is part of the Canary Islands in Spain. You can find the museum right behind the Church of St. Francis of Assisi. It's a great place to explore art from different times!

Discovering the Museum
- A Look at Its History
  - Special Features of the Building
- What You Can See Inside
  - Amazing Art Collections
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Discovering the Museum

This museum is a special place where you can see many beautiful artworks. It's known as a "fine arts" museum because it focuses on paintings, sculptures, and other artistic creations. It's a perfect spot for anyone who loves art or wants to learn more about it.

A Look at Its History

The idea for the museum started way back in 1840. That's when the city decided to create special boxes to keep flags safe. These flags were important because they were from the French Revolutionary Wars. The museum building itself was finished in early 1929. It was designed by an architect named Eladio Laredo. The building has a classic look, which means it uses styles from ancient Greek and Roman buildings.

Special Features of the Building

When you look at the outside of the museum, you'll notice something interesting. There are ten different busts decorating the exterior. A bust is a sculpture that shows only the head and shoulders of a person. These busts honor important people from Tenerife. It's like a tribute to the island's famous figures!

What You Can See Inside

The museum has fourteen different rooms, each filled with amazing art. Many of the artworks here are on loan from the famous Prado Museum in Madrid. This means you can see pieces that are usually kept in one of Spain's biggest art museums, right here in Santa Cruz!

Amazing Art Collections

The museum's collection includes art from many different periods. You can see paintings from the 1500s, especially beautiful Flemish art. Flemish art comes from a region that is now part of Belgium and the Netherlands. The collection also has paintings from the 1900s. Besides paintings, you'll find sculptures and other crafts.

One of the most famous artworks is the "Tríptico de Nava y Grimón". A triptych is a painting made of three panels. This one was created by the Flemish painter Pieter Coecke. It's a really important piece in the museum. You can also see works by other talented artists. These include Canarian painter Juan de Miranda, Afonso Gaspar de Quevedo, Jose Rivera, and Cristóbal Hernández de Quintana. Each artist brings their own unique style to the collection.