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Cueva Pintada Museum
More information: www.cuevapintada.com
After many years of excavations, the Painted Cave and the Pre-Hispanic village in Gáldar have been reopened to the public.
This inauguration is one of the most important cultural events in the last few years for Gran Canaria and will offer a strong boost to tourism in the northern part of the island.
The Cueva Pintada Archaeological Museum and Park offers a visit which begins with a high definition 3D projection.
The projection introduces the visitor to the indigenous world and the events which took place on the island at the end of the 15th century.
In the permanent exhibition rooms there is a carefully chosen selection of archaeological objects from the collections found at the site. The idols, pintaderas, and the decorated ceramic vessels as well as lithic industries and bone art amongst many other examples, make up an extremely valuable and varied collection.
The clearly pre-Hispanic collections also include other late medieval objects which were imported onto the island and which originated mainly from the Iberian Peninsula. Amongst these, the series of wheel-thrown ceramics, the coin collection, and the series of metal and glass objects stand out.
The main aim of the Cueva Pintada Museum and park project has been to return this extraordinary site to the society that it belongs to, as well as make it comprehensible to the public and in this way ensure its conservation. However, the museum is also an investigation centre which aims to answer the numerous questions concerning the colonial and pre-Hispanic past of the island.
On the other hand, the exact information that is obtained will constantly improve the teaching program, which is aimed at students and visitors and which hopes to satisfy their personal expectations.
More information: www.cuevapintada.com
