This is perhaps the most important museum on Gran Canaria and it houses an important collection…read morerelating to the prehispanic period. However, it is one of the most old-fashioned museums I have ever been to. There are a number of themed rooms and in some of them are models that do help to explain the history of the era but mainly the museum consists of exhibits in cases with little interpretation. Exhibitions are in Spanish only. It was hard to see why it was considered a good use of space to exhibit hundreds of human skulls, all of which seemed to me very similar! The museum charges very little, and it is worth a visit, but much more could be done and indeed has been done at other museums on the island dealing with this same historical period.

Probably the best museum on the Island of Gran Canaria. The archaeological remains are very well…read moreconserved and most interesting with replica houses that give you a good impression of life on the island before the Spanish conquest. Staff made an effort to ensure I had a good visit. Good video interpretation.

Fun, little museum with a surprisingly extensive audio recording that offers history on the Canary…read moreIslands. The museum itself is teeny tiny but if you listen to 1-8 on the audio guide, you'll learn a lot about the area. The tour itself is four euros without the audio guide, five with it. Definitely get the audio guide - the museum isn't worth it without it! I had to dock a star for the creepy mannequin people - why oh why do people think a tacky, large mannequin adds any value?!?!?

From the owner: Conjunto histórico de casas señoriales de canarias: Arquitectura, cultura, tradiciones de las islas…read morecanarias.