Casa Museo de Colón

The Casa Museo de Colón is one of Las Palmas’ most attractive buildings with ornate doorways, beautiful latticed balconies, large courtyards and carved wooden ceilings, representing numerous aspects of the island’s architecture. This palace was the residence of the first governors of the island and it is claimed that Columbus stayed there in 1492 while one of his ships was repaired, hence the name Casa de Colón (Columbus House).



This charming building was rebuilt in 1777 and since 1952 it houses a museum comprising 13 permanent exhibition rooms, a library and study centre as well as several spaces reserved for temporary activities, such as lectures, seminars and exhibitions. On display are pre-Columbian artefacts, ship models, a replica of a cabin of ‘La Niña’, one ship of Columbus’ fleet, navigation instruments, nautical maps and charts, paintings as well as many other artefacts related to voyages made by the famous navigator and the history of the Canaries and their relationship with the Americas.


This house was also the birthplace of the opera tenor Alfredo Kraus (1927).

Opening hours:
Monday to Friday 09.00 to 19.00 hrs - Saturdays and Sundays 09.00 to 15.00 hrs – closed on May 22^nd and December 24^th and 31^st


In the Calle de los Balcones, a cobbled street leading off from the Plaza del Pilar square and running parallel to the sea, you will come across a modest-looking building that in contrast to its 18^th-century façade houses the futuristic Centro Atlántico de Arte Moderno (Altantic Modern Art Centre).

This house was also the birthplace of the opera tenor Alfredo Kraus (1927).