Museums
Maintained and restored traditional buildings such as mills, lighthouses, stately and peasant houses
Fuerteventura is not only sun and beach, it has a rich agricultural, livestock and artisan tradition that we can admire in its network of museums scattered throughout the island, and the function of museum of most of them is not only fulfilled by the content but the building itself, cared for and restored traditional constructions such as mills, lighthouses, stately and peasant houses.It is also notable the interest in culture or modern art of several centers such as Juan Ismael or Casa de Los Coroneles, where traveling exhibitions alternate with samples of local production.Eco Museum of La AlcogidaArtisan in the museum of La Alcogida Ethnographic museum located in traditional majorera houses where it is shown how was the daily life of the inhabitants of the island in the past and the methods of agricultural and livestock work or crafts.FV-207 km 000, 35600 Puerto del Rosario
0034 928 175 434
Tuesday to Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 18:00 p.m.Archaeological Museum of BetancuriaEthnographic, archaeological and paleontological museum that traces the history of the island since prehistoric times. The museum has the best collection of archaeological pieces of the mahos (pre-Hispanic aborigines) and offers visitors a broad view of their culture.c/ Roberto Roldán, 35631 Betancuria
0034 928 878 241
Tuesday to Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 18:00 p.m.Interpretation Center Poblado de la AtalayitaRestoration and interpretation of a pre-Hispanic aboriginal settlement in the Protected Landscape of Malpaís Grande.FV-420 Los Pozos, 35630 Antigua
0034 928 858 998
Tuesday to Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 18:00 p.m.Unamuno House MuseumUnamuno House-MuseumHotel where the philosopher and writer Miguel de Unamuno stayed during his exile on the island in 1924. The house reflects the way of life of the wealthy class of the early twentieth century.c/ Virgen del Rosario 11, 35600 Puerto Del Rosario
0034 928 862 376
Monday to Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 14:00 p.m.Punta de Jandía LighthouseJandia LighthouseLighthouse of the mid-nineteenth century with an exhibition on the seabed of the area and the cetaceans that inhabit them: beaked whales, sperm whales and pilot whales.Punta de Jandía, 35628 Puertito de la Cruz
0034 928 858 998
Tuesday to Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 18:00 p.m.Los Molinos Interpretation CenterMill and traditional majorera house where the history and milling methods used on the island in the past are shown.c/ de la Cruz s/n, 35638 Tiscamanita
0034 928 164 275
Tuesday to Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 18:00 p.m.La Cilla Grain MuseumOld restored granary where the history of majorera cereal agriculture and the methods and uses adapted to the geographical particularities of the island of which it was the main economic activity until recently is exposed.c/ de la Orilla s/n, 35640 La Oliva
0034 928 868 729
Tuesday to Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 18:00 p.m.Cueva del Llano Interpretation CentreVolcanic lava tube of considerable dimensions in which for thousands of years all kinds of materials and remains of living beings have been deposited that has allowed a fairly precise chronology of the climatology of the island during all this time. In addition, it is the habitat of a species of anthropod that only lives in that place.c/ Llano de la Cueva s/n, 35640 Villaverde
0034 928 175 928
Tuesday to Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 18:00 p.m.Doctor Mena House MuseumDoctor Mena y MesaResidence of one of the illustrious sons of the island: Dr. Tomás Mena y Mesa. It is a sample of traditional housing of a wealthy family during the second half of the nineteenth century and first half of the twentieth.FV-20, 35600 La Ampuyenta
0034 928 858 998
Tuesday to Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 18:00 p.m.Mill of AntiguaTahona and traditional mill restored along with traveling exhibition hall and local craft center where you can admire samples of draft, basketry, carpentry and stonework.FV-20, 35630 Antigua
0034 928 878 041
Tuesday to Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 18:00 p.m.Morro Velosa ViewpointThe last building designed by the architect César Manrique and located at the top of the Tegú Mountain (669 m.) from where you can enjoy beautiful views of the center of the island.FV-30, 35637 Betancuria
0034 928 176 586
Tuesday to Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 18:00 p.m.Salt MuseumOld restored salt mine from the early twentieth century where we can see how the work of a salt mine is carried out. In the exhibition hall we can go through the history of this resource and its importance and uses.FV-2, 35630 Salinas del Carmen
0034 928 174 926
Tuesday to Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 18:00 p.m.Museum of Traditional FishingIn the restored building of the old lighthouse of El Tostón (El Cotillo) there is a permanent exhibition on the traditional fishing gear that has been used on the island throughout history, as well as fish species or related trades such as riverside carpentry.Camino de la Punta del Tostón, 35650 El Cotillo
0034 928 858 998
Tuesday to Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 18:00 p.m.La Entallada LighthouseSpecifically an aerofaro, located on the east coast of the island, is the closest lighthouse to Africa and the last with housing built in Spain. Inside, an exhibition on the history of maritime signaling.Camino de la Entallada, 35628 Las Playitas
0034 928 858 998
Tuesday to Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 18:00 p.m.House of the ColonelsManor house of the rulers of the island until the nineteenth century that in addition to showing the history of the building and its inhabitants has three art exhibition halls with a stable calendar that make it a reference space for the plastic arts in the Canary Islands.c/ de los Coroneles 26, 35640 La Oliva
0034 928 858 998
Tuesday to Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 18:00 p.m.Juan Ismael Art CenterCentre of contemporary art and culture of reference on the island: exhibitions, seminars, workshops and documentation centre. Stable calendar of exhibitions.c/ Almirante Lallermand 30, 35600 Puerto del Rosario
0034 928 859 750
Tuesday to Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 13:30 p.m. and from 17:00 p.m. to 21:00 p.m.Casa Mané Canarian Art CenterArt gallery with its own collection and temporary exhibitions of plastic work by Canarian authors.c/ Salvador Manrique de Lara s/n , 35640 La Oliva
0034 928 868 233
Monday to Saturday from 10:30 a.m. to 18:00 p.m.
0034 928 175 434
Tuesday to Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 18:00 p.m.Archaeological Museum of BetancuriaEthnographic, archaeological and paleontological museum that traces the history of the island since prehistoric times. The museum has the best collection of archaeological pieces of the mahos (pre-Hispanic aborigines) and offers visitors a broad view of their culture.c/ Roberto Roldán, 35631 Betancuria
0034 928 878 241
Tuesday to Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 18:00 p.m.Interpretation Center Poblado de la AtalayitaRestoration and interpretation of a pre-Hispanic aboriginal settlement in the Protected Landscape of Malpaís Grande.FV-420 Los Pozos, 35630 Antigua
0034 928 858 998
Tuesday to Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 18:00 p.m.Unamuno House MuseumUnamuno House-MuseumHotel where the philosopher and writer Miguel de Unamuno stayed during his exile on the island in 1924. The house reflects the way of life of the wealthy class of the early twentieth century.c/ Virgen del Rosario 11, 35600 Puerto Del Rosario
0034 928 862 376
Monday to Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 14:00 p.m.Punta de Jandía LighthouseJandia LighthouseLighthouse of the mid-nineteenth century with an exhibition on the seabed of the area and the cetaceans that inhabit them: beaked whales, sperm whales and pilot whales.Punta de Jandía, 35628 Puertito de la Cruz
0034 928 858 998
Tuesday to Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 18:00 p.m.Los Molinos Interpretation CenterMill and traditional majorera house where the history and milling methods used on the island in the past are shown.c/ de la Cruz s/n, 35638 Tiscamanita
0034 928 164 275
Tuesday to Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 18:00 p.m.La Cilla Grain MuseumOld restored granary where the history of majorera cereal agriculture and the methods and uses adapted to the geographical particularities of the island of which it was the main economic activity until recently is exposed.c/ de la Orilla s/n, 35640 La Oliva
0034 928 868 729
Tuesday to Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 18:00 p.m.Cueva del Llano Interpretation CentreVolcanic lava tube of considerable dimensions in which for thousands of years all kinds of materials and remains of living beings have been deposited that has allowed a fairly precise chronology of the climatology of the island during all this time. In addition, it is the habitat of a species of anthropod that only lives in that place.c/ Llano de la Cueva s/n, 35640 Villaverde
0034 928 175 928
Tuesday to Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 18:00 p.m.Doctor Mena House MuseumDoctor Mena y MesaResidence of one of the illustrious sons of the island: Dr. Tomás Mena y Mesa. It is a sample of traditional housing of a wealthy family during the second half of the nineteenth century and first half of the twentieth.FV-20, 35600 La Ampuyenta
0034 928 858 998
Tuesday to Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 18:00 p.m.Mill of AntiguaTahona and traditional mill restored along with traveling exhibition hall and local craft center where you can admire samples of draft, basketry, carpentry and stonework.FV-20, 35630 Antigua
0034 928 878 041
Tuesday to Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 18:00 p.m.Morro Velosa ViewpointThe last building designed by the architect César Manrique and located at the top of the Tegú Mountain (669 m.) from where you can enjoy beautiful views of the center of the island.FV-30, 35637 Betancuria
0034 928 176 586
Tuesday to Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 18:00 p.m.Salt MuseumOld restored salt mine from the early twentieth century where we can see how the work of a salt mine is carried out. In the exhibition hall we can go through the history of this resource and its importance and uses.FV-2, 35630 Salinas del Carmen
0034 928 174 926
Tuesday to Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 18:00 p.m.Museum of Traditional FishingIn the restored building of the old lighthouse of El Tostón (El Cotillo) there is a permanent exhibition on the traditional fishing gear that has been used on the island throughout history, as well as fish species or related trades such as riverside carpentry.Camino de la Punta del Tostón, 35650 El Cotillo
0034 928 858 998
Tuesday to Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 18:00 p.m.La Entallada LighthouseSpecifically an aerofaro, located on the east coast of the island, is the closest lighthouse to Africa and the last with housing built in Spain. Inside, an exhibition on the history of maritime signaling.Camino de la Entallada, 35628 Las Playitas
0034 928 858 998
Tuesday to Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 18:00 p.m.House of the ColonelsManor house of the rulers of the island until the nineteenth century that in addition to showing the history of the building and its inhabitants has three art exhibition halls with a stable calendar that make it a reference space for the plastic arts in the Canary Islands.c/ de los Coroneles 26, 35640 La Oliva
0034 928 858 998
Tuesday to Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 18:00 p.m.Juan Ismael Art CenterCentre of contemporary art and culture of reference on the island: exhibitions, seminars, workshops and documentation centre. Stable calendar of exhibitions.c/ Almirante Lallermand 30, 35600 Puerto del Rosario
0034 928 859 750
Tuesday to Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 13:30 p.m. and from 17:00 p.m. to 21:00 p.m.Casa Mané Canarian Art CenterArt gallery with its own collection and temporary exhibitions of plastic work by Canarian authors.c/ Salvador Manrique de Lara s/n , 35640 La Oliva
0034 928 868 233
Monday to Saturday from 10:30 a.m. to 18:00 p.m.