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Centro Atlántico de Arte Moderno (CAAM) in Vegueta, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
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📍 Vegueta · Las Palmas de Gran Canaria·~6.8 km from Santa Catalina

🎨 CAAM – Centro Atlántico de Arte Moderno

Modern and contemporary art from three continents in a historic building on Calle Los Balcones.

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Key facts

~6.8

kilometres · from Santa Catalina

~8

minutes

Approx. by road from Parque Santa Catalina, without traffic: actual time depends on traffic and the pickup point.

Suggested visit: 60–90 minutes

Museum · Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

Official website: caam.net

Opening hours, closing days and tickets change: check them on the official website before you go.

CAAM was born in 1989 around the idea of “tricontinentality”: art from Europe, America and Africa. It occupies a historic building on Calle Los Balcones, in Vegueta, restored by the architect Francisco Javier Sáenz de Oiza.

Its collection holds more than 2,500 works and its exhibition programme changes throughout the year: check its website to see which shows are on during your visit.

What to see

  • Temporary exhibitions of modern and contemporary art
  • Canarian artists from the Escuela Luján Pérez and the El Paso group, and César Manrique, depending on the exhibition
  • Artists from Africa and Latin America
  • The historic building on Calle Los Balcones

Location

Calle Los Balcones 9-11, Vegueta, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.

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