Museo Canario

The Museo Canario in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria is an archaeological museum founded in 1879 on the initiative of Gregorio Chil y Naranjo. It is dedicated to the history of the indigenous people of the Canary Islands and presents a permanent exhibition of fully preserved objects and fragments. Most of the exhibits come from Gran Canaria, while numerous other finds come from the neighboring islands. You can see ceramic vessels, idols such as the Ídolo de Tara, and more than two hundred stamps. The collection is rounded out by stone and bone tools, clothing made of animal hide and plant fibers, and a variety of animal and plant products, including some made from mollusks.