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This unique cultural space is located in the capital Santa Cruz de Tenerife on the island of Tenerife. The design of the building of TEA was made by the Pritzker earner and world known architectural duo Herzog and de Meuron. They collaborated with the Spanish architect Virgilio Gutiérrez. Finished in 2008 the new building of TEA with more than 20.000sqm space consists of the Óscar Domínguez Institute, the Alejandro Cioranescu Island Library and the Center for Photography Island of Tenerife. The variety of social activities held in TEA turns it into a vital point for the art life on Tenerife. So if you are on vacation or business trip on this unique volcanic island and you are interested in art and architecture, you shouldn’t miss a visit at TEA!
There is a great variety of exhibitions at TEA. For example, from the 29th of April until the 22nd of August there is held the exhibition ¨Picasso and African sculpture. The origins of the Demoiselles d’Avignon¨, where you can follow the making of this master piece with a lot of sketches and notebooks from the great Spanish painter.
You will find also a cinema theatre in TEA, where you can watch alternative and documentary movies like for example the Russian production Tulpan with Spanish subtitles. The movies start at 19:00 in the evening. The library is open 24 hours a day, every day and the exhibition that you can visit every day from Tuesday to Sunday from 10:00 to 20:00. For more information we suggest that you visit the web site of TEA.
If you feel like a quality cultural experience during your stay in Tenerife, you should visit TEA where you enjoy the contemporary art life of the island. If you are looking for an accommodation in Tenerife, we recommend you the Apartment Mansion in Tenerife, a whole antique house with four bedrooms and a swimming pool for the perfect vacation with all your friends and family. It is supposed that Bonaparte himself has slept in this exquisite house!
