Centro de Fotografía Isla de Tenerife

The Centro de Fotografía Isla de Tenerife (Photo Center Tenerife Island) is a museum dedicated to photography located in the city of Santa Cruz de Tenerife (Spain) which was opened in 1989.[1] The museum moved under the control of TEA (Tenerife Espacio de las Artes) in 2008.[2][3]

History

The museum was opened on 30 November 1989 by the Cabildo de Tenerife, with a goal to “promote aspects of artistic creation with enormous potential for contemporary expression, and to rescue and preserve our own heritage of images, which still remains dispersed and lacks sufficient preservation".[1]

Collections

They hold two separate photograph collections, one of documentary photography, and one of artistic photography, in over 20,000 m² of exhibition space.[4] The centre also holds a large collection of works by Óscar Domínguez.[5] In addition to this, they hold an archive of postcards depicting the Canary islands, and a large collection of magic lantern slides. Much of their archive is visible online.[6]

The museum is also home to a studio and photo lab, conference room, a specialized library with more than 3,500 volumes, files, and store collections, a gift shop and a restaurant. There is a space for childrens and family activities called "MiniTEA".[7] The current exhibition space was built by Swiss architects Herzog and De Meuron.[5] [8]

The centre has hosted the event "Fotonoviembre", also known as the "Festival Internacional de Fotografía de Tenerife" since 1991.[9]

References

  1. ^ a b "Centre of photography". TEA Tenerife Espacio de las Artes. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Centro de fotografía". TEA Tenerife Espacio de las Artes (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 June 2025.
  3. ^ "Centro de Fotografía "Isla de Tenerife"" (PDF). ifcanarias. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
  4. ^ "Centro de Fotografía Isla de Tenerife. Museos de Tenerife. Guía turística de Tenerife". www.tenerife2.com. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
  5. ^ a b "Visitas". TEA Tenerife Espacio de las Artes (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 June 2025.
  6. ^ "Colección del Centro de Fotografía Isla de Tenerife". TEA Tenerife Espacio de las Artes (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 June 2025.
  7. ^ "CENTRO DE FOTOGRAFÍA ISLA DE TENERIFE". masdearte. Información de exposiciones, museos y artistas (in European Spanish). Retrieved 18 June 2025.
  8. ^ "Projects". I Guzzini. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
  9. ^ "Fotonoviembre 2023". api.fotonoviembre.org (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 June 2025.

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