Casa / Museo Cesar Manrique, Canary Islands, Spain
4.5 (1.258 reviews) Spent < 1 hour Ranking #1 in Lanzarote Speciality Museums
Manrique's last home
For an insight into the personality of César Manrique, who has been of so much importance for Lanzarote, it is very worthwhile to visit the house and studio, where he lived from 1988 till 1992. It is located in the upper part of Haria, one of the three beautiful villages of Lanzarote, besides Teguise and Yaiza. The artist had transformed a farmhouse, set in a palm grove, into his home with attached studio. Open daily as of 10.30am it has an entrance fee of 10 Euros. Photography is not allowed in the interior rooms. Cesar Manrique loved to entertain people, for whom he had a guest room, and he also enjoyed some luxury as can be seen from the round bathtub and the swimming pool with the nearby sun loungers. Everywhere are plants, often succulents so typical for the island. Most furniture and lamps were designed by the artist himself. The large studio with all the easels and paints is said to have been left as it was, when Cesar Manrique died from a car accident in 1992.
Address
Calle Elvira Sanchez, Haria, Spain.
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Website
http://www.lanzaroteinformation.com/content/manrique-house-museum
Current local date and time now
Monday, May 13, 2024, 9:09
User Ratings
4.5 based on (1.258 reviews)
Reviews
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5Chimp1972 5:00 PM Oct 5, 2022
Another amazing Manrique building.
Cesar Manrique is as fascinating person. This is his second home in the island and is a real insight into his life and work, as always the architecture is breathtaking and the use of landscape so clever. Practicalities. No designated car park, but easy parking locally, easy access and very friendly staff, small shop but nowhere to buy refreshments. A couple of toilets. We bought a combined ticket that allowed us to also visit the Manrique Foundation for €17, which can be used within a week. Highly recommend.
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4tripsandfood55 5:00 PM Apr 27, 2022
A nice well kept / maintained museum
Limited parking outside (A few cars) - otherwise, park in the village and walk up. Built by Cesar Manrique, it is a fabulous house / museum to visit and well maintained. Photos are not allowed to be taken inside the house. As well as the house and surrounding gardens, there is also a work studio on the site. Consider taking a bit of time to listen to the video (outside / around the corner) that talks about Cesar Manrique. Would recommend visiting.
