Centro de Innovación Cultural "El Almacén" — Attraction in Arrecife

The CIC is housed in an original Canarian building, providing a series of spaces to hold cultural exhibitions in.

We visited in June 2019, and the current exhibition is of canvases by Ildefonso Aguilar. These consist of textured pictures of volcanic landscapes, depicting an understandable link between Lanzarote and Iceland.

The pictures are displayed on three levels, reached by stairs. There's a fourth subterranean level where an audiovisual display of rock formations is shown against the walls of the cellar. This was very atmospheric and worthwhile taking time to appreciate the changing images.

The entire exhibition is free entry. There is also access via the El Almacen bar next door. For the lower levels this has a lift or alternatively you use an attractive wooden staircase.

According to staff there, opening hours remain the same after this exhibition finishes on 13th July. Check out what...

A fabulous transformation from when last I went , the bar is bright, vibrant and oozes an air of young and trendy but with men and women of all ages present. It appears to have an art house style cinema above it so when my Spanish improves sufficiently I will be back for that.... in the mean time I shall enjoy "practising" my Spanish in the bar where the beer was delicious and the tapas looked splendid. Well done to all...

Wandered in when visiting Arracife, a really nice space with a few interesting exhibitions. The place also has a cinema, bar and tapas restaurant. So really feels like a properly integrated space. Very friendly staff who explained was a former home, then the first art school in town before becoming a gallery which is now celebrating it's 50th anniversary. Well worth stopping by for an...