TEA Tenerife Espacio de las Artes — Attraction in Santa Cruz de Tenerife

The building has amazing architecture which got my stars. Bravo to the architect. Some great photo opportunities to be had on the grounds. The photography exhibition was just all wrong!! I didn't quite get the music theme behind it all, obviously it's a local university art student or someone with no experience whatsoever curating this. I personally wouldn't like to have my work presented like this to the public. Lighting, wall color etc.. it's all just totally wrong.. Such a shame!! They should have whoever is in charge of presenting this work, go somewhere like Berlin's photography museum or NYC and see how they have it done. Trying to seek some outside guidance would be a start. At least I didn't have to pay. It would have been a bummer if I had to. They have a public library that is completely full of time wasters, they should really have the librarian assign each person a seat and implement a limited time to stay for each person. The cafe has obnoxious staff. As soon as you sit, they are trying to have you leave by collecting your half empty plates. I think they are trying to integrate a Michelin 5 star restaurant into a coffee shop of some sort?? What's up with the tables set for a 3 course meal... I take it's a lack of experience with modernism. Makes no sense.. They have a separate Library that is dedicated to photography, which was cool to see. But it has no work in there collection of anybody I recognized. I asked the librarian if they had any of Fan Ho's work in their collection, they didn't hold any of his work and by shock, they didn't know who he even was. That alone shows me the level of expertise they have in the photography industry working here. For such a beautiful building, the visit was nothing special. They should really call in the professionals to show them how to do all of this. It really could be a main attraction for the city, if they just got the right people in...

I visited TEA during my last vacation in Tenerife on a Sunday before 8 pm. There was no waiting time to enter. I wanted to attend some artistic exhibitions. First the building is huge and impressive. It is sharing the place with an immense library where everybody can rent book, work in silence or read. The access to the space was free. The receptionist explained me it was decided this way right after Covid. The exhibitions were great, installations were having enough space around to breath to provide feelings and have an impact. Everything was translated in English, perfect for tourists. I really recommend to go there and...

Una biblioteca con historia, pero que ha perdido parte de su esencia

Llevo viniendo a esta biblioteca desde hace unos 14 años y, aunque siempre le he tenido mucho cariño, creo que con el tiempo ha ido perdiendo algunos aspectos que antes la hacían especial. Uno de los mayores cambios fue dejar de abrir 24 horas después del COVID. Para quienes, como yo, solíamos venir de madrugada, es una verdadera lástima.

En cuanto al personal de seguridad, aunque hacen su trabajo y la presencia es positiva, sería recomendable que patrullaran un poco más por las instalaciones, en lugar de pasar tanto tiempo sentados en la entrada o conversando. Entiendo que es algo humano, pero en ciertos momentos se agradecería más atención.

También he notado que, cuando se informa de personas haciendo ruido, a veces simplemente las miran y se van, en lugar de pedirles amablemente que bajen la voz. Comprendo que no quieran conflictos, pero como autoridad del lugar, se espera una actuación más firme.

Otro punto mejorable es el tema de las mesas, cuando se va la luz. Antes, la persona de recepción podía solucionarlo al momento, pero ahora hay que esperar al personal de mantenimiento, lo que puede tardar hasta un día. Es un pequeño detalle, pero genera molestias evitables.

Sobre la limpieza, me parece que está bastante bien. El personal hace lo que puede y creo que muchas de las quejas vienen más del comportamiento de algunos usuarios que del servicio en sí.

Por último, en épocas de exámenes, sería ideal contar con más vigilancia sobre los asientos. Es muy común ver sitios reservados con carpetas u hojas durante más de una hora, sin que nadie los ocupe, lo cual es una falta de respeto para quienes realmente necesitan un espacio.

En general, sigue siendo un lugar útil y con potencial, pero hay varios aspectos que podrían mejorarse para recuperar el nivel que tuvo durante...