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Available only in spanish Abstracción y Círculos mágicos de Pino Ojeda Con motivo del 25º aniversario del nombramiento de la artista canaria Pino Ojeda como Hija Adoptiva de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, el Castillo de Mata acoge la exposición Abstracción y Círculos mágicos de Pino Ojeda. La muestra, fruto de la colaboración entre la Concejalía de Cultura y la Fundación Canaria Pino Ojeda, y con el patrocinio de la Consejería de Cultura del Cabildo de Gran Canaria, reúne una amplia selección de obras que recorren la faceta más abstracta y experimental de la autora. Incluye piezas inéditas, desde sus célebres lacas de los años 60 y 80 hasta los dibujos de la serie Círculos mágicos (1987), concebidos como un puente hacia la imaginación infantil. El proyecto cuenta con el comisariado de Aníbal García y Domingo Doreste, y se complementa con visitas guiadas y talleres organizados por la Fundación Canaria Pino Ojeda.

Available only in spanish

Abstracción y Círculos mágicos de Pino Ojeda

Con motivo del 25º aniversario del nombramiento de la artista canaria Pino Ojeda como Hija Adoptiva de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, el Castillo de Mata acoge la exposición Abstracción y Círculos mágicos de Pino Ojeda. La muestra, fruto de la colaboración entre la Concejalía de Cultura y la Fundación Canaria Pino Ojeda, y con el patrocinio de la Consejería de Cultura del Cabildo de Gran Canaria, reúne una amplia selección de obras que recorren la faceta más abstracta y experimental de la autora. Incluye piezas inéditas, desde sus célebres lacas de los años 60 y 80 hasta los dibujos de la serie Círculos mágicos (1987), concebidos como un puente hacia la imaginación infantil.

El proyecto cuenta con el comisariado de Aníbal García y Domingo Doreste, y se complementa con visitas guiadas y talleres organizados por la Fundación Canaria Pino Ojeda.

Additional information

OPENING HOURS:

Monday to Friday: 10 am to 2 pm.
Thursday, 5 pm to 8 pm.
Saturdays and the first Sunday of the month: 11 am to 2 pm.

Price

Free

Place

Castillo de Mata

OPENING HOURS (Admission free): Monday to Friday: 10 am to 2 pm. Thursday, 5 pm to 8 pm. Saturdays and the first Sunday of the month: 11 am to 2 pm. Mata Castle is the result of the various buildings constructed over the course of more than four centuries around the original defences, put up in the last third of the sixteenth century.. The initial design of the fortress was drawn up by the engineer Juan Alonso Rubián and its construction culminated in 1577, when Diego de Melgarejo was governor. After the first attack by the troops under the command of Van der Does, in 1599, the defences were rebuilt and have subsequently evolved to adapt to the various historical circumstances. Its military use until 1997 determined its configuration.The discovery of the original cubelo (bastion) during the archaeological intervention commissioned by the City Council of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria in 2002 was a historical milestone for the city. Since then, Mata Castle has undergone a thorough restoration, led by the architect Ricardo Montesdeoca, completed in 2013. In 1949 it was declared an Artistic Historical Monument.

OPENING HOURS (Admission free):

Monday to Friday: 10 am to 2 pm.
Thursday, 5 pm to 8 pm.
Saturdays and the first Sunday of the month: 11 am to 2 pm.

Mata Castle is the result of the various buildings constructed over the course of more than four centuries around the original defences, put up in the last third of the sixteenth century..

The initial design of the fortress was drawn up by the engineer Juan Alonso Rubián and its construction culminated in 1577, when Diego de Melgarejo was governor. After the first attack by the troops under the command of Van der Does, in 1599, the defences were rebuilt and have subsequently evolved to adapt to the various historical circumstances. Its military use until 1997 determined its configuration.

The discovery of the original cubelo (bastion) during the archaeological intervention commissioned by the City Council of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria in 2002 was a historical milestone for the city. Since then, Mata Castle has undergone a thorough restoration, led by the architect Ricardo Montesdeoca, completed in 2013. In 1949 it was declared an Artistic Historical Monument.