Centro Atlántico de Arte Moderno (CAAM)
The Centro Atlántico de Arte Moderno—CAAM—was opened on 4 December 1989, and it marks the moment when Las Palmas gave contemporary art a purpose-built home rather than treating it as a temporary display. The museum building was designed by Francisco Javier Sáenz de Oíza, and one detail ties it directly to the older city fabric: it retains the façade of two neoclassical houses, keeping a visible link to earlier architecture while the new program moves forward. From the start, CAAM was created to house Canarian art collections from the Cabildo Insular de Gran Canaria, and its permanent collection now holds over 2,600 works. What gives CAAM its distinctive identity is its emphasis on “tricontinentality”—a dialogue between Europe, Africa, and the Americas—reflected in the range of works it collects and exhibits. …
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