"The Timple Museum is the culmination of a dream long cherished not only by me, but by lovers of crafts, the timple, and by all of us who believe that traditional culture needs serious spaces." This was stated by the timple player Benito Cabrera, who explained to Radio Lanzarote all the details of this museum that will finally open its doors this Friday, March 25.
In the Timple House Museum, according to Benito Cabrera, you can find different exhibition rooms where you can learn about the background of the timple, with very diverse instruments from both Africa and Europe, as well as instruments related to the timple such as ukuleles, charangos, etc. You can also find a multitude of panels with photographs and historical documentation, a multimedia room and a reproduction of a craft workshop, where people can see how a timple is made, and a room also dedicated to the latest generation timples, among other things.
More than a museum
However, the Timple House "will not only be a museum, but it is planned to carry out activities throughout the year, such as various concerts, as well as work in a documentation and archive center with scores and recordings," added Cabrera. In fact, he pointed out that there are already a series of concerts planned for the weekend of April 1.
"We have been working on it for many years. First it was going to be done in Femés, but then we considered that it had to be in Teguise, in the cradle of the timple and, in the end, after many vicissitudes and stumbles, it has been achieved, with a lot of work and a lot of effort, to set up a headquarters that I hope will be to everyone's liking," said Cabrera, who has specified that this is only "the first step of a series of actions aimed at the knowledge of the timple and traditional Canarian music."
The Timple House Museum, located in the Spínola Palace in Teguise, will be inaugurated this Friday, in an institutional event that will be attended by the President of the Canary Islands Government, Paulino Rivero, the Mayor of Teguise, Juan Pedro Hernández, as well as various artists, folk groups, artisans and cultural entities. Subsequently, according to Cabrera, there will be an open day throughout the following week, so that citizens can visit the museum for free.
