The Piracy Museum of Teguise, located in the Guanapay Castle, is now a reality, after it was inaugurated last Friday. A project that, according to the Teguise City Council, "is a boost to the cultural attractions of the municipality" and that has also involved the restoration of a building declared BIC, which was built in 1596.
The inauguration ceremony was attended by the mayor of Teguise, Juan Pedro Hernández, who was accompanied by the president of the Cabildo of Lanzarote, Pedro San Gines; and the Councilor for Culture of La Villa, Oswaldo Betancort. Also present were the Deputy Minister of Tourism of the Government of the Canary Islands, Ricardo Fernández; the general director of Tourism Planning and Promotion of the Government of the Canary Islands, Rita Hernández; the general director of Infrastructure of the Government of the Canary Islands, Miguel Cabrera; as well as the general director of Cooperation and Cultural Heritage of the Government of the Canary Islands, especially involved in this project, Aranzazu Gutiérrez.
During the tour of the museum, you can see the weapons that were used at the time, the flags, a reproduction of the center of La Villa de Teguise as it was in the past, panels with the chronology of the various pirate attacks that Lanzarote has suffered, and clothing of the militias and pirates, among others.
The coordinator of the museum intervention, Sebastián Hernández, defined it as "a comic full of pages", which are the 21 spaces dedicated to piracy. "The ideal place to learn about the history of our Island, while having fun and enjoying one of the most important castles in the Canary Islands."
For his part, the Councilor for Culture, Oswaldo Betancort, pointed out that open days are planned for April so that all citizens of Lanzarote can visit the Piracy Museum.
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