Cayetano Gómez Felipe House Museum

Cayetano Gómez Felipe House Museum, a traditional Canary Island’s urban dwelling built in 1703 by the Irish merchant Bernard Walsh, known in Spanish as Bernardo Valois. In the centre of historical San Cristóbal de La Laguna, the home is situated opposite the first parish church to be built following the town’s founding, the Church of Nuestra Señora de la Concepción.

This dwelling was the family home of the collector Cayetano Gómez Felipe, who was born in the island of La Palma at the beginning of the 20th century, and died in this town in 1978. Objects that belonged to his family and which he accumulated throughout his lifetime are displayed throughout the different halls and bedrooms. The variety of objects is such that this House Museum is considered to be of special importance to learn about the everyday objects that families from the Canary Islands used from the 16th century onwards.

Within its rooms, you will find a collection made up of several collections: paintings, sculptures, glass, furniture, textiles, clothing, jewellery, personal effects, chinaware, photographs, documents, and so on.

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