[responsivevoice_button voice=”Spanish Female” buttontext=”Click to listen”] The Councillor for Historical Heritage of the City of La Laguna, Elvira Jorge, wants to thank all the people who from 6 pm until 12 pm yesterday participated and enjoyed the III edition of “The Night of Heritage” in San Cristobal de La Laguna. “I believe that La Laguna … Read more
[responsivevoice_button voice=”UK English Female” buttontext=”Click to listen”] An event that is a tribute to the cultures and languages of all the cities that are part of the group of World Heritage Cities, which represent the diversity and richness of our country. The group World Heritage Cities of Spain is a non-profit association that is formed … Read more
[responsivevoice_button voice=”Spanish Female” buttontext=”Listen”] Interested parties will have until August 28th to submit claims The City Council of La Laguna, through the Department of Culture led by Yaiza Lopez Landi, has approved, initially in a plenary session, the rules for temporary use of the rooms of the former convent of Santo Domingo, which is now … Read more
Talk given by Juan de la Cruz Rodríguez, independent researcher of Canarian popular weaving and clothing. He has worked since 1984 in the Museum of History and Anthropology of Tenerife as a Technician in Textiles and Clothing. He has regularly published books and articles on his speciality. Last book published: Los Trajes Típicos de La … Read more
Workshop given by Mª del Carmen Almenara Ramos, craftswoman specialized in the elaboration of traditional Canarian clothing. She is a professor in the department of Textiles, Clothing and Leather at CIFP Las Indias. She has organized courses in in La Laguna on the technique of gold embroidery and planned the creation of a workshop school … Read more
[responsivevoice_button voice=”Spanish Female” buttontext=”Click to listen”] Santa Catalina de Siena Convent Corpus cristhi procession The first information about the convent of Santa Catalina in Siena dates back to the first half of the 16th century. In 1524 the Cabildo of Tenerife planned the foundation of a monastery of nuns on the land that the Adelantado … Read more