Route of art galleries and designer spaces
Art, in Santiago, is in the buildings, the rooftops, the gardens, the rain… In a city in which this discipline has played such an important role in its history.
Eugenio Granell Foundation
A space opened in 1995 that is devoted to the surrealist painter from Coruña, Eugenio Granell. The Foundation’s collections feature works by the artist himself (oils, sculptures, drawings, collages), works by other colleagues (Miró, Lam, Caballero, Copley, Rodríguez Luna, Duchamp, Steinberg, Abela, Césariny) and objects from different countries that the artist collected throughout his life. It also holds temporary exhibitions and other shows highlighting the museum’s different works.
Plaza del Toral (no number), 15705 Santiago de CompostelaTuesday to Friday 11.00 to 14.00 h. and 16.00 to 20.00 h. Saturday 12.00 to 14.00 h. and 17.00 to 20.00 h. Sunday, Monday and public holidays: closed
CGAC
Located in a building designed by the Portuguese architect Álvaro Siza Vieira, the CGAC is located in the old town, beside the convent and church of San Domingos de Bonaval, which houses the Museo do Pobo Galego (ethnographic museum).
In this centre we can visit retrospective exhibitions featuring internationally renowned artists as well as Galician art exhibitions, by well-established and emergent artists.
Rúa Valle Inclán, 2, 15703 Santiago de CompostelaFrom 11 to 20 h. Closed on Monday
Trinta
A space for becoming acquainted with the work of new generations of Galician artists and seeing exhibitions by some of the best representatives of the new generations of today’s contemporary art.
Rúa da Virxe da Cerca 24, Santiago de Compostela, 15703Monday-Friday: 12.30-14.30, 17.30-21.30 h. Saturday: 17:00-20:00 h
Espacio 48
The Espacio 48 gallery was founded in October 2000 to promote the work of national and international contemporary artists. From the beginning, it was conceived as a place for presenting new initiatives, opening up new roads and promoting the career of emergent artists. The gallery owner, Charo Santiago, is committed to the artists and participates in their own project, trying to create an ideal that goes beyond the merely commercial. This romantic mentality is reflected by its exhibitions, which make room for new initiatives without forgetting more established creators.
Rúa do Vilar 48, Santiago de Compostela, 15705Monday-Friday: 12.30-14.00 / 18.30-21.00 h.
Sargadelos Gallery
Internationally renowned due to its namesake ceramics, this gallery also hosts conferences, recitals, presentations, children’s activities, exhibitions and other events linked to the dissemination of Galician culture.
Rúa Nova 16, Santiago de Compostela, 15705Open: Monday to Saturday from 10:30 to 13:45 and 16:30 to 20:30 h
Bus Station Space
This gallery has the objective of bringing together young designers in a space where they can show their work in an original and entertaining way. It features a diaphanous exhibition space with a total surface area of 250 square metres, which enables the exhibition of creations from different disciplines and formats. It also includes an educational section that hosts workshops aimed at developing creativity by means of different expressive techniques.
Praza Camilo Díaz Baliño, 17, Santiago de Compostela, 15703Monday-Friday: 11:00-13:30, 17:00-20:30h
Paloma Pintos
The Paloma Pintos Gallery hosts exhibitions featuring different disciplines in Santiago de Compostela. A fresh space where you’ll find works by emergent artists and can immerse yourself in new tendencies.
Rúa de Xelmírez 25, Santiago de Compostela, 15704Monday-Friday: 18-20 h. By appointment only.
José Lorenzo Contemporary Art Gallery
It features a spacious exhibition area divided into three spaces: an area for temporary exhibitions, a back gallery devoted to 20th-century painting and a garden where exhibitions by renowned contemporary sculptors are held. It centres on promoting and disseminating contemporary art, as well as the work of modern masters. It collaborates with different public and private galleries and institutions.
Praza do Toural, 9, 1st floor, Santiago de Compostela, 15705Monday-Saturday: 11.30-14.00, 17.30-21.00 h. Sunday: 11.30-14.00 h.