Tenerife Museums Report Full Post-Pandemic Recovery With 287,000 Annual Visitors
Tenerife’s museum network has fully recovered from the pandemic, recording 287,051 visitors in 2025—a 3.5% increase driven by diverse cultural programming and a rise in non-resident attendance.
Tenerife’s museum network has fully recovered from the pandemic, closing the 2025 fiscal year with 287,051 visitors—a 3.5% increase from the previous year. José Carlos Acha, the island’s councilor for culture, described the growth as a sign of a thriving cultural scene and a testament to the vital role these institutions play in preserving and sharing local heritage.
Attendance figures varied across the network. The Museum of Nature and Archaeology (MUNA) remained the most popular site with 101,618 visitors, followed by the Museum of Science and the Cosmos (MCC) with 71,929. The Museum of History and Anthropology of Tenerife (MHAT) saw 34,827 visitors at its Casa Lercaro location, while Casa de Carta welcomed 2,380 people following a period of closure for renovations. Other notable sites included the Castle of San Cristóbal (47,028 visitors), the Cueva del Viento (23,899), and the Documentation Center of the Canary Islands and America (Cedocam), which hosted 5,370 researchers and visitors.
The data also highlighted a shift in the visitor demographic. Non-resident visitors increased by 9% to reach 55,118. Meanwhile, local attendance remained steady at 52,656, and the network continued to attract a significant number of students and school groups, totaling 41,166 visits, alongside 11,091 children under the age of eight.
This success was largely driven by a diverse cultural program. MUNA hosted popular events like the Naturajazz and Musa festivals, alongside exhibitions on maritime history, migration, and Brazilian culture. The MCC focused on outreach through its CosmoLab project and lecture series held with the Astrophysics Institute of the Canary Islands. The MHAT highlighted textile anthropology and the history of clothing, while Cedocam showcased the history of theater in the archipelago.
Tenerife’s museums are part of a wider trend across Spain, where cultural centers are successfully adapting their management models to balance heritage conservation with the need to attract a broader, more diverse audience.