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The museum is located in the Castillo de San José, a former 18th-century coastal fortress transformed into a modern art museum in the 1970s by César Manrique. Today, it combines history, architecture, contemporary art, and spectacular sea views. The collection focuses primarily on art from the second half of the 20th century (c. 1950–1980). A particularly noteworthy feature is the restaurant on the lower level of the castle: - large panoramic windows directly overlooking the sea - views of the port of Arrecife - modern interior design by Manrique.

San Gabriel Castle, one of Lanzarote's oldest fortresses, rises from the tranquil waters of Arrecife Bay on a small island known locally as "Islote del Castillo" (Castle Island). However, for the island's older inhabitants, this island was always known as Islote del Quemado (the Burnt Island) due to the devastating fire it suffered during the attack of the feared Ottoman corsair Morato Arráez in 1586. Over the centuries, English, French, and Dutch pirates also approached San Gabriel's cannons before the much-celebrated failure of British Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson off the nearby coast of Tenerife at the end of the 18th century marked the beginning of the decline of piracy there. Today the castle is a must-see, not only because of the history museum housed there since 1972, but also because of the magnificent view from its roof terrace overlooking both the white island capital and the endless Atlantic Ocean.

The castle was built in 1571.

Inside there is a small museum about the history of the city.

It can be reached via two pedestrian causeways.

The drawbridge and the cannons still serve as reminders of the importance of the single distribution facility.

One of the landmarks of Arrecife

ATTENTION: The 'Castillo de San José' was part of the defense system of Arrecife against pirates and was never a prison