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Lanzarote offers a surprising range of museums that have a vaiety of things on display. One can find an exhibition on marine life to emigration and then on to commemorate the history of the island or else the country.

The most illustrious museums of Lanzarote is the Canary Cetacean Museum. It is a research centre that specializes in dolphins and whales and gives you value for money. It includes four galleries, many skeletons, models, diagrams and interactive exhibitions. The museum gives visitors tours and has a gift shop as well. The Museum of Canarian Emigrants is housed at an aweinspiring fortress from the 16th century. The Ethnographic Museum Tanit is full of antique fortunes mixed with local discoveries. Many items are on display including furniture, household items, fossils, ceramics, paintings and sculptures. It has a library, a wine cellar, a garden and a gift shop. The Casa/ Museo Del Capmesino is housed in an olf farmhouse building. It stores many important antiques, including tools and utensils which were used previously by peasant farmers who worked the land. This museum commemorartes the rich past of the island and displays the struggle that the farmers have gone through. Here also stands the arresting modern sculpture, the Monumento al Campesino, Monument to the Farmer.

The El Grifo Wine Museum is full of antiques as well, although this time the antiques are wine making equipment and more modern equipment. The museum is situated in a historic building that is right next to a working vineyard, hence tasting courses are available as well. The Museum of Canarian Emigrants is situated at the amazing Santa Barbara castle that stands high with an astounding view of the Teguise area of Lanzarote.This museum specializes in the history of Canarian emigration to the USA, while it also contains many important photographs, documents and antiques. Be sure to visit all these beautiful museums and enjoy them to the fullest. The best way to do so is to avoid car troubles and use car hire in Lanzarote services.

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