One of the unmistakable symbols of Lanzarote is the artist César Manrique and with the aim of preserving and spreading the work, the César Manrique Foundation was founded., a private institution located in the Taro de Tahiche that belongs to the municipality of Teguise. The Foundation's main areas are the protection of the natural environment, promoting the plastic arts and inviting cultural reflection.

The center of the César Manrique Foundation was inaugurated in 1992, it is the old house of Manrique that has been converted into a museum. In the facilities you can find two collections, the first of which is contemporary art with works by artists of the same generation and the second of the collections is representative of the best of the artist.

The most impressive thing about the building, which was the home-studio of Manrique, is that it is located on a lava tail of the eruption that took place between 1730-36, taking advantage of the formation of volcanic bubbles to configure a surprising habitable place. The exterior of the museum is inspired by the traditional architecture of the island of Lanzarote.

The César Manrique Foundation receives around 300,000 visitors a year, which makes it one of the reference places in Teguise.

Some of the islands of the Canarian archipelago have been attacked by invaders and pirates throughout history. In Teguise there is a place called Piracy Museum which opened in February 2011, is located in Castillo de Santa Bárbara, which served of strength before the different pirate offensives that suffered the island of Lanzarote especially from the sixteenth century.

The fortress is in the mountain of Guanapay, it was a perfect strategic place to see any kind of attack coming, from here you can watch the whole island in any direction.

It is currently the Museum of Piracy and it shows information about some of the most universal pirates, also explains the history of the attacks of these invaders on the island of Lanzarote. The museum exposes how the population of the island managed to overcome the threat of pirate attacks.

You can get to know in depth the history of Teguise, you can see a model of the ancient city and it shows the power it had during the XVI and XVII centuries.

The reason why the islands were a favorite site for pirate attacks was because after discovering the New World it was a place to stop for the ships that made the route until the Americas.