The Miller Building

Las Palmas de Gran Canaria · Category: Architecture · Subcategory: Industrial architecture · Year: 1900

The Miller Building is currently a multipurpose municipal area for culture and leisure use, in which exhibitions, artistic activities and all sorts of cultural events are held, all linked to the capital of Gran Canaria.

It is situated in Santa Catalina Park, and dates from the year 1900. It was originally conceived as an industrial warehouse, along with other structures of that time (such as the present Elder Museum), and was born under the fast growing marine traffic experienced by the Port of La Luz from the end of the 18th century. It was state property from the outset, and then used as a warehouse for several decades by the British consignatory company Miller y Cia S.A.

In 1995, the history of the Miller Building took a new course with its handing over by the State to the Town Hall of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, with one condition: that it should be used as a public cultural site. Since then, the Miller Building has undergone several refurbishments, including work done to its façades in 2000, and the restoration of its emblematic clock in 2007.

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