The Paraninfo of the University of La Laguna is a multipurpose space, designed to host both academic events and conferences and stage performances.
It is one of the main elements of the ULL Central Building, which began to be built in the mid-1930s and was not completed until 1962. Its design was the responsibility of the architects José Enrique Marrero Regalado and Domingo Pisaca, although it was the latter's work that would be fundamental in shaping the final appearance of the Paraninfo.
Endowed with a privileged acoustic for live voice, another of its outstanding elements is the pictorial decoration of its cover, the work of Mariano de Cossio, in which allegories of the different branches of university knowledge are represented.
During its years of activity, the most important musicians and actors of the regional and national scene passed through its stage, which made the Paraninfo of the University of La Laguna one of the reference halls in Tenerife.
In 2001, the building showed significant signs of deterioration due to dampness, which led to its closure and restoration. After several delays, the rehabilitation project, designed by architect Pedro Domínguez-Anadón, began in 2007 and was completed at the end of 2009, at which time it reopened to the public.
