[2] It was established in 1993,[3] with an anthological exhibition by Maruja Mallo,[4] and has had a stable program since the end of 1994, starting with Itínere.

Also the recovery of the San Domingos Park in the space adjacent to the CGAC, respects the distribution of the old convent garden, with the succession of terraces, a Galician solution to the utilization of the land's unevenness for agricultural use.

This is the only city outside Portugal that has two works by this architect, the other being the Faculty of Journalism, at the University of Santiago de Compostela.

The structure has three floors that include an entrance porch, auditorium, coffee shop, library, administrative offices and exhibition halls.

The terrace is accessible and provides a view of the roofs of the old quarter of the city and the Convent of San Domingos de Bonaval.