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Abstract: The la Casa de los Tiros museum was originally conceived in 1929 as the Museum of the city of Granada. The actual building which today hosts a collection documenting the cultural life of the city is linked to the history of an even more famous building, El Generalife, connected to the Alhambra. El Generalife together with the Casa de los Tiros was gained from the Campotejar family by the Spanish State following a long legal battle. This action was a mission towards the citizens «formento de la cultura intellectual y artistica espanola». The period from the end of 1800 to the beginning of 1900 was characterised by the expansion of orientalism within the intellectual community of Granada, developing as an identity discourse in the promotion and defence of the city. Antonio Gallego Burin was the key protagonist in advancing the idea of a Grenadine identity, from both a spiritual and material aspect. He was in charge of organising la Casa de los Tiros, museum for over 40 years and since it’s very beginning the museum became the meeting place for cultural experiences and exchange, such as the many magazines of the time dedicated to this. As a consequence la Casa de los Tiros, came to substitute the cafes where these meetings usually occurred. During the 1990s the museum was reorganised according to modern museographic needs and Gallego Burin’s decisions have been historicized as part of the history of the city and of the museum itself. It’s difficult to read Granada’s identity and representation in this museum. Culturally it doesn’t recover the same meaning anymore, the visitor has a multiple vision of the city which has to be reconstructed in its memory as a personal focus.