Museums

Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes

One of the largest collections of visual arts in Cuba. Highlights among the exhibition rooms include the Cuban painting and engraving section, displaying works dating from the 16th to the 20th century. Another section is dedicated to European art, with original pieces by such masters as Rubens, Murillo and Goya, to name but a few. One of the most significant collections of Egyptian, Greek and Roman art in Latin America is also housed here.

The building itself has been completely renovated and transformed, both within and without. The display rooms were re-opened to the public more..

World66 rating:	[rate it]
url:	www.museonacional.cult.cu
address:	Calle Trocadero, between Calles Zulueta and Monserrate
tel:	7/861-3856

Museo de la Revolución

This can be called the main museum of Havana.

It’s the work of architects Maruri, of Cuba, and Jean Beleu, of Belgium, who came up with an eclectic design, which harmoniously combines Spanish, French and German architectural elements. It was originally designed to house the Provincial Government of Havana, but it was finished in 1920 to be the Presidential Palace. It was the headquarters of the Cuban government for 40 years.

It witnessed how the politicians of the time maneuvered the destiny of a nation, trapped in contradictions between the national interests and the more..

World66 rating:	[rate it]
zipcode:	79785
url:	Tokyo
address:	201 Norht Dickinson
tel:	663-5885
email:

Museo del Ron, Fundación Havana Clu

Museo del Ron, Havana
photo by: Hans-Peter Harmsen

Just behind the Capitolio you can find the museo del Ron. You can see the whole process of making rum. After the visiting the exhibition, you can taste the different varieties of rum yourself.