Location: Havana
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What to do and see in Havana, Ciudad de la Habana Province: The Best Museums
A city trapped in time, Havana captures the imagination like no other. Faded glamour meets careful colonial-era reconstruction with a backdrop of irresistible color. Walk El Malecón, the walkway bordering the ocean; visit Old Havana and the Catedral de San Cristóbal; and listen for salsa music, open-air bazaars and parties that last all night.
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1. Taller de Serigrafia Rene Portocarrero
2. Estudio Taller Santacana
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 42 reviews
The Studio and Workshop of Beatriz Sala Santacana exhibits the artist's ceramic sculptures, paintings and drawings. Her work depicts everyday people as the main characters, and brings attention to the conflicts and experiences that shape societies, with a hopeful outlook. Also on display in this bright and welcoming atmosphere are her ceramic murals, plates, vases, glazed tiles and mosaics. On weekends, visits only by appointment.
Reviewed By Silbsing
This is a wonderful gallery and we fell in love with the sculptures. At the end we decided to buy 2 artworks and they arranged all packing and transport to bring them to our home safely. Sabine and Martin Singapore
3. National Museum of Contemporary Ceramics
4. Factoria Habana
5. La Marca
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 34 reviews
6. Jorge Gil Estudio Galeria
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 35 reviews
Founded in 2016, Jorge Gil Studio Gallery exhibits a dynamic collection of contemporary jewelry as well as related objects and artworks. With an eye towards the conceptual side of the jewelry field in this gallery placed in the heart of Old Havana you can enjoy watching and buying the pieces of jewelry and sculptures made of titanium by the only goldsmith that works this meetal in Cuba
Reviewed By meselephant
We had the privilege of visiting Jorge's gallery. His jewelry is lovely, but I was even more enamored of the building. Jorge apparently built the building, all the fixtures, the staircases, and the cabinets himself. This is 3 story building with gallery at street level, living quarters on the 2nd floor, and workshop up above. You can see Jorge's meticulous vision in everything from the jewelry on display to the floors, benches, and organization of the space. It's pretty mind-boggling after having seen the disarray of so many of the structures in Havana, this space is more like something you'd expect to see in a modern European capital. It really speaks to Jorge's tenacity and his can-do sprit. It was a joy to meet Jorge and visit his Gallery/Home/Workshop.
7. Yuniel Delgado Studio
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 20 reviews
La obra plastica de este joven artista es de una fuerza y una belleza sin precedentes. Graduado de la Academia de Bellas Artes de San Alejandro, Yuniel Delgado Castillo (La Habana 1984) se ha desenmarcado del quehacer de los otros artistas de su generación y ha logrado un estilo único, diferente, sin igual. Su obra respira por si misma he inspira suenhos y deseos en el espectador. Partiendo del estudio de los grandes artistas de la plastica universal, Yuniel fue forjando su estilo hasta llegar a donde esta ahora. Y no detiene su paso Es un artista que busca nuevas formas, nuevos soportes para plasmar una obra que impresiona a todo el que se acerque. Es una obra que dialoga y se hace preguntas. Que le esta dando la vuelta al mundo. EE.UU, Inglaterra, Costa Rica, Alemania, Australia, China, Italia, Francia, por mencionar solo algunos, son varios de los paises donde la obra de este artista forma parte de colecciones privadas, exposiciones, casas de clientes, proyectos de artes.
8. Lookout Farm (Finca Vigia)
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 61 reviews
Hemingway's 13-acre farm on a hillside overlooking Havana is preserved as a museum.
Reviewed By dianeluvshiking
Step back in time where everything has stopped right where Hemingway left it. Such a fastenaing author. The grounds are beautiful, and you are able to walk arond. The "Pilar" is roped off, and a guard is standing by, but you can see it from a few feet away. The same with his house. It is all ropped off, but all of the windows, and doors are open for you to see inside, and transport yourself back in time. There are people that work there that are able to take your camera, and get a close up of any of the items in his hose, especially his typewriter, and Picasso. For a tip. There is a gift shop, and snack bar with toilets to use as well. If you are a Hemingway fan you don't want to miss this little bit of history that will transport you back in time. No self audio tour available.
9. Museu Nacional de Belas Artes de Cuba
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 2,417 reviews
Museum offers a glimpse of colonial Cuba.
Reviewed By EstherP1882 - Chicago, United States
I was very tired at this point in the itinerary so waited for my friends in the Museums coffee shop on the ground floor. The attendant made me an excellent capucchno. I also visited the gift shop which had a good selection of art books and art prints, as well as Videos/DVD's on Cuba and its history.
10. Wifredo Lam Center
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 15 reviews
Dedicated to and named for the great Cuban surrealist painter known as the Cuban Picasso, this gallery and museum is just behind the Catedral de la Habana in the elegant, 18th-century Casa del Obispo Penalver. Along with a permanent exhibit of Lam's lithographs and etchings, the center hosts temporary shows with works by contemporary Cuban and South American artists. Lam, born in 1902, studied in Spain and fought with the Republic against Franco. He later fled to France, where he was influenced by Pablo Picasso, Georges Braque, and the poet Andre Breton, among others. He returned to Cuba to support the Revolution, and later returned to Paris, where he died in 1982. His best works hang in the Cuban collection of Havana's Museo de Bellas Artes. COST: $3. Mon.-Sat. 10-5.
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