What to do and see in Havana, Ciudad de la Habana Province: The Best Specialty Museums

July 17, 2021 Phylicia Berquist

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. Museo Quisicuaba

Maloja # 26 e / Angeles and Eagle, Havana Cuba +53 7 8630683 [email protected] http://www.cabildoquisicuaba.cult.cu
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5.0 based on 4 reviews

Museo Quisicuaba

2. Museo Jose Lezama Lima

Trocadero #160-162, Havana Cuba
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5.0 based on 2 reviews

Museo Jose Lezama Lima

3. Cubas Historiske Arkiv Asger Jorn paintings

Calle Linea 1009 / 10 y 12 Vedado, Havana Cuba http://sohn.dk/asger-jorn-i-havana/
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5.0 based on 2 reviews

Cubas Historiske Arkiv Asger Jorn paintings

4. National Museum of Contemporary Ceramics

Mercaderes 27 Casa de Aguilera, Havana Cuba 861 6130 http://www.ohch.cu/museo-ceramica-contemporanea/
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5.0 based on 9 reviews

National Museum of Contemporary Ceramics

5. Museo de Gallo

Avenida 5ta Micro Diez, Habana del Este, Havana 10900 Cuba +53 7 7656270
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Museo de Gallo

The Museum of the Affections is the largest Art Brut Museum in Cuba. Its creator "Gallo" is 94 years old. Before being an artist he was Diplomat and Agent of the Cuban Intelligence. After his retirement he created this unique space. Recycling and reusing irons, personal items and unusual materials. He has created an outdoor garden full of art while turning his apartment into an authentic Gallery

6. Wifredo Lam Center

Calle San Ignacio 22, Havana Cuba +53 7 8613419
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4.5 based on 15 reviews

Wifredo Lam Center

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.

7. Casa Museo de la Barberia

Aguia 10 e/ Pena Pobre y Ave. de la Misiones Habana Vieja, Havana Cuba
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4.5 based on 3 reviews

Casa Museo de la Barberia

8. Church and Convent of St. Francis of Asisi

Plaza de San Francisco La Habana Vieja, Havana Cuba +53 7 8613312
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4.5 based on 554 reviews

Church and Convent of St. Francis of Asisi

The Latin inscription over the main door of this church and convent dedicated to St. Francis reads: non est in toto sanctior orbe locus (there is no holier place on earth). As it's now a museum and concert hall, it may no longer be earth's holiest place, but it certainly is one of the loveliest. Built in the 16th century, in 1730 it was restored in a baroque style, resulting in a richly adorned facade with fluted conchlike tympanums over the doors and windows. Just inside the door you'll see tombs beneath a glass floor panel. (Churches were used as cemeteries until Bishop Espada founded what is now the Necrópolis Cristóbal Colón in 1868, a detail all Cubans seem to know and cherish). Note also the 19th-century grandfather clock made by Tiffany. The rooms to the right of the nave house archaeological finds and art exhibits.

Reviewed By mctavish2016 - London, United Kingdom

We enjoyed our visit to this Convent and church Interesting to see a convent still in use today. Well worth a stop to visit.

9. Museo Napoleonico

Plaza de la Revolucion, Havana Cuba 8791460 / 8791412 [email protected] http://www.ohch.cu/museos/museo-napoleonico-de-la-habana/
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4.5 based on 274 reviews

Museo Napoleonico

Reviewed By SitaS116 - Havana, Caribbean

Who would have thought to find such an incredible Napoleonic collection in Havana? The Italian Renaissance-style villa hosting it is truly impressive: an elegant treasure chest.

10. Taquechel Pharmacy Museum

Calle Obispo No. 155 San Ignacio y Mercaderes Esquina Mercaderes y San Ignacio, Havana Cuba http://www.lahabana.com/guide/museo-farmacia-taquechel
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4.5 based on 564 reviews

Taquechel Pharmacy Museum

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