National Museum of Fine Arts, Cuba
Visit the National Museum of Fine Arts of Cuba.
National Museum of Fine Arts
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The Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes (National Museum of Fine Arts) is a fascinating art museum located in two buildings next to the famous Martí Promenade, in the center of Havana. Its main goals are to restore, preserve, and promote works belonging to the heritage of Cuba. It has 24 rooms exhibiting ancient art collections, rooms dedicated to masters in every epoch, as well as rooms with temporary exhibitions.
Centro Asturiano © Nyctaline
The Fine Arts Palace, known as Universal Art Collection exhibits an international art show from 500 B.C. until nowadays. From this building stand out the great Spanish collection, including a painting by El Greco, Roman mosaics from 2000 years ago, and a painting by Gainsborough.
The Asturian Center is focused in Cuban Art. It exhibits a great variety of works in chronological order. These works include the some by artists like Guillermo Collazo, Rafael Blanco, Raúl Martínez, or Wifredo Lam.
As a whole they host one of the largest collections of paintings and sculptures in all Latin America. If you don’t have too much time it is recommendable to visit The Asturian Center, hosting the most complete collection of Cuban Art.
The museum also has a library specialized in plastic arts.
This is one of the best art museums in all the Caribbean. You can spend all day here dealing with all kinds of art, from Cuban pop art to Greek pottery.
More information:
Location:
Palacio de Bellas Artes: Agramonte, esquina con San Rafael, La Habana - Cuba.
Centro Asturiano: Calle Trocadero, entre Agramonte y la Avenida de las Misiones, La Habana - Cuba.
Ticket price:
5 CUC per building (youngers than 14 free admission).
Opening hours:
Tuesdays through Saturdays from 10:00am to 6:00pm; Sundays from 10:00am to 2:00pm.
Interactive map:
What to see in Havana:
Old Havana
- Essential places to visit:
- Plaza de la Catedral Square
- Havana Cathedral
- Palacio de los Marqueses de Aguas Claras Palace
- Colonial Art Museum
- Plaza de Armas Square
- Castillo de la Real Fuerza (Castle of the Royal Force)
- Museo de Navegación (Maritime Museum)
- City Museum (Capitanes Generales Palace)
- Plaza de San Francisco de Asís Square
- San Francisco de Asís Convent and Religious Art Museum
- Rum Museum
- Plaza Vieja Square
- Planetarium
- Calle Mercaderes Street
- Maqueta Museum of Old Havana (Scale Model Museum)
- Calle Obispo Street
- Places to visit (See for superior stays to 3 days):
- La Bodeguita del Medio
- Palacio del Conde de Lombillo Palace
- Marqués de Arcos Palace
- Segundo Cabo Palace
- El Templete
- Automobile Museum
- Casa de la Obra Pía House
- Bacardí Building
- Plaza del Cristo Square
- Belén Convent
- Casa Natal de José Martí (Birthplace Museum)
- Iglesia de San Francisco de Paula Church
- Other places:
- Alejandro Humboldt Museum
- Photographic Gallery of Cuba
- Pablo de la Torriente Brau Cultural Center
- Marqués de Prado Ameno Cards Museum
- National Museum of Natural History of Cuba
- La Casona Art Center
- Simón Bolívar House Museum
- Armería 9 de Abril Museum
- Chocolate Museum
- Casa de Asia House Museum
- Casa de África House Museum
- Casa de México Benito Juárez House Museum
- Tobacco Museum
- Firefighters Museum
- Oswaldo Guayasamín House Museum
- Numismatic Museum
- 28 de Septiembre de los CDR Museum
- Goldsmithing Museum
- Mural Painting Museum
- Farmacia Habanera Museum
- Santa Clara Convent
- Iglesia Parroquial del Espíritu Santo Church
- IIglesia del Santo Cristo del Buen Viaje Church
- Nuestra Señora de Kazán Orthodox Cathedral
- Iglesia del Santo Ángel Custodio Church
- El Floridita
Centro Habana
- Essentia places to visit:
- El Capitolio
- Museo de la Revolución Museum
- Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes (National Museum of Fine Arts)
- Places to visit:
- Real Fábrica de Tabacos Partagás (Partagás Royal Tobacco Factory)
- Paseo Martí (Martí Promenade)
- García Lorca Theater of Havana
- Castillo de San Salvador de La Punta Castle
- Iglesia del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús Church
- Other places:
- Fraternidad Park
- Fuente de la India (La India Fountain)
- Hotel Inglaterra
- Monument to Máximo Gómez
- José Lezama Lima House Museum
- Chinese Quarter of Havana
Vedado
- Essentia places to visit:
- University of Havana
- Plaza de la Revolución Square
- José Martí Memorial
- Christopher Columbus Cemetery
- El Malecón
- Other places:
- Museo Napoleónico (Napoleonic Museum)
- National Museum of Decorative Arts
- Hotel Nacional de Cuba
- Hotel Habana Libre
- Edificio Focsa Building
- Dance Museum
- Monument to the Victims of the USS Maine
- US Interest Section
- Máximo Gómez Museum (Quinta de los Molinos)
- Monument to Antonio Maceo
- Torreón de San Lázaro Turret
- Avenida de los Presidentes de la Habana Avenue
- Casa de las Américas House
- Train Museum
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