art colonial museum old havana cuba - inhavana
History must be treasured. The new generations have the right to know the past. That is the work of the Museum of Colonial Art. Located in the Cathedral Square, in Old Havana, this property was rescued from destruction. Since 1969 it has exhibited collections of objects from the colonial past, all of incalculable value.
Museum de arte Colonial, Havana, Cuba
Havana's Grand Museums and Castles
Description: Havana's Great Museums and Castles. Havana is a city of grand museums and centuries old castles.
A pictorial review of Havana’s main museums and castles, galleries and other museums installed in centuries old buildings, colonial homes and palaces.
Music by The Living Strings,
under the direction of maestro Mario Ruiz Armengol, Ernesto Lecuona arrangements by Stanley Black and his Orchestra and pianist Frank Fernandez from the National Symphony Orchestra of Cuba.
From our vintage LP record collection, reproduced on 1958 Pilot - Garrard equipment.
Great Museums of Havana: Curious about Cuba (webisode)
A preview of Great MuseumsTV's episode featuring the museums of Cuba, including the City of old Havana - a living museum - which aired on public television stations in December 2008.
GREAT MUSEUMS OF HAVANA: CURIOUS ABOUT CUBA -- narrated by Mariel Hemingway -- takes public television fans to a world largely unseen by U.S. viewers. GREAT MUSEUMS® producers Marc and Chesney Doyle worked with both the United States and the Cuban governments for nearly a year to gain access to the cultural treasures of Havana. Many American viewers may be surprised to learn that museums abound in Havana amid 500 years of architectural history. Program highlights include a stunning presentation of Cuban Art through the centuries at the National Museum of Fine Arts, as well as museums devoted to cigars, cars, rum, and revolution. Also featured: A spellbinding exploration of Ernest Hemingways life at the Hemingway House Museum, Finca Vigia, his home from 1940 to 1960; and, an insiders tour of the on-going restoration of the colonial district, Old Havana City, which is itself a living museum without walls and a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1982. Click on for more information.
Havana perfumery brings out the scent of colonial Cuba
Tourism is a key to the Cuban economy. Visitors come for the sun and the sea but also to soak up the island's rich history. Havana's heritage office runs a perfumery offering a fragrant tour back to Cuba's colonial era.
Casa de José Martí. Museo. Museum. Havana. Cuba
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El 28 de enero de 1853 nació en una sencilla casa de La Habana Vieja el poeta, político, orador y pensador cubano José Martí. Hoy es reconocido por todos como el más universal de todos los cubanos, por las renovadoras ideas que alcanzara para lograr la independencia de toda América. En este museo-casa encontrarás toda la vida este apóstol y héroe nacional.
El Museo Casa Natal de José Martí, o la Casita de Martí como muchos lo llaman, lo encontrarás muy cerca de la Estación Central de Ferrocarril. Exactamente se ubica en la calle Leonor Pérez No. 314 entre Picota y Egido, y abre sus puertas al público siempre de martes a sábado de 9:00 a.m. a 5:00 p.m. y los domingos hasta la 1:00 p.m.
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2015.02.15 Lovely piece in the Colonial Museo Romantico, Trinidad Cuba
Irene and dave review a lovely piece in the Museo Romantico, (Brunet Palace) Trinidad, Cuba
ambos mundo hotel, old havana, cuba, inhavana
Ernest Hemingway, Nobel laureate in literature and eternal friend of Cuba, made this hotel world famous. The same happened with the Floridita and the Bodeguita del Medio. This triad of sites has much to thank the illustrious American writer.
Ceramic Museum (Museo de la Ceramica) - Havana, Cuba
An interesting display of ceramics at the Ceramic Museum in Havana, Cuba.
Cuba - Reconstruction
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French sot: 45 sec)
Old Havana, the heart of the Cuban capital, was declared a World
Heritage site by UNESCO in 1981, some two decades after the
revolution that brought Fidel Castro to power, when much of the
city's colonial infrastructure was already in great need of
repair. The UNESCO intervention triggered interest from the
international community, but funds were insufficient. As a
result, although some of the capital's most prestigious
historical buildings were restored, the renovation process could
not keep up with the general decay. But since the legalisation
of the U.S. dollar in 1993 new income has been generated for the
City Historian's Office which is now actively engaged in
co-ordinating the reconstruction and refurbishment of Old
Havana.
SHOWS:
Havana, Cuba, November 15th 1995: Havana City Historian Eusebio
Leal, in white shirt, leads group of people at ceremony marking
anniversary of founding of the city 476 years ago; painting of
first Havana City Council meeting held under a tree on the same
site; Leal and others walk around tree during ceremony; Havana
skyline; ship in harbour; various historical buildings including
Capitolio, El Morro fort with cannons, La Cabana with flag;
section of former city wall; former presidential palace, now
Museum of the Revolution; various exhibits of military hardware
including small aircraft, missile and Granma boat which
brought Fidel Castro and followers to Cuba at onset of the
revolution; post-1959 block of flats built by Micro-brigades
south of Havana; cyclists, traffic and passers-by along
Malecon sea-front drive; sign: Havana, Faithful To Its
History; buildings along Malecon, including collapsed ones;
UNESCO Director, Regional Office of Culture for Latin America
and the Caribbean, Gloria Lopez Morales, sot, in French with
English translation, part-underlaid with scenes of Obra Pia
street and Obra Pia House, renovated former colonial mansion;
statues in inner courtyard; view from balcony into Plaza de la
Catedral; scaffolding; cathedral; tourists; artists in square;
stone urn; Cuba's oldest post-box; Museum of Colonial Art:
screens; chair; dancers from the Casa de Africa perform rumba
in square; doorway to Casa de Africa, sign, exhibits inside;
staircase; O'Reilly street near City Museum; plaque on street;
statue of Manuel de Cespedes, known as the father of the nation;
wooden cobbles in square; statue of former king of Spain
Fernando VII; sign: Office of the City Historian'; City
Historian, Eusebio Leal Spengler, sot in Spanish with English
translation, part-underlaid with scenes of former cigar factory
being renovated; City Museum, formerly Palace of the Captain
General; inner courtyard, with statue of Christopher Columbus;
cannon balls; Hall of Mirrors; portrait of the first Captain
General; vases; detail of alabaster vase; wall painting; marble
baths in the shape of sea-shells; fan cupboard; detail of fan
painting attributed to Goya; street with recently renovated
houses; newly re-built flower shop, sign on shop-front; view of
window-shoppers from inside; flowers in vases; Cuban President,
Fidel Castro with escort, including City Historian Eusebio Leal,
and architect Abiel San Miguel Estevez, responsible for local
projects coordinated by the City Historian's Office; sign:
November 16th: Casa Guayasamin, named after Ecuadorian painter
and sculptor Oswaldo Guayasamin; inside Casa Guayasamin: Fidel
Castro examining sculptures; painter of portrait of Fidel
Castro, Oswaldo Guayasamin, comments; bronze statue by
Guayasamin in Ruminahui Square, newly inaugurated by Fidel
traditional anniversary ceremony.
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Havana, Cuba Before the Revolution 27 photos
Americans can’t travel to Cuba, but tourists from other parts of the world—mostly Europe and Canada—visit the island for its beaches, culture, Spanish colonial architecture and vintage American cars. They buy art and Che Guevara souvenirs in outdoor markets and drink beer in newly restored plazas, where musicians play Buena Vista Social Club tunes in a constant loop.
In some places, the country appears stuck in its pre-revolutionary past. The famous Hotel Nacional displays photographs of mobsters and celebrity guests. La Tropicana still features a nightly cabaret. And many Hemingway fans stop at La Floridita, one of his favorite haunts, to slurp down overpriced rum cocktails.
For many tourists, 1950s Cuba holds romantic appeal. Last year, more than two million people visited the island, bringing in revenues of $2.4 billion, according to the Cuban government. The tourism industry has saved Cuba from economic ruin more than once—most recently after the Soviet Union collapsed in the early 1990s. But tourism has provoked a tension between the sultry image paradise travelers expect to find and the country’s steadfast desire to remain independent. In the years leading up to the Socialist Revolution, the façade came crashing down.
CUBA: EXPLORING the MUSEUM of NAPOLEON in a 19th century MANSION ????️
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The museum displays almost 8,000 items, most of them related to the period from the French Revolution through the Second Empire. The collection includes a specialized library, suits, weapons, military equipment, furniture, coins, historic and decorative objects.
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Museum in Havana Cuba, filming of the ground floor.
I'm at a museum in Old Havana. I forget the name unfortunately.
The cost of entering is only 5 pesos. I haven't been in a museum back home in a long time but I doubt it would be this cheap. Some of the art is actually very nice and it is possible on the ground level to buy pictures at the museum's store.
I went there on a rainy day to pass the time while waiting for the sky to clear out.
The nice thing about Cuba is that rain doesn't last long even in September went it's Typhoon season.
CUBA: HABANA 1791: MUSEO DEL PERFUME // CUBA: HAVANA 1791: THE PERFUME SHOP
CUBA: HABANA 1791: MUSEO DEL PERFUME // CUBA: HAVANA 1791: THE PERFUME SHOP. Historia y tradicion guardan las paredes de esta esquina de la calle de Mercaderes y Obrapia, HabanaEl Museo del Perfume acoge y recibe a sus visitantes con una tentativa autentica y aromatica seleccion..
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Havana at 500: driving a time machine | AFP
Yosbel Sosa, 33, drives what he calls a time machine — a black Chevrolet Impala with red and white seats, dating back to 1959, the year of late leader Fidel Castro's revolution. In it, he drives tourists around the city's historic sites: the restored dome of the Capitol, the colonial mansions, Art Deco buildings, Revolution Square and the picturesque Malecon seafront promenade.
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HAVANA TOURIST ATTRACTIONS: Havana Travel Guide. Things to do in Havana (Cuba)
HAVANA TOURISM: the best things to do in Havana, Cuba.
To condense such a peculiar city like Havana, with its own rhythm, its own tastes, their own people and their particular lifestyle in only 10 places is difficult. In the list 'Top 10 Amazing Places of Havana' Cicerone Plus we leave aside the famous hotels and local prestige to focus on the most historic, both the 'Cold War' as the designated World Heritage Site.
Top 10 Amazing Places in Havana:
10 .- Revolution Square, the cradle of the Cuban Revolution and the cult of figures that prompted José Martí, the precursor, Che Guevara and Camilo Cienfuegos.
9. Plaza de San Francisco de Asis (Square of San Francisco de Asis), where we find the homonymous 16th century convent that incorporates many religious objects of historical character. Baroque jewel converted into a museum and choral music room.
8. Paseo del Prado, Paseo de Martí today was built in the late 18th century, where simply walk from one end to another to find many buildings and sculptural monuments of Old Havana.
7. Plaza Vieja (Old Square), harmonized by valuable colonial buildings from the 17th century to 19th with a great aesthetic unity. There also found the Palace of the Counts of Jaruco that has several galleries.
6. Havana Cathedral, built in the 18th century in baroque style, the Cathedral of the Virgin Mary of the Immaculate Conception has several tombs and objects of famous people of the city and Cuba. Also in the square surrounding there are some of the most prominent colonial mansions.
5. Museums of Fine Arts, across the avenue the Missions are 2 Museums of Fine Arts: one dedicated to Cuban art and one to Universal art.
4. Museum of the Revolution, conceived in the early 20th century's canons of eclecticism, a dome at its summit as crown and outdoor memorials. A key to understanding the political and ideological heritage of the Cuban wars museum. It houses historical and artistic works of the late 15th century to the present.
3. The Temple, a small temple in neoclassical style of the early 19th century, home to large canvases of the time that had a considerable influence on Cuban architecture and in neighboring countries. In the Plaza de Armas, where it is, there are many varied plastic, sculptural and ornamental works.
2. The 4 Fortresses of Havana:
Castle of San Carlos de la Cabaña, mid 18th century, was the largest in Cuba and throughout the Americas, built by Spain.
Morro Castle, the 16th century, the castle of the 3 Kings of Morro, seen at the entrance to the bay of the city, from its conception is a prominent symbol of Havana. The lighthouse dates from the 19th century.
Castle of Real Fuerza, also from the 16th century, which even boasts its impressive military architecture and is now a museum of colonial times.
Fortress of San Salvador de la Puntilla, late 16th century, winner of a National Archaeological Restoration Award.
Honorable mention:
El Malecón
Before revealing the number one, we show a place that even without such a significant historical weight as those already mentioned, it is certainly pleasant visit to mingle with Cubans, breathing the sea air and enjoy spectacular sunsets. The Malecon of Havana is the Caribbean's most famous promenade.
1. Cuba National Capitol, striking symbol of the city of Havana and one of the great buildings of all Cuba. Its dome is one of the largest in the world of great architectural richness, with clean lines and beautiful proportions and decorated with great magnificence. The Capitol declared a National Monument of Cuba.
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CUBA: EXPLORING historic SPANISH FORT (DEL MORRO) in HAVANA'S HARBOR (built 1590s) ????
SUBSCRIBE: - Let's go visit this wave-lashed fort with its emblematic lighthouse was erected between 1589 and 1630 to protect the entrance to Havana harbor from pirates and foreign invaders (French corsair Jacques de Sores had sacked the city in 1555). Perched high on a rocky bluff above the Atlantic, the fort has an irregular polygonal shape, 3m-thick walls and a deep protective moat, and is a classic example of Renaissance military architecture.
For more than a century the fort withstood numerous attacks by French, Dutch and English privateers, but in 1762 after a 44-day siege a 14,000-strong British force captured El Morro by attacking from the landward side. The Castillo's famous lighthouse was added in 1844.
Cuba is a Caribbean island nation under communist rule. It has sugar-white beaches and is dotted with tobacco fields, which play a part in the production of the country's legendary cigars. The capital, Havana, is lined with pastel houses, 1950s-era cars and Spanish-colonial architecture in the 16th-century core, Old Havana. Salsa music plays in the dance clubs and cabaret shows are performed at the famed Tropicana.
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MEMORIA DE LA HABANA 54 PALACIO ALDAMA
Historia de uno de los palacios más hermosos de La Habana colonial.
Art museum, Havanna, Cuba, 2009