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La Havana Museums
• A WorldWeb.com Travel Guide to Museums in La Havana, Cuba.
Museo de Artes Decorativos + My Favorites
Housed in a 1929 home built by one of the wealthiest men in Cuba, the museum preserves many antiques, art and rare items from around the world. Address: Calle 17, No. 502, e/Calle D y Calle E | La Havana Tel: +53 (0) 7 8309848
Museo Histórico de las Ciencias Carlos J. Finlay + My Favorites
A science museum in honor of Cuban physician Carlos Juan Finlay, who discovered that the mosquito was a carrier of yellow fever. Address: Calle de Cuba 460 | La Havana Tel: +53 (0) 7 8634823
Museo de la Música + My Favorites
This early 19th-century Casa de Pérez de la Riva is now a museum, mostly covering the musical history of Cuba. Address: Calle Capdevila (Cárcel) 1 | La Havana Tel: +53 (0) 7 8619846
Fundación Alejo Carpentier + My Favorites
The former home of Alejo Carpentier, considered Cuba's greatest writer, dates to 1809 and is now a museum dedicated to his life. On display is the manuscrip he was working on the day he died. Address: Calle Empedrado 215, e/Calle de Cuba y Calle San Ignacio | La Havana Tel: +53 (0) 7 8613667
Museo de la Revolución + My Favorites
The Museum of the Revolution houses the Russian tank used in the Bay of Pigs Invasion, a marble staircase, galleries, colonial items, uniforms of rebels and more. Address: Calle Refugio 1 | La Havana Tel: +53 (0) 7 8624092
Castillo de los Tres Reyes del Morro (El Morro) + My Favorites
One of the oldest military forts in Cuba, dating back to 1589. The site is now a museum tracing the early history of the nation. Address: Carretera de la Cabaña | La Havana Tel: +53 (0) 7 8620617
Castillo de San Salvador de la Punta (La Punta) + My Favorites
11 years in the making, this fort was completed in 1600. It is now a popular lookout for romantics. Address: aseo de Martí (Prado) y Av. del Puerto (Calle Desamparado/San Pedro) | La Havana
Castillo de San Carlos de la Cabaña (La Cabaña) + My Favorites
The largest fort in Cuban history, home to 1,000 soldiers, dating back to 1763. Every evening at 9pm is the ceremonia del cañonazo (ceremony of the cannon shot) in honour of the military history of the Cuban people. Address: Carretera de la Cabaña | La Havana Tel: +53 (0) 7 8624092
Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes-Colección Cubana + My Favorites
Havana's fine-arts museum preserves items dating back as far as the 16th century. Address: Calle Trocadero, e/Av. de la Bélgica (Misiones/Egido/Monserrate) y Calle Agramonte (Zulueta) | La Havana Tel: +53 (0) 7 8613856
Casa Natal de José Martí + My Favorites
Birthplace of José Martí, the father of the nation, in 1853. Considered the most brilliant Latin American writer and political analyst of his day, Marti wrote three volumes of poetry and was even imprisoned for an article he wrote when he was 15, considered treasonous by Spanish rulers. Marti lit the fuse on Cuban independance. He died fighting the Spanish in 1895. Address: Calle Leonor Pérez (Paula) 314 | La Havana Tel: +53 (0) 7 8613778
Convento de Santa Clara + My Favorites
Havana's oldest convent dates back to 1638, and is now home to the National Center for Conservation, Restoration, and Museum Science. Address: Calle de Cuba 610 | La Havana Tel: +53 (0) 7 8613335
Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes-Colección de Arte Universal + My Favorites
A collection of items of European, Italian, German, Flemish, Dutch, Spanish, French, Roman, Greek, Egyptian and British origins. Address: Calle Trocadero, e/Av. de la Bélgica (Misiones/Egido/Monserrate) y Calle Agramonte (Zulueta) | La Havana Tel: +53 (0) 7 8613856
Centro Wifredo Lam + My Favorites
Dedicated to the artist known as the Cuban Picasso, housed in the 18th-century Casa del Obispo Peñalver. Address: Calle San Ignacio 22, esquina de Calle Empedrado | La Havana Tel: +53 (0) 7 8612096
Castillo de la Real Fuerza + My Favorites
Built in 1558 by King Felipe II, and used by military leaders until 1762. The tower is topped with the famous weathervane in honor of Doña Inés de Bobadilla, Cuba's only woman governor. Address: Plaza de Armas, e/Calle O'Reilly y Av. del Puerto (Calle Desamparado/San Pedro) | La Havana Tel: +53 (0) 7 8616130