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Galería Habana

CA4
Art Gallery / Studio
CA Ranking: 4
Open: 10am-4pm Mon-Fri; 10am-1pm Sat
Admission: free
Línea #460

    • This gallery opened in 1962 to promote Cuban talent. Artists such as Wifredo Lam, René Portocarrero, Mariano Rodríguez and Amelia Peláez have shown their work here, establishing this gallery as one of Havana’s best. It currently features a selection of works by renowned National Award winners Manuel Mendive and Roberto Fabelo, as well as pieces by younger artists such as Carlos Garaicoa, Los Carpinteros, Roberto Diago and Yoan Capote. This is where Subasta Habana takes place, an annual auction that has gained popularity worldwide and contributed to further promote Cuban art.

    
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    Open: 9am-6pm Tues-SunPrado #256-258, Habana Vieja
    Solimar Building

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    An interesting and typical example of the Streamline movement which preferred rounded corners and a sensation of motion can be seen in this building built in 1944. The recovery of simple forms and the …

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    The building of the railway station, expression of the Spanish plateresque style, was built in 1912 on the site of the former Armory. It has four floors with 77 windows and the main entrance is rounde …

    EclecticAdmission: FreeEgido esq. a Arsenal, Habana Vieja
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    Memorial a Julio Antonio Mella

    Memorial a Julio Antonio Mella  LH 1

    Across from the Universidad de La Habana is this memorial, often used to make concerts and for political or student rallies. It holds the ashes of Julio Antonio Mella, a young student leader and found …

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    Palacio del Segundo Cabo

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    In 1770 the Spanish Crown decided to construct a building next to the Castillo de la Real Fuerza on the north side of the Plaza de Armas to serve as the Royal Post Office, responsible for all postal c …

    BaroqueAdmission: n-aO’Reilly #4, esq. a Cuba, Habana Vieja
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