Semana de Arte Contemporáneo

Held for the first time in 2006, the Week of Contemporary Art includes Espacio Cero, an exhibition/competition salon; Nexos & Intercambios, theoretical event that will hold a competition of essays on contemporary art; Media Art, dedicated to new mediums in art with video-art, net-art, sound interventions, electronic music and other modes of digital creations; and Arte Público with performances, public interventions, environments and happenings.


  • Havana’s 2014 International Book Fair

    Havana’s 2014 International Book Fair  LH 4

    Havana’s International Book Fair opened its doors in February with its usual flair to once again become that huge annual event celebrating the mythical power of books. Perched on the ramparts of the M …

    Plenty of Love despite the rain

    Plenty of Love despite the rain  LH 4

    6th International Love In Festival, 2013 The Sixth International Love In Festival had to contend with some vicious weather with tropical downpours more reminiscent of Bognor Regis than Havana. Nonethe …

    Mayo Teatral

    Mayo Teatral  LH 4

    The forerunner was the Festival of Latin American Theater sponsored by the Casa de las Americas in the early 1960s and by 1964 attaining international characteristics. By the end of the 60s it had sto …

    The Feria Internacional del Libro

    The Feria Internacional del Libro  LH 4

    The Havana Book Fair is one of the most popular fairs in Havana drawing tens of thousands of people within the walls of the La Cabana Fortress. Don’t be put off by what can at times seem like a mob sc …

    Coloquio Internacional El cuerpo y sus economías en la cultura y la historia de mujeres de la América Latina y el Caribe

    Coloquio Internacional El cuerpo y sus economías en la cultura y la historia de mujeres de la América Latina y el Caribe  LH 3

    This is one more in a series of colloquiums being held since 1994 on the subject of women and Latin American and Caribbean culture: some of the topics covered will be: Owner and slave/boss and servant …

    XXV Festival La Huella de España

    XXV Festival La Huella de España  LH 3

    Founded in 1989 by the ballerina Alicia Alonso, its general director, it is a tribute to one of the components making up Cuban nationality. Both in its more traditional elements as in its more contemp …

    Festival de Música Antigua Esteban Salas

    Festival de Música Antigua Esteban Salas  LH 3

    Dedicated to commemorate the anniversary of the death of the first Cuban musician of whom there is record of printed scores, every year the Esteban Salas Early Music Festival gathers outstanding perfo …

    Muestra Joven ICAIC 2014

    Muestra Joven ICAIC 2014  LH 3

    An event for stimulating awareness and consideration of new video/filmmakers and getting into contact with daring and inquisitive works usually produced outside the official production. The competitio …

    Encuentro sobre Manejo y Gestión de Centros Históricos

    Encuentro sobre Manejo y Gestión de Centros Históricos  LH 3

    Under the motto of “Creative cities, cities of the twenty-first century,” specialists dedicating themselves to the rehabilitation of historical city centers and other heritage zones will be participat …

    Premio y Coloquio Internacional de Musicología

    Premio y Coloquio Internacional de Musicología  LH 3

    The Musicology Prize was created to encourage scientific research and to spread knowledge and appreciation of Latin American musical culture; the competition covers unpublished papers on musical histo …

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