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Unión Nacional de Escritores y Artistas de Cuba UNEAC

CA4
Museum / Cultural center
CA Ranking: 4
Calle 17 #354 esq. a H, El Vedado
(+53)7832 - 4551

    • Founded by Cuba’s National Poet Nicolás Guillén, the National Union of Writers and Artists of Cuba is housed in a mansion, former property of Juan Gelats, built in eclectic style in the 1920s. Use was made of this house’s corner position to highlight the entrance way. The ground plan is centered on the hall area, which is dominated by a white marble staircase with iron railings. The other spaces, with more discreet decoration, are linked together by passages that radiate from the hall. In addition to the notable entrance way, the wrought iron fence gives the residence a monumental appearance.

    Writers and artists meet regularly at Café Hurón Azul, which is also a venue for live music. The book store sells magazines on Cuban literature, music and arts in general.

    
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    Hotel Santa Isabel (Palacio del Conde de Santovenia)

    Hotel Santa Isabel (Palacio del Conde de Santovenia)  LH 4-

    The grandiose palace overlooking the broad cobbled plazuela to the southeast side of Plaza de Armas is the deluxe Hotel Santa Isabel, with its entrance at the corner of Baratillo and Obispo. The hotel …

    Scenic view/caféBaratillo 9, entre Obispo y Narciso López, Habana Vieja
    Calle Mercaderes

    Calle Mercaderes  LH 3

    One of the busiest streets in Old Havana, second only to Obispo, Mercaderes runs north-south parallel to and two blocks inland of Avenida del Puerto, linking Plaza de la Catedral with Plaza Vieja. The …

    Admission: n-aHabana Vieja
    Convento e Iglesia de Santa Clara de Asís

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    The concern of Havana’s best families over the fate of their unmarried daughters led to the construction of this convent, which would eventually become the first nunnery in Cuba. Construction works be …

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    From the Malecón to Zapata Ave.
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    This ethnographic museum dedicated to Islamic cultures founded in1983 displays modest exhibitions on Islamic textiles, carpets, clothing, weapons, ceramics and furniture. The museum is housed in two e …

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    Tragically, after being beautifully restored by the City Historian’s Office, this pharmacy caught fire on March 16, 2005. Shelves, counters, the façade woodwork, porcelain ornaments and laboratory app …

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    In 1923, members of the order of the Carmelites purchased a lot on the corner of Avenida del Presidente Menocal and Neptuno, where first they created a provisional chapel and later erected the majesti …

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