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Casa de Asia

CA2
Museum / Cultural center
CA Ranking: 2
Best for: Collections that depict the lifestyle, dress, religious beliefs, rituals and traditions from different Asiatic cultures
Open: 9am-5pm Tues-Sun
Admission: Free
Mercaderes #111 e/ Obrapía y Obispo, Habana Vieja

    • Opened in 1997, this small museum—upstairs in a townhouse mansion built in 1688—displays collections that depict the lifestyle, dress, religious beliefs, rituals and traditions from different Asiatic cultures. The largest collection is from China whose contribution to the Cuban history and culture is notable.

    The rooms below today function as a children’s junior school.

    Opening hours: 9am-5pm Tues-Sat; 9am-1pm Sun

    
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