Casa del Benemérito de las Américas Benito Juárez

CA3
Museum / Cultural center
CA Ranking: 3
Best for: Permanent display on the Aztecs, collections of silver- and copperwork, ceramics and textiles, pre-Columbian and folk art from Mexico
Open: 9am-5pm Tues-Sun
Admission: Free
Obrapía #116, esq. a Mercaderes, Habana Vieja
  • Housed in the former 18th-century mansion of the Pedroso y Herrera family, this museum is named for Mexican president Benito Juárez, who visited Havana in 1853 and 1862.
    It has four rooms dedicated to ethnographic works from Mexico and Mesoamerica, including a permanent display on the Aztecs, collections of silver- and copperwork, ceramics and textiles, pre-Columbian and folk art, plus a major display of Mexican printing. Two rooms feature rotating exhibitions by contemporary Mexican and Cuban artists.

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

    
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