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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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