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Galería Habana

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.

Centro Cultural El Gran Palenque LH 4

El Gran Palenque is home to the world-renowned dance troupe Conjunto Folklórico Nacional de Cuba. Opened in 1997, it has its origins in the Patio de la Rumba, founded in 1982 by folklorist Rogelio Mar …

Rumba

Cultural instituteAdmission: CUC 5Open: Performances 3-6pm SatCalle 4, entre 5ta y Calzada (7ma), Vedado

Acuario Nacional de Cuba LH 4

This aquarium is a scientific center that specializes in research and environmental protection awareness and promotion, especially sea plant and animal life. The Acuario Nacional de Cuba opened on Jan …

Admission: CUC 7Open: 10am-6pm Tue-Sun3ra esquina a 62

Calle Obispo LH 4

This important street goes back to 1519, only four years after the founding of Havana. It was conceived as a narrow thoroughfare to protect the people from the sun. Throughout its existence, it has ha …

Admission: n-aHabana Vieja

Group of houses on Cárdenas Street LH 4

It is unusual in the city to find in such a short stretch so many interesting examples of Art Nouveau constructions. Only recently has the City Historian’s Office begun restoration works on some of th …

Art NouveauAdmission: FreeCárdenas #101, 103, 107, 159 & 161

Barrio Chino LH 4

Located just a few meters away from El Capitolio, this is the largest and most important Chinatown in the New Continent. According to historian Julio Le Riverend, between 1847 and 1874, around 150,000 …

Centered around Zanja and Dragones

Basílica Menor de San Francisco de Asís LH 4

This imposing and beautiful basilica with fine acoustics hosts some of the most important classical music concerts in Havana. Set in the square of the same name, the church is the home of the Grammy-n …

Classical music

Church/catedralAdmission: CUC 2Calle Oficios, Plaza San Francisco de Asís, Old Havana