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Museo de la Pintura Mural

CA3
Museum / Cultural center
CA Ranking: 3
Best for: Beautifully restored original frescoes in one of the oldest surviving houses in the city
Open: 9:30 am-5pm Tues-Sun
Admission: Free
Obispo #117-119, e/ Mercaderes y Oficios, Habana Vieja

    • The Museum of Mural Painting exhibits some beautifully restored original frescoes in one of the oldest surviving houses in the city, owned by Antón Recio, important figure of 16th-century Havana.

    Opening hours: 9:30 am-5pm Tues-Sat; 9:30am-1pm Sun

    
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