Havana - Museum of the Revolution Museo de la Revolucion y Granma Memorial
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For travelers interested in visiting museums while on vacation, most will be suitably impressed by the Museo de la Revolucion in Havana. It is not every museum that gets a former presidential palace as its home.
The old presidential palace was designed by the Belgian architect Paul Belau and was built in the early part of the 20th Century. Done up in a sumptuous version of neo-Classical architecture, the Museo de la Revolucion is worth a visit even if you don't go inside.
Those who do venture inside are treated to a multitude of displays on Cuba's struggle for independence. Of note are the life size wax figures of Che Guevara and Camilo Cienfuegos.
Behind the museum is an interesting display of the yacht Granma. It was this boat that brought Fidel Castro and his gang to Cuba from Mexico. Also on display is a plane shot down during the ill fated Bay of Pigs invasion.
The old presidential palace was designed by the Belgian architect Paul Belau and was built in the early part of the 20th Century. Done up in a sumptuous version of neo-Classical architecture, the Museo de la Revolucion is worth a visit even if you don't go inside.
Those who do venture inside are treated to a multitude of displays on Cuba's struggle for independence. Of note are the life size wax figures of Che Guevara and Camilo Cienfuegos.
Behind the museum is an interesting display of the yacht Granma. It was this boat that brought Fidel Castro and his gang to Cuba from Mexico. Also on display is a plane shot down during the ill fated Bay of Pigs invasion.
Address:
Museum of the Revolution y Granma Memorial, Calle Refugio 1, Havana, Ciudad de La Habana / City of Havana , Cuba
Hours:
10am-5pm
Guides: Guided tour available as optional extra.
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Revolution Museum in Havana.
A mural at the Museum of the Revolution in Havana.
Ornate ceiling of the Museum of the Revolution in Havana.
