Santo Domingo - Plaza De la Cultura Plaza De la Cultura

An impressive display of contemporary Dominican visual art is displayed in the Museo de Arte Moderno (Museum of Modern Art) in Santo Domingo, including works by Elvis Aviles, and Tony Capellan.

Museum of Natural History can be found in Calle Nicolas Penson.

Museum of the Dominican Man in Santo Domingo traces the country's cultural evolution from pre-historic times to the present via a variety of pre-Columbian artifacts, Spanish colonial artifacts and items related to the slave trade.

The National Museum of History & Geography relays the history of the Dominican Republic which includes the car in which dictator Trujillo was assassinated.

An impressive staircase flanked by two stone lions leads to the main entrance of the Palacio Nacional built in the 1940s to house President Trujillo's government offices.

Still the seat of the Dominican government the long, imposing building is neoclassical in design and has an elegant dome, 34 m/112ft high and 18 m/59ft across.

A varied collection of art is found at the Palace of Fine Arts located near the Malecón in Santo Domingo.

The modern National Theater holds up to 1,700 people and features frequent drama, dance and musical performances.