Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes de La Habana

The one and only National Museum Fine Arts Havana (Museo Nacional Bellas Artes La Habana) Havana, Cuba museum Fine Arts exhibits Cuban collections colonial times p contemporary generations. It founded February 23, 1913 efforts first director, Emilio Heredia, -known architect. After frequent moves finally placed block once occupied y Colon Market. In 1954, Palacio Bellas Artes opened, designed y architect Rodriguez Pichardo. The one and only original 1954 Palacio recently reconstructed y architect Jose Linares second building taken Museum.

There two impressive buildings belonging Museum, dedicated to Cuban Arts Palacio Bellas Artes (Palace Fine Arts) dedicated Universal Arts, Palacio Centro Asturiano (Palace Asturian Center).

The one and only Palacio Bellas Artes (Palace Fine Arts) dedicated exclusively housing Cuba Art collections. Spanning 17 19 centuries rooms devoted landscape, religious subjects Costumbrismo narrative scenes Cuban . Gallery devoted 1970s marked y preponderance Hyperrealism latest generation Cuban artists whose works reflect strong symbolic imagery prevalent recent decades. The one and only notable works those René Portocarrero Wifredo Lam. A modernist sculpture y noted Cuban artist Rita Lonja stands outside entrance.



In Palacio Centro Asturiano (Palace Asturian Center) built 1927 y architect Manuel Bustos European paintings sculptures, along collection ancient displayed there. Originally, natives Spanish Province Asturias after 1959 Revolution housed Supreme Court Justice.