"ART IN HAVANA" Tour

"ART IN HAVANA" Tour

Cuban Art-Traces offers the unique possibility of getting to know Cuban contemporary art first hand through the display of art and intimate exchange of ideas with the artists themselves and local art curators in the artists’ own studios.

This experience is for those interested in knowing more about Cuban society far beyond the tourist point of view. It appeals to collectors of Latin American art interested in knowing the trends in contemporary art from Cuba.

Cuban Art-Traces takes care of appointments with artists as well as program design to visit (curator-guided) art museums, cultural centers and galleries.

According to journalist Gavin McOwan who took this tour:

“I learned more about modern Cuba from these artists in one day than I did in the rest of my two-week trip.”

—The Guardian, January 26, 2008.

(Half-day art tour) (from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm or from 2:30 to 6:30 pm)

Highly recommended for a plural look at the richness and diversity of styles and discourses of contemporary Cuban art. For those most interested in the evolution of Cuban art and his strong conexion with the Cuban history and society, this tour allows you to combine a visit to the National Museum of Fine Arts (collection from S XVII to XX) with a very updated look to contemporary artists' studios.

(One-day art tour) (from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm)

It includes 7 artists studios or a tour designed including studios, cultural centers, galleries, museums, etc (one hour for lunch)

Prices and Fees Include:

— Schedule organization. — Appointments with artists and art galleries. — Access to artist studios — Curatorial work (selection of artists and works to be exhibited). — Professional translation

Additional options

• Guided visit to the National Museum of Fine Arts ( Entrance fee = 125 CUP per person is not included)
• Guided visit to the Schools of Art in Cubanacán ( ISA ) ( coordination must be done with 10 days in advance and requires school authorization)
• Private visit to private and official galleries
• Visit communitarian projects leadered by artists
• Private meetings with up and coming artists

Special activities:

If requested in advance Cuban Art Traces can organize unique experiences inside the artist´s studios with a personalized focus for small groups or individual clients. It could be for instance.

• Private dinners or coctels with artists in their studios
• Private conferences or meetings
• Private workshops of engraving , painting, ceramic or ecological art where you have the opportunity to learn and produce art guided directly by the artists in their studios.

Each fee must be coordinate according number of persons and kind of activity.

Shopping Private tour

This tour is like shopping with a friend who knows everything about the most special places in the city. Includes visit to private collections of jewelry , artistic ceramic, handcraft, textiles, antiques and the best private bazars in Havana.

It is an excellent option for those who want to explore unique and sometimes secret places in Havana where to buy a very special memory from Cuba.