"ART AND COLOR IN HAVANA" Tour

"ART AND COLOR IN HAVANA" Tour

Founded by the Office of the Historian of Havana in 1996, the San Cristobal Travel Agency S.A. is today the specialist in historical-heritage tourism and national receptive tourism of the network of offices of the historian and the curator of the heritage cities of Cuba. The founding premises of invariable validity for the organization are to propitiate a professional and orderly approach to the Cuban heritage by means of its rigorous communication and interpretation and to contribute economically to the process of integral revitalization of Old Havana. Consequently, the specialized tourist offer of the San Cristobal S.A. Agency combines the inexhaustible patrimonial wealth of the Cuban capital with that of other historic cities in the country, archeological sites, cultural landscapes, natural reserves and environments of high tourist significance.

Tour´s attractions

• Considered an incomparable vitrine of Cuban plastic arts, Havana's Historic Center hosts a varied portfolio of institutions, museums, art galleries, exhibition halls, studios, creative workshops and public spaces that showcase the best of Cuban painting, drawing, engraving, ceramics, goldsmithing and handicrafts. A tour through the main spaces of creation and exhibition that includes the Cuban Art Hall of the National Museum of Fine Arts, the Wilfredo Lamy Center for the Development of Visual Arts, the Engraving Workshop of the Callejón del Chorro, the studios of renowned artists, the private galleries and the handicraft fair in the Old Stores of San José allows visitors to appreciate the fascinating world of Cuban plastic arts and popular crafts.

What´s included in the tour?

• A local tour guide (Spanish, English).
• Guided visit to the Museum of Fine Arts, Cuban Art Building.
• Visit to Wilfredo Lam Center.
• Visit to the Center for the Development of Visual Arts.
• Visit to Experimental Graphic Workshop.
• Visit to an artist's studio in the Historic Center, according to availability.
• Free time in Old Warehouses of San José.

Not included

• Transfer to your hotel at the end of the tour.
• Any other activity or tour in Old Havana
• Food or beverages other than those included in the program.
• Souvenirs, handicrafts, or any other product or service not mentioned in the list of included items
• Photo and/or video services
• Tips

Places of interest to visit:

• The National Museum of Fine Arts of Havana. Cuban Art Building
• The Wifredo Lam Center of Contemporary Art.
• Center for the Development of the Visual Arts of Havana.
• Experimental graphic workshop of Havana.
• Art galleries of creative artists located in the historic center of the city.
• Cultural Center Old Warehouses of Deposito San José (Centro Cultural Antiguos Almacenes de Deposito San José)

Distance to cover in the tour: 4 km approximately.

Duration approximate of the tour(total): 4 hours approximately.

Meeting point: Your hotel lobby or other indicated location.