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VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
Practical Information
Palacio del Centro Asturiano: San
Rafael, e/ Zulueta y Monserrate.
Palacio de Bellas Artes: Calle
Trocadero, e/ Zulueta y Monserrate.
Map 4 D2. Tel 7861 0241. Open
9am–5pm Tue–Sat, 10am–2pm
Sun. Closed 1 Jan, 1 May, 26 Jul,
10 Oct, 25 Dec. & 8 ^ -
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. La Habana en Rojo (1962) The permanent collection
Havana in Red is part of a long series that René Portocarrero is displayed in chronological
dedicated to the capital. This painting in particular expresses order on the first and
the passionate Baroque spirit that characterizes all second floors.
of Portocarrero’s work.

Entrance Palacio de Bellas Artes
The Palace of Fine Arts is entirely given over to
Cuban art. Sculptures line the perimeter of the
central courtyard, which houses service rooms for
cultural education, the auditorium, library, shop
and café. The two upper floors feature galleries
divided into three sections: colonial, academic and
20th-century art (divided into decades
from the 1930s to the 1990s).

Form, Space and Light (1953)
This marble sculpture by Rita Longa, at the museum
entrance, is characterized by a fluid concept of volume.
Two male figures create a harmonious counterpoint.

. La Silla (1943)
One of several fine works in which Wifredo Lam combines
Cubism and Surrealism and adds a distinctively Cuban
stamp: a Cubist chair with a vase on it is set in the
magical context of the jungle.

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