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Museum Name: Aquarium of the Historical Center
Description: Shows around 70 sweet water species, aquatic plants, mollusks and crustaceans. These species are distributed in 7 fishbowls that represent the aquatic world of different geographical areas of the planet.
Category: Other
Address: 9 Teniente Rey St. bet. Oficios and Mercaderes Sts,. Old Havana
Open hours: Tuesday to Saturday, 10:00am to 5:30pm, Sundays, 9:00am to 1:00pm.

	Museum Name: Arabian House Description: Permanent exhibitions on the Arabic-Islamic culture, where highlights the replica of an Arab market (zoco); also a Room of Prayers. Category: Other Address: 16 Oficios St., bet. Obispo and Obrapía Sts. Old Havana. Open hours: Tuesday to Saturday: 14:30-18:30, 19:00-21:45. Sundays: 09:00 to 13:00. Closed Mondays

	Museum Name: Armería 9 de Abril Description: Shows the original use of the place, as well as pieces associated with the insurrection. It promotes sports hunting and fishing in Havana. Category: Historic Address: 157 Mercaderes St., bet. Lamparilla and Obrapía. Old Havana. Open hours: Tuesday to Saturday 9:00-17:00 pm, and Mondays 13:00-17:00 pm

	Museum Name: Artistic Ceramic Museum Description: Works by artists such as Amelia Pelaez, Wifredo Lam, Rene Portocarrero, Rodriguez de la Cruz, and various representatives of the new generations of Cuban ceramists. Category: Arts Address: Aguilera House, 27 Mercaderes esquina a Amargura, Old Havana Open hours: 8:30am to 5:00pm

	Museum Name: Asian House Description: Collections of Asian art (Far East) that include weapons, ornamental arts, apparel and archaeological pieces. Category: Other Address: 111 Mercaderes St. bet. Obispo and Obrapía Sts. Old Havana. Open hours: Tuesday to Saturday, 10:00am to 6:00pm; Sundays, 9:00am to 1:00pm.

	Museum Name: Asturian Center Description: Exhibition of European Art. Category: Arts Address: O´Reilly St. bet. Zulueta and Monserrate. Old Havana. Open hours: Tuesday to Saturday 10.00- 18.00 hs Sundays 10.00- 14.00 hs.

	Museum Name: Car Museum Description: Exposes the history of the Cuban motoring from 1905 until our days. Category: Historic Address: Oficios St. at Jústiz Alley. Old Havana Open hours: Daily, 9:00 am to 19:00 pm

Museum Name: Cards Museum
Description: En sus salas se exhiben barajas, postales, grabados, posters de cine y otros objetos relacionados con los naipes. Conforman la colección, fundamentalmente, naipes de coleccionismo, de diversas temáticas, como Arte, Historia, Ciencias, infantiles, deportes, costumbrismo y de adivinación, que son los llamados tarots
Category: Other
Address: Muralla and Inquisidor Sts., Old Square, Old Havana
Open hours: Tuesday to Sundays 9.00 am - 18.00 pm

Museum Name: Carmen Montilla's House
Description: House-study of the Venezuelan painter Carmen Montilla. It is site of the renown creator’s important exhibitions, as well as of plastic artists of Latin America and Cuba.
Category: Other
Address: 152 Oficios St. bet. Amargura and Churruca Sts. Old Havana.
Open hours: Tuesday to Saturday, 10:15am to 5:45pm; Sundays: 9:15am to 12:45pm.

Museum Name: Chocolate's Museum
Description: History of cacao, its cultura, production and trade. Visitors can appreciate the techniques to manufacture candies, every Tuesday and Friday at 11:00 a.m, or taste the delicious drink prepared either in the traditional form or in the Aztecs way.
Category: Other
Address: Amargura and Mercaderes, Old Havana
Open hours: Mondays through Sundays 10:00 -20:00.

	Museum Name: Firemen's House Description: A tribute to Havana firemen. With trucks and clothing of that period, and a mural painting on the subject. Category: Other Address: 162 Mercaderes St. and Lamparilla St. Old Havana.

	Museum Name: Fototeca de Cuba Description: Wonderful photo exhibitions of local and international artists. Category: Other Address: 307 Calle Mercaderes St., Old Havana Open hours: Tuesday to Friday 10.00 am to 17.00 pm, Saturdays 9.00 to 12.00 m

Museum Name: Granma Memorial
Description: Surrounded by glass you can see the Granma, the 59-foot motor launch that carried Fidel Castro, Che Guevara, and 80 other fighters to the island in 1956.
Category: Historic
Address: 1 Refugio St., bet. Monserrate and Zulueta Sts., Old Havana.
Open hours: Tuesday to Saturday, 1:00pm to 6.00pm, Sundays: 10.00am to 1.00pm (Closed on Mondays).

	Museum Name: Havana Cathedral Description: Roman Catholic catedral. The cathedral's Baroque facade is simultaneously intimate and imposing, and one of the two towers is visibly larger, creating a pleasing asymmetry. Category: Other Address: Cathedral Square. Open hours: Hours: Mon-Fri 9-11:00 am and 14:30-18:00 pm / Mass: Tuesday, Thursday 8:00 am; Sundays 10:30 am

	Museum Name: Historical Museum of Sciences Carlos J. Finlay Description: The rooms of the museum portrait a general overview of the development of science in Cuba. Category: Science Address: 460 Cuba St. bet. Amargura and Teniente Rey Sts. Old Havana. Open hours: Monday to Saturday: 08:00 to 11:30, 13:30 to 17:00. Closed Sundays

	Museum Name: House Foundation Oswaldo Guayasamín and Rumiñahui Park Description: Promotional and commercialization center of the famous Ecuatorian painter’s works, and of Cuban and foreigners artists. Category: Other Address: Obrapía St., bet. Oficios and Mercaderes Sts. Old Havana. Open hours: Tuesday to Saturday, 10:15am to 5:45pm; Sundays, 10:15am to 5:45pm.

	Museum Name: House of Africa Description: Permanent halls on the culture of the peoples of the sub-Saharian África, and exhibitions of genuine elements of the Afro-Cuban religions. Category: Other Address: 157 Obrapía Sts. bet. Mercaderes and San Ignacio Sts. Old Havana Open hours: Tuesday to Saturday: 14:30 to 18:30. Sundays: 09:00 to 13:00. Closed Mondays

	Museum Name: House of Alejandro de Humboldt Description: House that recollects the passage through Havana of Alexander von Humboldt, Second Discoverer of the Island. Category: Historic Address: 254 Oficios St. at Muralla St., Old Havana. Open hours: Tuesday to Saturday, 10:00a.m. to 6:00p.m. Sundays, 9:00a.m. to 1:00p.m.

	Museum Name: House of Benito Juarez Description: To promote the Mexican history and culture through interesting collections, as well as to explaining the friendly bonds between Cuba and Mexico Category: Historic Address: Obrapía at Mercaderes Open hours: Tuesday to Saturday, 10:15a.m. to 5:45p.m., Sundays, 9:15a.m. to 12;45p.m.

	Museum Name: House of Jose Lezama Lima Description: Building that was occupied by José Lezama Lima and his mother. In this house he lived from the thirties until his death. Category: Historic Address: 162 Trocadero St., bet. Industria and Consulado Sts Open hours: Tuesday to Saturday 9:00 am to 17:00 pm. Sundays 9.00 am to 13:00 pm

	Museum Name: House of La Obra Pía Description: Exhibits furniture, collections and atmospheres of the XIX century. Category: Historic Address: 158 Obrapía St., bet. Mercaderes and San Igacio Sts., Old Havana Open hours: Tuesday to Saturday, 10:30am to 5:30pm; Sundays: 9:30am 12:30pm.

	Museum Name: House of Silver Work Description: Exposition of existent gold/silverwork pieces in Havana made by Cuban and foreign artisans, from the XVII century to the first quarter of the XX. Category: Historic Address: 113 Obispo St., bet.Oficios and Mercaderes Sts.. Old Havana Open hours: Daily, 9:30am to 6:30pm

Museum Name: José Martí's House
Description: Modest house where José Martí Pérez, Apostle of our Independence was born. He was one of the most remarkable figures of the Latin American literature of the XIX century.
Category: Historic
Address: 314 Leonor Pérez St., bet. Picota and Egido Sts. Old Havana
Open hours: Tuesday to Saturday: 1 0:00 to 18:00. Sundays: 09:00 to 12:45. Closed Mondays

Old Havana Museums - Museum of Archaeology

Museum Name: Museum of Archaeology
Description: Aborigines of Cuba, Colonial Archaeology of Old Havana, Submarine Archaeology of the Bay of Havana and of the Pre- Columbian America, with Peruvian, Mexican and Ecuatorian important samples.
Category: Science
Address: 12 Tacón St. bet. O’Reilly and Empedrado Sts., Old Havana.
Open hours: Tuesday to Saturday, 10:15am 5:45pm; Sundays, 9:15am to 12:45pm.

	Museum Name: Museum of Cigar Description: Dedicated to show all the issues related with the elaboration and the art of the Cuban cigar. Category: Historic Address: 120 Mercaderes St., Old Havana Open hours: Tuesday to Saturday, 10:00am to 5:00pm

	Museum Name: Museum of Colonial Art Description: Collections of furniture, porcelains and diverse objects of the colonial period. Category: Arts Address: 61 San Ignacio St., Square of the Cathedral. Old Havana Open hours: Mondays, Wednesday to Saturday: 09:00 to 17:00. Sundays: 09:00 to 13:00. Closed Tuesdays

	Museum Name: Museum of Command Headquarters Description: Exhibition on aspects of the importance and life of the Commander Ernesto Che Guevara. Category: Historic Address: La Cabaña Roadway, East Havana. Castle of Los Tres Reyes del Morro Open hours: Monday to Sundays, 9:00am to 9:00pm

	Museum Name: Museum of Literacy Description: Category: Other Address: Cathedral Square.

	Museum Name: Museum of Religious Art Description: Original works in the Havana school of gold and silver, a collection of pieces of old ceramics, antique furniture and a collection of 18th- and 19th-century missals. Category: Arts Address: Oficios St. bet. Amargura and Churruca. Old Havana.

	Museum Name: Museum of the City Description: Collections that illustrate a historical background of the city since it was founded up to the present times. Category: Historic Address: 1 Tacón St- bet. Obispo and O’Reilly Sts. Old Havana Open hours: Tuesday to Saturday: 11:30 to 17:00. Sundays: 09:00 to 12:00. Closed Mondays.

	Museum Name: Museum of the Revolution Description: Presents a rich exhibit that covers from the rise of the Cuban nation till our days. Category: Historic Address: 1 Refugio St., bet. Monserrate and Zulueta Sts., Old Havana Open hours: Tuesday to Saturday: 13:00 to 18:00. Sundays: 10:00 to 13:00. Closed Mondays.

	Museum Name: National Museum of Fine Arts Description: This museum houses the largest collection of Cuban plastic art. Category: Arts Address: Trocadero St. bet. Zulueta and Monserrate. Old Havana. Open hours: Tuesday to Saturday 10.00- 18.00 hs Sundays 10.00- 14.00 hs.

	Museum Name: National Museum of Music Description: Wide information on the development of the music and the musical instruments in Cuba from the XVI to the XX century. Category: Arts Address: 8 Oficios St. bet. Obispo and Obrapía Sts., Old Havana.

Old Havana Museums - National Museum of Natural History

Museum Name: National Museum of Natural History
Description: There are rooms for Cuban flora and fauna and other regions of the planet, including valuable archeological, mammal, fossil and mineral samples, and informative materials about the evolution of the Earth.
Category: Natural History
Address: 61 Obispo St., Arms Square. Old Havana.
Open hours: Tuesday to Saturday: 10:15 to 17:45. Sundays: 09:15 to 12:45. Closed Mondays

	Museum Name: Numismatic Museum Description: Exhibits the largest collection of Cuban coinage; located in what was the old Monte de Piedad, very near the Plaza de Armas. Category: Other Address: 8 Oficios St. bet. Obispo and Obrapía Sts., Old Havana. Open hours: Tuesday to Saturday, 1:00p.m. to 8:00p.m. Sundays, 9:00a.m. to 1:00p.m. Closed on Mondays

Museum Name: Perfumery Museum
Description: The collections comprise a varied sample consisting of 19th-century perfume bottles found in archaeological excavations, different lines of perfume and toiletry from the early 20th century up to the present.
Category: Other
Address: Oficios St. bet. Obispo and Obrapia Sts. Old Havana
Open hours: Tuesday to Saturday: 14:30 to 21:45. Sundays: 09:00 to 13:00. Closed Mondays

	Museum Name: Pharmacy Taquechel Description: An old house which was turned into a famous pharmacy in 1898. Large collection of flasks made of French 19th century porcelain, and both pharmacy and laboratory items. Category: Historic Address: 155 Obispo St., bet. Mercaderes and San Ignacio Sts., Old Havana Open hours: Daily 9:00 am to 18:30 pm

	Museum Name: Railroad Museum Description: Shows the development of the railroad in Cuba Category: Other Address: Cristina and Arroyo Sts. Old Havana Open hours: Tuesday to Saturday: 9.00 am —17.00 pm Sundayss: 9.00 am — 12.00 m

	Museum Name: San Salvador de la Punta Museum Description: The fortress itself is the must valuable piece. Category: Historic Address: Harbor Ave. and Paseo del Prado. Old Havana Open hours: Daily 10:00 am-22:00 pm

	Museum Name: Santa Clara Convent Description: The oldest nun cloister of Havana (XVII century), site of the National Center of Conservation, Restoration and Museology Category: Historic Address: Cuba St. bet. Sol and Luz Sts., Old Havana Open hours: Monday to Friday, 9:00am to 3:00pm

	Museum Name: Simón Bolívar House Description: Exhibits collections on the life and deeds of Simón Bolivar; historical objects and Latin American works of art. Category: Historic Address: 156 Mercaderes St., bet. Obrapía and Lamparilla Sts., Old Havana Open hours: Tuesday to Saturday, 9.00 -17.00 pm Sundays 9:00- 1:00 pm

Museum Name: Templete
Description: Neoclassical construction that keeps the Ceiba (Silk-cotton tree) descendant of the first one under which the village of San Cristobal de la Habana was founded and the first mass officiated. Annually, in the eve of November 16, the institution welcomes the celebrations for the anniversary of the Cty.
Category: Historic
Address: Plaza de Armas, Old Havana.
Open hours: Daily: 9:30am to 6:30pm.

	Museum Name: Weapons Museum Description: Category: Historic Address: 2 O'Reilly St. Old Havana

	Museum Name: Wifredo Lam Center Description: The Wifredo Lam Center is an institution devoted to the research and dissemination of the visual arts from Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Latin America and the Caribbean. Category: Other Address: Oficios and Acosta Sts. Old Havana Open hours: Monday to Friday: 08:30 to 16:30, Alternate Saturdays: 08:30 to 16:30. Closed Sundays

Mon - Fri:	8.30 am	-	5.15 pm
Sat:	9 am	-	12 m