Museo Casa de África House Museum
Visit the Museo Casa de África and discover the fantastic Afro-Cuban myths and legends in Old Havana, Cuba
Museo Casa de África House Museum
The Museo Casa de África House Museum is located in Old Havana city center. It has several African items collections entirely unique to the country on display. African history and culture have a great deal of diversity and are rich in heritage, myths and legends. These cultures have made their way into the world, leaving their mark on Cuba as well.
The museum offers you the chance to go on a tour where you will discover the influence of African culture on that of Cuba by means of an educational show, as well as several exhibitions housing more than 2,000 objects, from valuable wood carvings to small ivory items.
When the museum employees portray some of the Afro-Cuban myths and legends, dressing up as the gods of their tribes and secret societies and mixing with the public, they turn the visit to the museum into a truly fun activity.
It’s worth mentioning the collection of sacred Santería objects compiled by the ethnographer Fernando Ortiz, the slavery collection and the mask collection.
More information:
Location:
Calle Obrapía, La Habana, Cuba.
Ticket price:
Free admission.
Opening hours:
Tuesdays through Saturdays from 10:15am to 5:45pm; Sundays from 9:15am to 12:15pm.
Telephone:
(+537) 861 5798.
Interactive map:
What to see in Old Havana
- Essential places to visit:
- Plaza de la Catedral Square
- Havana Cathedral
- Palacio de los Marqueses de Aguas Claras Palace
- Museo de Arte Colonial
- Plaza de Armas Square
- Castillo de la Real Fuerza (Castle of the Royal Force)
- Museo de Navegación (Maritime Museum)
- City Museum (Capitanes Generales Palace)
- Plaza de San Francisco de Asís Square
- San Francisco de Asís Convent and Religious Art Museum
- Rum Museum
- Plaza Vieja Square
- Planetarium
- Calle Mercaderes Street
- Maqueta Museum of Old Havana (Scale Model Museum)
- Calle Obispo Street
- Places to visit (See for superior stays to 3 days):
- La Bodeguita del Medio
- Palacio del Conde de Lombillo Palace
- Marqués de Arcos Palace
- Segundo Cabo Palace
- El Templete
- Automobile Museum
- Casa de la Obra Pía House
- Bacardí Building
- Plaza del Cristo Square
- Belén Convent
- Casa Natal de José Martí (Birthplace Museum)
- Iglesia de San Francisco de Paula Church
- Other places:
- Alejandro Humboldt Museum
- Fototeca de Cuba
- Pablo de la Torriente Brau Cultural Center
- Marqués de Prado Ameno Cards Museum
- National Museum of Natural History of Cuba
- La Casona Art Center
- Simón Bolívar House Museum
- Armería 9 de Abril Museum
- Chocolate Museum
- Casa de Asia House Museum
- Casa de África House Museum
- Casa de México Benito Juárez House Museum
- Tobacco Museum
- Firefighters Museum
- Oswaldo Guayasamín House Museum
- Numismatic Museum
- 28 de Septiembre de los CDR Museum
- Goldsmithing Museum
- Mural Painting Museum
- Farmacia Habanera Museum
- Santa Clara Convent
- Iglesia Parroquial del Espíritu Santo Church
- IIglesia del Santo Cristo del Buen Viaje Church
- Nuestra Señora de Kazán Orthodox Cathedral
- Iglesia del Santo Ángel Custodio Church
- El Floridita
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