Casa de la Obra Pía
At the Museo Casa de la Obra Pía, discover the life of 19th century Havana aristocrats in Old Havana, Cuba
Casa de la Obra Pía House
©Nicole Dugré
The Casa de la Obra Pía House, located on Calle Mercaderes Street, is one of the most important examples of domestic architecture in Old Havana. It is a typical Havana aristocratic residence built in 1648 and refurbished in 1780.
Obra Pía House
Its Baroque facade has clear influences from architecture in the south of Spain. Its intricate arcade was built in Cádiz and is crowned by the family crest.
This house also hosts one of the most monumental projects of the city: a sewing and embroidery cooperative, with a workshop and a small shop selling clothes and fabrics.
It is currently also used as a house-museum, exhibiting wonderful collections of pieces of great historical and artistic value. What stand out amongst these are decorative artistic objects, such as porcelains, paintings, glassware, tapestries, goldsmithing, and marble, bronze, alabaster or calamine sculptures.
The permanent exhibition Retorno a la semilla (Return to the Seed) is also shown. It pays tribute to Alejo Carpentier and Valmont, a Cuban novelist known for his work as a legacy of universal culture. Inside the room, French imperial furniture used by the Cuban Embassy in France is shown.
More information:
Location:
Calle Obrapía nº 185, La Habana, Cuba
Ticket price:
1 CUC.
Opening hours:
Tuesdays through Saturdays from 9:00am to 4:30pm; Sundays from 9:30am to 12:30pm.
Telephone:
(+537) 861 3097.
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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