María Escobar Laredo Municipal Museum, Caibarién
Located in the heart of Caibarién, this building shows us the glory days of this humble city
María Escobar Laredo Municipal Museum
© Wildel Mendez
Situated in the main square of Caibarién, Cuba, and the most relevant site in the city, Museo Municipal María Escibar Laredo (María Escobar Laredo Municipal Museum) shows us the glory days of this humble location, The institution was founded in January 1981 and named “María Escobar Laredo”.
Nowadays, it is located in the Lyceum building, the previous headquarters of the Caibarién Society Lyceum and an architectural jewel eclectic in style from 1926. The museum houses important collections about history, archeology, art, documents, weapons, numismatic, publications, and photography.
It stands out for housing the largest glass negatives collection in the world, belonging to well-known photographer Martínez Otero, and through which we can discover local, Cuban and world history. It also has a room for temporary exhibitions and a space dedicated to recent plastic arts.
More information:
Location:
Avenida 9 cornering Calle 10, Caibarién, Cuba.
Schedule:
Tuesday to Saturday: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Sundays: from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Telephone:
+42 36 47 31
Interactive map:
Villa Clara
What to see:
- Hanabanilla Lake
- Santa Clara
- Leoncio Vidal Park
- Loma del Capiro
- Iglesia de Nuestra Señora del Carmen Church
- Toma del Tren Blindado Monument
- Ernesto Che Guevara Monument
- Iglesia de Nuestra Señora del Buen Viaje Church
- Santa Clara Cathedral
- El Bosque Zoological Garden (Camilo Cienfuegos)
- La Caridad Theater
- Provincial Palace and José Martí Provincial Library
- Iglesia de San Juan Bautista Church and Iglesia del Buen Viaje Church
- Remedios
- Iglesia Parroquial de San Juan Bautista Church and Nuestra Señora del Buen Viaje Church
- Rubén M. Villena Theater
- Caibarién
- Northern Cay Group
- El Pedraplén
- Cayo Las Brujas
- Petrolero San Pascual Oil Tanker
- Cayo Santa María
- Delfinario de Cayo Santa María
- Cayo Ensenachos
- Cayo Conuco
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