Maqueta Museum of Old Havana
Discover the Maqueta de la Habana Vieja (Scale Model Museum) in Cuba and see Cuba in one glimpse
Museo Maqueta de La Habana Vieja
© F. Mariani
The Museo Maqueta de La Habana Vieja (Maqueta Museum of Old Havana) (Scale Model Museum) is located in Calle Mercaderes Street, inside the city center of Havana, in Cuba.
This museum hosts a 1:500 scale model of Old Havana, one of the most important of these models in all of Cuba, and is considered as a place of great interest, knowledge and entertainment by its inhabitants.
Scale Model of Old Havana
©Peter Marshall
It is continuously updated and is rather impressive due to the incredible attention to detail in its works in regards to some of the most important buildings of Old Havana.
At the entrance to the museum lies a Cuban flag made of clay. It illuminates the adjacent room in shades of white, blue and red when crossed by sunlight, a work by the Italian artist Stellana Paletti. This is one of Old Havana’s must-visit museums, as it allows you to imagine what the historical center of Havana is like as a whole, and therefore being able to get a better look at it when walking its streets.
More information:
Location:
Calle Mercaderes nº 114, La Habana, Cuba.
Ticket price:
1 CUC without guide, 2 CUC with guide.
Opening hours:
Monday to Friday from 9:30 - 17:30. Saturdays from 9:30 - 16:30.
Telephone:
(+537) 866 4425.
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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