Havana, La Habana, Cuba
Not a museum person unless it was world famous, this one I just had to go into and yes, I am glad that I did. If one was really interested in the various Cuban battles, then maps and details of each campaign lined the many rooms.
This museum resides in the former Presidential Palace, constructed between 1913 and 1920 and used by a string of cash-embezzling Cuban presidents, culminating in Fulgencio Batista. The world-famous Tiffany's of New York decorated the interior, and the shimmering Salón de los Espejos (Room of Mirrors) was designed to resemble the eponymous room at the Palace of Versailles.
The museum itself descends chronologically from the top floor starting with Cuba's pre-Columbian culture and extending to the present-day socialist regime (with mucho propaganda).
The downstairs rooms have some interesting exhibits on the 1953 Moncada attack and the life of Che Guevara, and highlight a Cuban penchant for displaying blood-stained military uniforms. Most of the labels are in English and Spanish.
In front of the building is a fragment of the former city wall, as well as an SAU-100 tank used by Castro during the 1961 battle of the Bay of Pigs.
In the space behind the museum you'll find the Pavillón Granma , a memorial to the 18m yacht that carried Fidel Castro and 81 other revolutionaries from Tuxpán, Mexico, to Cuba in December 1956. It's encased in glass and guarded 24 hours a day, presumably to stop anyone from breaking in and making off for Florida in it. The pavilion is surrounded by other vehicles associated with the Revolution and is accessible from the Museo de la Revolución.
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/cuba/havana/sights/museums-galleries/museo-de-la-revolucion#ixzz3x6yNYxSN
Museo de la Revolución
Saturday, January 02, 2016
Havana, La Habana, Cuba
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