Thursday marked the 35th anniversary of one of the darkest days in modern Cuban history when terrorists blew up a Cubana Airlines passenger plane killing all 73 passengers and crew. (8 photos)
Read MoreAn exhibit of paintings and poems on Cuban butterflies — all created by imprisoned artist Antonio Guerrero — was recently inaugurated in the Museum of Natural History in Havana. (29 photos)
Read More“I think my encounter with art was natural. All children like to draw or make play-doh figures. What happens is that later, when they grow up, they become involved in other things. I just decided to continue,” said Ángel Alonso in his interview with HT. (11 photos)
Read MoreThursday was September 28, a date that had great importance for Cuba in 1960. It was one of those rapturous moments in the first years of the revolution when men and women seemed to worship the “Messiah” – that guiding savior who liberated the homeland from an oppressive tyrant and ended foreign domination. (17 photos)
Read MoreThis contemporary look at situations in which the social being intervenes or develops indicates the commitment of these artists to the reality in which they live, making this a good opportunity to be touched by something recent in Cuban visual arts. (10 photos)
Read MoreSantiago de Cuba exhibits murals in many parts of the city; they’re on walls and buildings, taking the form of monumental paintings. About 20 years ago there began this tendency to work with silhouettes, forms, figures and colors on concrete surfaces or on the facades of buildings. (30 photos)
Read MoreThe Catholic religion and religions of African origin have coexisted since Cuba’s colonial days, the Catholic belief with its saints and writings while those of the black slaves brought from Africa only with language. (30 photos)
Read MoreWhoever has visited the easternmost part of Cuba recently has undoubtedly tasted our exquisite tamales (or hayacas, as they’re commonly called in this part of the country), one of the dishes most liked by residents of Guantanamo. (10 photos)
Read MoreReinventing the world we live in is a way to be reborn. That’s what Hander Lara does with his photographs: build places starting from illusion, desires and dreams. To do this he uses real, simple and everyday materials like sheets, the regulator of a pressure cooker, a toothbrush, used clothes and a tree leaf. (8 photos)
Read MoreArte en La Rampa at the Pabellón Cuba facility took place this summer as a main attraction for thousands of Havana residents who like art, arts and crafts, as well as performing arts. This feature shows some of the work that was for sale at the fair. (28 photos)
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