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Anchoring a new art project in the San Isidro quarter of Habana Vieja, this bold contemporary gallery is the brainchild of Cuban actor and artist Jorge Perugorría (who starred in the Oscar-nominated Fresa y chocolate) but is overseen by his son Adán, a classical pianist and keyboard player in Cuban rock-funk band Nube Roja. The gallery cooperates with the Office of the City Historian to organize cultural events and plan artistic murals in the surrounding streets.

Despite being little trodden by tourists, San Isidro is sprouting some of the city’s most thought-provoking street art. Walk along Calles Merced, San Isidro, Acosta and Picota to see what’s new.

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    Necrópolis Cristóbal Colón

    3 MILES

    Havana's main cemetery (a national monument), one of the largest in the Americas, is renowned for its striking religious iconography and elaborate marble…

  • Vintage car passing modern bar nestled between dilapidated Art Nouveau buildings along the Av de Malecon.

    Malecón

    1.11 MILES

    The Malecón, Havana's evocative 7km-long sea drive, is one of the city's most soulful and quintessentially Cuban thoroughfares, and long a favored meeting…

  • Capitolio Nacional

    Capitolio Nacional

    0.6 MILES

    The incomparable Capitolio Nacional is Havana's most ambitious and grandiose building, constructed after the post-WWI boom ('Dance of the Millions')…

  • Plaza de la Catedral

    Plaza de la Catedral

    0.76 MILES

    Habana Vieja's most uniform square is a museum to Cuban baroque, with all the surrounding buildings, including the city's beguiling asymmetrical cathedral…

  • Fusterlandia

    Fusterlandia

    8.76 MILES

    Where does art go after Antoni Gaudí? For a hint, head west from central Havana to the seemingly low-key district of Jaimanitas, where artist José Fuster…

  • Plaza Vieja, bustling with restaurants and cafes in evening.

    Plaza Vieja

    0.45 MILES

    Laid out in 1559, Plaza Vieja is Havana's most architecturally eclectic square, where Cuban baroque nestles seamlessly next to Gaudí-inspired art nouveau…

  • Courtyard in National Museum of Fine Art (El Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes).

    Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes

    0.78 MILES

    Spread over two campuses, the Bellas Artes is arguably the finest art gallery in the Caribbean. The Arte Cubano building contains the most comprehensive…

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Nearby Habana Vieja attractions

1. Museo-Casa Natal de José Martí

0.08 MILES

Opened in 1925, this tiny museum, set in the house where the apostle of Cuban independence was born on January 28, 1853, is considered to be the oldest in…

2. Old City Wall

0.1 MILES

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5. Iglesia Parroquial del Espíritu Santo

0.23 MILES

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6. Iglesia de San Francisco de Paula

0.25 MILES

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7. Iglesia y Convento de Santa Clara

0.31 MILES

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8. Floating Maritime Promenade

0.35 MILES

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