Museo de Arte Sacro - La Habana, Cuba
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Now a concert hall and a museum, the basilica and the monastery of San Francisco de Asis are located at the Plaza de San Francisco de Asis in Havana, Cuba.
Waymark Code: WMV77H
Location: Cuba
Date Posted: 03/07/2017
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Opened since October 1994, the Museum of Sacred Art exibits a collection of religious painting, goldsmiths, textiles, ceramic tableware, religious furniture, religious art jewelry.
In the spaces of the concert hall are images, mainly of the XVIII century, along with other pieces of religious character, among them the raincoat and slippers of Dionisio Rezino y Ormachea, the first auxiliary bishop of Cuba.
Also exhibited are important pieces of ivory from the 18th and 19th centuries, archaeological finds from the excavations carried out in the convent itself in the early 90's and a wide representation of religious furniture from the 18th and 19th centuries.
Contemporary pieces by Octavio Cuellar and Carlos Albergo Rodríguez are present. You can see wood carvings of Santa Ifineia, Santa Catalina of Siena or San Francisco de Asís.
The plaque at the entrance reads: "Sala de conciertos / Museo de Arte Sacro / San Francisco de Asis"
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