Museum of Decorative Arts, Havana

Summary

The Museum of Decorative Arts (Spanish: Museo de Artes Decorativas), at 17th and E streets in the Vedado district of Havana, Cuba is a decorative arts museum in the former residence of the María Luisa Gómez-Mena viuda de Cagiga, Countess of Revilla de Camargo, sister of José Gómez-Mena Vila, the owner of the Manzana de Gómez. It was designed in Paris by architects P. Virad and M. Destuque, inspired in French Renaissance and was built between 1924 and 1927 in a neo-classical style.

Museum of Decorative Arts
Museo de Artes Decorativas
General informationArchitectural styleNeoclassicalAddress17 street #502, e/E and D, Vedado, Havana, Cuba 10400Town or cityHavanaCountryCubaOpenedJuly 24, 1964Technical detailsMaterialMasonryFloor count2Design and constructionArchitect(s)P. Virad and M. DestuqueDesignationsDecorative Arts MuseumReferenceshttps://www.lahabana.com/guide/museo-nacional-de-artes-decorativas/

Address edit

Calle 17 #502, between E and D, Vedado, Havana, Cuba

References edit

  • Cuba - Eyewitness Travel Guides (Dorling Kindersley Publishing, 2004) ISBN 075660172X
  • Havana (Lonely Planet Publications,2001) ISBN 1864502290

External links edit

  • Great Houses of Havana

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