Museum of Decorative Arts, Havana, Decorative arts museum in Vedado, Havana, Cuba
The Museum of Decorative Arts in Vedado is a former mansion that now displays thousands of decorative objects spanning five centuries. The collection includes furniture, oriental pieces, and European crafts distributed across multiple floors of the building.
The building was constructed between 1924 and 1927 as a private mansion with French design, built for a wealthy Cuban countess. After the Revolution, it was converted into a museum to make the art collection accessible to the public.
The ground floor displays rooms that represent different artistic periods, from Neoclassical to royal factory work. Visitors can see how wealthy families filled their homes with furniture and crafts from Europe and beyond.
The museum is located at the corner of 17th Street and E Street and is easy to reach on foot. Visitors should allow time to explore, as the collection is spread across multiple floors.
In the Salón de las Lacas Orientales hangs a 17th-century Coromandel screen from Chiansí province, flanked by Chinese screens of the 17th to 19th centuries. At its centre stands a lacquered table inlaid with mother-of-pearl and malachite, and two bookcases are decorated in bone and ivory.
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