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 | |
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Museo de Artes Decorativas | |
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| General information | |
| Architectural style | Neoclassical |
| Address | 17 street #502, e/E and D, Vedado, Havana, Cuba 10400 |
| Town or city | Havana |
| Country | Cuba |
| Opened | July 24, 1964 |
| Technical details | |
| Material | Masonry |
| Floor count | 2 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | P. Virad and M. Destuque |
| Designations | Decorative Arts Museum |
| References | |
| https://www.lahabana.com/guide/museo-nacional-de-artes-decorativas/ | |
Address
editCalle 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
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