The Emilio Bacardí Moreau Municipal Museum (Spanish: Museo Municipal Emilio Bacardí Moreau) is a museum in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba. Dating back to 1899, this museum is the oldest in Santiago de Cuba.
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| Established | 1899 |
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| Location | Santiago de Cuba |
| Founder | Emilio Bacardi Moreau |
History
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It was established in 1899 by its founder and famous rum distiller Emilio Bacardi Moreau, in Santiago de Cuba.[1] Situated on Calle Pío Rosada, between Calles Heredia and Aguilera, it is Santiago de Cuba's oldest museum.[2]
Emilio Bacardí and his wife, Elvira Cape, embarked on a significant journey overseas in 1912. Their trip yielded an impressive collection of antiquities and art, as well as Cuba's first genuine mummy and sarcophagus from Egypt.[3] These items would later be displayed. Additional exhibits in the museum included three death masks of Napoleon, a significant collection of artifacts from Cuba's wars of independence, art pieces deaccessioned from the Museo del Prado, and important works representing the French modernist era.[4]
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See also
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Media related to Museo Municipal Emilio Bacardi Moreau at Wikimedia Commons
References
edit- ^ Focus on International Library and Information Work. (2002). United Kingdom: International Library and Information Group.
- ^ Twigg, A. (2004). 101 top historical sites of Cuba. Vancouver: Prospect Books.
- ^ Coulombe, Charles A. Rum. Citadel Press.
- ^ Baron, L. P., Falk, P. H. (2008). F. Luis Mora : America's first Hispanic master (1874-1940). United States: Falk Art Reference.