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“Museo de la Revoluci_n y Memorial Granma” Frommer's
“Museo de la Revolucion” Fodors.com
“Castro's Cuba” canoe.ca / Sun Media
“Chasing Che” canoe.ca / The Sun
“Cuba - After the Pope's Visit” Washington International
“A little local colour” telegraph.co.uk / Telegraph Media Group
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.0 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #17 of 91 attractions in Havana
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Traveler Description: The museum presents the story of the 1959 Cuban Revolution and includes vivid exhibits like blood-stained and bullet-riddled uniforms.
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Attraction type: History museum, Specialty museum
Address: Calle Refugio 1
entre Monserrate y Zulueta Havana 10600
Cuba
Tel: 53 7 624091

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“Tribute to the triumph of the Revolution, the downfall of Batitsta and endurance of the Cubans”
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4 of 5 stars
Ovrproof 25 contributions
St. Lucia
Jul 2, 2009

I have been a student of the Cuban Revolution for some time now, and was very excited to go to the museum which depicts it. It is held in Batista's old palace, and right away you get a sense of the great imbalance between Batitsta and everyday Cubans as the paace is made of marble, gold and is beautifully handcrafted... more

“Good if you don't know much about the revolution”
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3 of 5 stars
HeartoftheCountry 8 contributions
Birmingham, UK
Mar 30, 2004
24/32 found this review helpful

I love the way this museum is held in the former presidential palace of the dictator, Batista, ousted by Castro. However, and it may be intentional, the museum still feels like it has been thrown together quickly following the revolution. The palace has been emptied of all furniture (literally - the 'public' toilet consisted of just a bowl, no seat... more

“Solo Interesante”
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3 of 5 stars
diagonalnorte 28 contributions
Cordoba
Mar 30, 2008

El Museo tiene un correcto desarrollo de la historia de la revolución, pero es notoria la carencia de objetos históricos... more

“M gusto mucho el museo,realmente impresionante el lugar y lo que muestra de la”
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3 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Member
Guayaquil
Feb 4, 2006
3/3 found this review helpful

Me gusto mucho, el lugar realmente impresionante sobre todo el edificio y lo que hay adentro, toda la informacion,fotos, uniformes,... more

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Museum of the Revolution (Museo de la Revolucion) Address

Calle Refugio 1 | entre Monserrate y Zulueta, Havana 10600, Cuba
Tel: 53 7 624091