You could not describe this museum as factual or objective! As you might expect, it very much celebrates the communist ideal and Fidel Castro and his colleagues. However, I feel that the information could still be presented much better. With the exception of the outdoor exhibits, the majority of the museum consists of old photographs and panels of text, most of which is not in a coherent order or 'telling the story'. Outside there are a number of vehicles, the yacht on which Castro began the revolution from, tanks and planes, many complete with bullet holes. All well guarded! You can see all of these, however, from outside the railed area without paying the museum fee. I wouldn't necessarily put anyone off visiting the museum as it is such an important part of Cuba and the building that houses it is the original Presidential Palace, so interesting in its own right, but I do think it could be a lot better for the 8CUC entry fee.

We visited most of the museums in Cuba, including this one. We wanted to see this museum to find out more about the revolution and subsequent events. Whilst it was interesting to read about the history, in particular written from the Cuban government’s point of view, we were slightly disappointed by the items on display or rather lack of. Apart from a few planes and the like you can see from outside, the displays theme selves seem to consist of a few trinkets and items of clothing and were slightly disappointing. We could have achieved the same by buying a Cuban book about the history of the museum. There is a lot to see in Havana, and we had a great time there. That said if you are running short of time personally I would give this particular museum a miss and go to the adjacent art museum which we really enjoyed.

The majority of the museum was shut under renovations, so only the outside section could be seen. The outside included things like planes, tanks and vehicles used in the revolution and they were interesting to see. However, you can see those items just as well without going in. While the explanation texts alongside the exhibits were good, would recommend reading up on cuban history and the revolution beforehand to fully understand it. The price for tourists was about 200 pesos, can probably be seem in about 20 minutes. Shame the other part wasn’t open because it sounds like it would have been very interesting.