• Submitted by: manso
• Arts and Culture
• 11 / 05 / 2010

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After being closed to the public for five years, the National Museum of Contemporary Ceramics reopened its doors to delight visitors with exquisite collections of pottery craftwork.

The head of the museum, Alejandro G. Alonso, told AIN that the pieces are being exhibited at the new location of the museum in Old Havana’s Casa de Aguilera; and that among the highlights of the exhibit is a hall entirely dedicated to earthenware pots.

The museum houses a prestigious art collection of nearly 750 pieces, which is constantly on the increase through the buying of new works, financed by the Office of the Historian of the City; as well as donations and loans.

The museum’s collection includes works by artists Juan Miguel Rodríguez, Marta Arjona, Mirta García Bush, Amelia Peláez, Sandu Darié, René Portocarrero, Wifredo Lam and Domingo Ravenet.

Other attractions of the place are an interactive computer software allowing visitors to obtain information about works and artists, and an exhibition of flowerpots in the central patio.

Do not miss the chance to visit this marvelous place in Old Havana, an opportunity to further rediscover the beauty of this unique art.

Showcasing a wide array of artistic styles varying from the simplest shapes to beautiful lead-glazed Japanese earthenware known as raku, the National Museum of Contemporary Ceramics is an excellent opportunity to see a representative of the best in worldwide contemporary pottery.

The Casa Aguilera is a Mudejar-style building located on the corner of Mercaderes and Amargura Streets in the core of Old Havana.

Source: Cubarte