Cuban Contemporary
and Modern Art Tour
Cuban Contemporary
and Modern Art Tour
8-Day Tour
Pack your bags and take the trip with Cuba Up Close now!
Cuba Up Close All-inclusive
Package Includes:
Travel Visa, Health Insurance and Mandatory Documentation required to enter Cuba
All Ground Transportation (Air Conditioned Vehicles)
Accommodations and Most Meals
Daily Happy Hours
Expert-led Lectures and Private Tours of Sites
Access to the REAL Cuba through behind-the-scenes meetings with artists, musicians, professors, doctors, farmers and Cuban officials.
Our Tour Price does not include: Gratuities for Driver and Guide
Private receptions and exchange with renowned Cuban artists as well as emerging artists at their privately-owned studios and personal residences are highlights of the Cuba Up Close experience. You will have the opportunity to buy Cuban art first hand, directly from the artists. Our art curators and tour guides will help you with export paper work and transportation of the art if needed.
Our art tours to Cuba also feature visits to the island’s premier art galleries, museums, and art foundations. We will visit The Wifredo Lam Center, a cultural institution responsible for the organization of the Havana Art Biennial, the Museum of Fine Arts, depicting the evolution of Cuba's visual arts over the last 300 years and FAC (Fabrica de Arte), a unique converted oil factory housing films, concerts and art exhibits.
FEATURING ARTIST:
Orlando Almanza
ORLANDO ALMANZA was born in the Eastern province of Las Tunas, Cuba. He began his studies at the Professional Academy of Visual Arts in the city of Las Tunas.
At 18, he made the long journey from Eastern Cuba to Havana to study at the prestigous Institute of Superior Arts. He began studying sculpture and was intrigued by so many mediums that he made a point of studying as many as he could, including printmaking, classic drawing, installation and oil painting.
His art is a fearless mix of many mediums, often overlapping. Almanza likes to leave clues and unfinished lines for the viewer, showing the many layers and processes behind each piece.
Almanza has exhibited extensively in Havana, as well as in the United States and Mexico. His art belongs to private collections in the United States, Mexico, Canada, Ghana, and South Africa.
He currently lives in the historic center of Havana.