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The Emilio Bacardí Moreau Municipal Museum () is a museum in
It was established in 1899 by its founder and famous rum distiller Emilio Bacardi Moreau, in
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Santiago de Cuba
Santiago de Cuba is the second-largest city in Cuba and the capital city of Santiago de Cuba Province. It lies in the southeastern area of the island, some southeast of the Cuban capital of Havana.
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, Cuba
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. Dating back to 1899, this museum is the oldest in Santiago de Cuba.
History
It was established in 1899 by its founder and famous rum distiller Emilio Bacardi Moreau, in Santiago de Cuba
Santiago de Cuba is the second-largest city in Cuba and the capital city of Santiago de Cuba Province. It lies in the southeastern area of the island, some southeast of the Cuban capital of Havana.
The municipality extends over , and contains t ...
. Situated on Calle Pío Rosada, between Calles Heredia and Aguilera, it is Santiago de Cuba's oldest museum.
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. 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
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from the Museo del Prado
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, and important works representing the French modernist era.Baron, L. P., Falk, P. H. (2008). F. Luis Mora : America's first Hispanic master (1874-1940). United States: Falk Art Reference.
Gallery
See also
*List of museums in Cuba
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References
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