Americans “find strength in diversity,” explains artist Ellyn Weiss, who co-organized the One House art exhibit outside of Washington D.C. The display demonstrates the richness and complexity of U.S. culture. The exhibit, a large house structure at the BlackRock Center for the Arts, contains 300 panels, each representing a different ancestor. A few depict the … Read more
On September 9th, the Annenberg Space for Photography opened an exclusive exhibit called Cuba Is. The show is part of the Getty-led Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA initiative presenting the work of Latino and Latin American artists in more than 70 museums and cultural institutions across Southern California. The Cuba Journal spoke with the exhibit’s curator, … Read more
by Simons Chase From the high vantage point of the Finca Vigía, I can see San Francisco de Paula, the small village outside Havana where Ernest Hemingway lived for decades up until his departure from Cuba in 1960. It looks the same as it did then except now his home is a museum. Set against … Read more
Lanie Millar is an assistant professor in the Department of Romance Languages at the University of Oregon. While at the Library of Congress on a Kluge Fellowship, she is doing research for her book manuscript on post-revolutionary literature from Cuba and Angola. Her project is titled, “Cuba and Angola: Cultural Conversations Before and After the Cold … Read more
In recent years, tourism has changed Old Havana more than the last fifty years of majestic decay. The old city has experienced a lot of much needed renovation, but there has also been a quiet dissolving of traditional daily life that existed in the city just a few years ago. You can still find Cubans … Read more
The Chicago Harp Quartet (CHQ) spent a week-long residency from May 29-June 4 in Cuba. The island nation, a country of 11 million people, today has only one harp teacher and only four pedal harps, and those are in disrepair. Supported by Lyon & Healy Harps and donations from the general public, the CHQ’s mission … Read more
U.S.-Cuba collaboration around music continues to grow. The Chicago Harp Quartet (CHQ) will be spending a weeklong residency from May 29-June 4 in Cuba. The island nation, a country of 11 million people, today has only one harp teacher and only four pedal harps, and those are in disrepair. It’s not every day that the … Read more
From August 20, 2017–January 7, 2018, Hollywood in Havana: Five Decades of Cuban Posters Promoting U.S. Films, will be on display at the Pasadena Museum of California Art (PMCA). The exhibit assembles approximately 40 Cuban posters publicizing Hollywood films from the 1960s to 2009 including some iconic names like Marylin Monroe and Alfred Hitchcock. Astonishing … Read more
Cuba’s music scene is heating up. Following thousands of events taking place in over 190 countries, International Jazz Day 2017 culminated in a concert streamed worldwide from Havana’s historic Gran Teatro de La Habana Alicia Alonso. Established by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in coordination with the Thelonious Monk Institute of … Read more
Last weekend, the Classical Havana music event occurred in various venues around Havana. Here’s what the Cuba Journal captured from this amazing collaboration. There were five concerts and musicians from ten countries. RELATED: Cuba Travel Guide
