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| Concert in progress inside Santa Clara, Cuba's Museum of Decorative Arts. Maestro leads the group in a repertoire of 17th century renaissance Spanish music. Photo: Phyllis Shess, April 2015 |
Editor’s note: On a daily basis
from June 1 thru June 30, 2015 Pillar to Post online magazine is featuring
articles, photos and insights resulting from a recent group tour, an adventure
we dubbed: the April 23 Brigade’s Tour of Cuba 2015.
VINTAGE COLLECTION OF
FURNISHINGS, ETC.
Museum of Decorative Arts in
downtown Santa Clara, occupies a cheerfully painted yellow 17th
century building on the Southeast corner of Parque Vidal. There are no neon signs to signify its existence. Tourists hear of it by word of mouth.
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| Decorative Museum is on the right |
Laid out
in exquisite vignette rooms, the permanent exhibition displays colonial period
furnishings, porcelain, glass, various metal objects, lamps, textiles,
paintings, fans, costumes and art, including sculptures from the 17th and 20th
centuries.
The
museum also has a hall for concerts and cultural activities making it one of
the popular places in this historic albeit dusty college town of 200,000
residents.
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ALL IMAGES BY MICHAEL SHESS, 2015
(except where noted otherwise) |
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