Current Exhibit

Within Cuban history, the Cuban Revolution of the 1950s is heavily researched, but little is said about the pre-1950 era. People often note that the island seems frozen in time, but how did its cities grow? Between 1900 and 1950, Cuban cities grew due to factors like the countryside’s economy that centered on sugarcane and tobacco, population shifts to urban areas, and public works for export infrastructure such as roads, railways, and ports. Curated by Isabel C. Paz under the guidance of Margarita Vargas-Betancourt.