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Where we are, and where we travel

Destinations where we shape programs for groups of artists, architects and friends.

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Programs we’ve shaped before. Each one is a starting point — we’ll change it to suit your group.

  • Meet the architects, designers and planners shaping a city, step inside landmark buildings, and talk with locals about architecture, conservation and design.

    On a program like this

    • Walking Old Havana’s four colonial squares, a UNESCO World Heritage site, with Cuban architects
    • Art Deco landmarks such as the Bacardi and López Serrano buildings, with Havana’s leading Art Deco specialists
    • Modern Havana — the FOCSA Building and the Superior Institute of Art (ISA), with Cuban architects and students
    • Conversations with Cuban architects, designers and students about building with limited materials
    • Fusterlandia, the community project José Fuster builds with his neighbors
    • A copy of Havana Art Deco: An Architectural Guide by María Elena Martín

    When it ran

    • Architecture & Design 2020Havana · March 2020
    • World Congress on Art DecoBuenos Aires, Mar del Plata & Montevideo · November 2019
    • AIA Committee on Design conferenceSantiago & Valparaíso, Chile · October 2018
    • Havana Deco WeekendHavana · January 2018
    • Arts & ArchitectureHavana · October 2017
    • AIA Committee on Design conferenceHavana · April 2016
    • 12th World Congress on Art DecoHavana · 2013
    • 11th World Congress on Art DecoRio de Janeiro · 2011
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    We’ll talk through current U.S. travel requirements with you.

  • Time with artists in their homes and studios, Cuba’s dance companies and musicians — often around the island’s biggest cultural moments.

    On a program like this

    • Private visits to artists’ homes and studios
    • Fábrica de Arte Cubano, with the artists and musicians who show there
    • Time with Cuban contemporary dance companies and the National Ballet
    • The Fine Arts Museum with a Cuban expert guide
    • The Guanabacoa Afro-Cuban Museum with a local guide
    • A cooking class with Cuban cooks

    When it ran

    • Havana Film FestivalHavana · December 2019
    • Havana New YearHavana · December 2018
    • Havana MovementHavana · October 2017
    • Explore CubaHavana, Santa Clara, Cienfuegos & Trinidad · September & October 2017
    • Havana Rhythm, during the Havana Jazz FestivalHavana · December 2016
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  • Whenever the Havana Biennial comes around, we build a program around it — with Copperbridge founder Geo Darder as your host, meeting participating Cuban artists at their studios and special events. We plan each one once the Biennial sets its dates.

    On a program like this

    • Studio visits with participating Cuban artists
    • Openings and special events across the city
    • Detrás del muro, the open-air exhibition along the Malecón
    • Time with artists Copperbridge supports — in 2019, painter and muralist Pablo Rosendo and photographer Danay Nápoles

    When it ran

    • Havana BiennialHavana · April 2019
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  • Each year Casa Gitana opens in Gibara during the Gibara International Film Festival — a gathering place between screenings, with live music every night, where visitors and locals come together.

    On a program like this

    • Live music every night
    • Gibara International Film Festival screenings with Cuban filmmakers
    • Yoga, meditation and Kundalini yoga sessions
    • Community dinners, cooking workshops and talks
    • Time with local and visiting artists
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    We’ll talk through current U.S. travel requirements with you.

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