The Museo de la Revolución is only a few blocks away from the Gran Teatro. Because I didn't make time to visit the Museo 26 de Julio at the Cuartel Moncada in Santiago, I decided to visit this one and it was soon entirely clear that the Museo de la Revolución must be the country's most comprehensive celebration of the revolution. And would it be a coincidence that the museum is housed in the sumptuous presidential palace of dictator Bastista? The revolutionary war was surprisingly well-documented photographically and there are some fantastic dramatic pictures and interesting quotes. At first, I read most of the annotations with enthusiasm but after an hour, it became monotonous. There is just too much to see and not all of it is that interesting.
On the second floor, some exhibits were vaguely relevant and I lost attention. I would like to share with you a quote of Fidel I wrote down during my visit: 'The guerrilla's formation process is an uninterrupted appeal to each man's conciousness and honour. Che knew how to get into the most sensible feelings of the revolutionaries'.