After the respective juries met at the Dulce Maria Loynaz Cultural Center in Havana, the winners of the 2021 National Awards for Publishing, Literature, and Social and Humanistic Sciences were announced.

A heritage, sustainable, inclusive and resilient city is the general topic that specialists in architecture, urban planning, sociology and other disciplines will discuss during the 15th International Symposium “Challenges to City Management and Administration”, to be held on February 22 to 24, within the context of the celebrations for the 25th anniversary of the Office of the Historian of the City of Camagüey.

The art work entitled “Maria Cristina” by Cuban Julio Cesar Garcia, who has his workshop in this western Cuban city, is part of the art pieces included in an exhibit to mark the 50th birthday of the Soho Photo Gallery, a institution promoting artistic photography in New York City.

Cuban painter and sculptor Alberto Lescay was granted the National Visual Arts Prize 2021 in acknowledgement of his work.

The 14th edition of the UNEAC "Argeliers León" Musicology Award was presented at the institution's headquarters as an incentive to students and a tribute to the work of renowned Cuban musicologists and professors.

The Cuban Association of the United Nations (ACNU by its Spanish acronym), which for the first time is a sub venue of the Havana Biennial, is hosting the exhibition "Experiences of a herrero –artista(blacksmith-artist)", by young Cuban Jose Carlos Mesa.

At just 10 years old, Ileana Alvarez Pacheco joined the Literacy Campaign, a feat that marked her path and passion as an educator for the following 51 years. Today, despite her age and ailments, she remains as firm as in day one in the magic realm of teaching.

Buena Vista Social Club diva Omara Portuondo has just been announced as the winner of the World Pioneer 2021 award by the prestigious international magazine Songlines.

As part of the activities for the 45th anniversary of the Cuban University of the Arts (ISA), the principals of the center gathered in its Main Lecture Hall teachers from different graduations.

The Collateral Awards of the 42nd edition of the International Festival of New Latin American Cinema of Havana were presented at the event venue.

The National “Reading History” Conference is under way in the province of Holguin with a busy program of activities ranging from book presentations and sales to panels and talks,.

British singer Celeste gave a concert at the Marti Theater in Havana within the context of the British Culture Week in Cuba, scheduled until December 12.

Experience 2 of the Havana Biennial officially begins today and will last until March 24, 2022, with Cuban art taking center stage in the program of activities.

Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez, Cuban president, congratulated today the National Institute of Pedagogical Sciences (ICCP by its Spanish acronym), which celebrates its 45th anniversary.