Cuban minister of culture Alpidio Alonso and Serbian minister of foreign affairs Nikola Selakovic signed today cooperation agreements in the cultural field, especially in museology, archeology, restoration and conservation of heritage, which will strengthen relations between the two countries.

The launching of the book “Fidel and the Revolution” by researcher Alberto Prieto Rozos opened commemorations for the 96th birthday of the historic leader of the Cuban Revolution to be marked August 13th.

Cuban Culture Minister Alpidio Alonso and Serbian Foreign Minister Nikola Selakovic signed a cooperation program in the culture sector to boost bilateral links between both countries’ cultural organizations.

Six short fiction films make up the retrospective of animation materials to be screened at the 16th International Film Festival of Gibara (FICGibara), the Spanish La Boca Erotica, an important European event that promotes sexuality as a muse in the work of art.

The Spanish film festival will run until August 7 in cinemas in Havana, with the screening of eight films from the Iberian nation's contemporary filmography.

Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez congratulated today on Twitter Carlos Alberto “Tin” Cremata, the director of the children’s theater group La Colmenita (The Little Beehive), to whom the Higher Institute of Arts (ISA) awarded an Honoris Causa degree, and remarked that Cremata’s art, mastery and love for children and for Cuba are an example.

The 16th edition of the Gibara International Film Festival (FICGibara) will be held August 2 to 6 with a broad multicultural program that prioritizes audiovisual productions.

Four kilometers from the town of Viñales and about 30 kilometers from the city of Pinar del Río, the Mural of Prehistory is one of the largest open-air frescoes in the world and a favorite site among Cuban and foreign tourists alike.

Cuban writers Zuleica Romay, David Lopez and Nancy Morejon exchanged views on the state of raciality and the contributions to the formation of nationality and nationhood in Cuba with the U.S. delegation visiting the country on Monday at Casa de las Americas.

Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez used his Twitter account to praise the works of poet Nicolas Guillen on the 120th anniversary of his birth and to quote verses of some of his poems, including Motivos de Son and Sóngoro cosongo, which he described as eternal.

During a workshop on cultural decolonization held in Havana’s Casa de las Américas, René González Barrios, director of the Fidel Castro Center, said that the Cuban Revolution is duty-bound to study the Commander in Chief’s thoughts about the use of culture as the best weapon of national identity.

The 5th edition of the Aquafest Electronic Music Festival will be held in the province of Holguin July 8-10 with the presence of national and international DJ producers.

The Provincial Council of Performing Arts (CPAE), its creators and institutions in the province of Granma considers a great privilege to host the 6th International Clown Festival on June 23 to 26.

Cuban singer-songwriter Pablo Milanes will give a concert today in Havana, as part of his tour Dias de luz (Days of Light).