ISA- National Arts Schools

In 1961, Fidel Castro said, “Cuba will count as having the most beautiful academy of arts in the world,” and the National Arts Schools were certainly a testament to the talent of the country. Founded by Fidel Castro and Che Guevara, the institutions were designed to be the place where the young and talented would come to develop their crafts and flourish in the arts. It was recognized as a national monument in Cuba in 2010 and restoration efforts are underway on some of the abandoned buildings but currently halted by economic constrictions. However, it remains a wonderful place to visit some artist studios, possibly buy a work and wander around and observe some of the most significant and transformative architecture of the post-Revolution period.