Museo Provincial La Periquera

The monumental Neoclassical building, known as La Periquera, is one of the most famous in the city of Holguín. Its long history is part of the charm of the beautiful Provincial Museum. Located in front of the Plaza de las Armas Square, today known as Calixto Garia Park, the building has been witness and protagonist of outstanding historic and cultural events. It has been attacked on several occasions during the Independence Wars and without being seriously damaged. Among the exhibited objects stand out an axe, dating from the beginning of the 15th century, made by indigenous inhabitant with idol shape which is constituted in a symbol of the Holguin’s identity, due to the sense of rebellion it encloses, or the sword that belonged to the National Hero Jose Marti.