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Estudio Acella, Oficios 18a entre Obrapía y Obispo, next door to Casa de los Arabes. At the tiny studio of Blanca Acella Escalante you can buy affordable figurative canvases inspired by this popular habanera’s travels through Italy, Spain and Mexico. Estudio Galería Rigoberto Mena. Rigoberto is one of Cuba’s hottest contemporary artists. Galería del Grabado, at the back of the Taller Experimental de Gráfica de la Habana, Callejón del Chorro 62, Plaza de la Catedral, T 620979, F 338121. Open all day, closed Sun. You can watch the prints and engravings being made and specialist courses are available for those who want to learn the skill for themselves, for 1 month, US$250, or 3 months, US$500. Galería Los Oficios. Gallery of Nelsón Domínguez, one of Cuba’s most prolific contemporary Cuban artists. La Acacia, San José 114 entre Industria y Consulado, Centro, T 613533. This leading gallery provides a showcase for the work of local artists, who have received international acclaim. The work of Nelsón Domínguez and Fabelo appears on the hot list of many an American collector in search of a good investment, but originals still don’t come cheap. Feria del Malecón, Malecón, entre D y E, Vedado. Thu-Tue 0800-1830. Feria del Tacón, Av Tacón entre Chacón y Empedrado, La Habana Vieja, Plaza de la Catedral end Wed-Mon 0800-1900. . Both very busy markets, the latter is the larger. Inlaid wooden boxes for cigars, jewellery, baseball bats, model sailing ships, ceramics, Santería items, Che Guevara hats and innumerable T-shirts for sale. Do not buy black coral or tortoiseshell as these are protected species and it will probably be illegal to take it in to your own country.
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