The Feria de Publicaciones y Curiosidades sits tucked against the stone walls of the Plaza de Armas, identifiable by the weathered wooden stalls draped with faded book spines and loose black-and-white prints. Sellers here curate…
Old Havana Print Workshops
I designed this walk to guide you through Old Havana's resilient print heritage, visiting active engraving studios, screen-printing workspaces, and sustainable paper-making projects. We will meet local artists keeping physical print crafts alive in the face of modern shortages.
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1. feria de publicaciones y curiosidades
2. Taller Experimental de Papel Artesanal
The Taller Experimental de Papel Artesanal hides behind a modest door on a narrow Havana street, marked by sheets of handmade paper drying on wooden racks. This workshop occupies a former colonial warehouse, repurposed to produce paper…
3. Experimental Graphics Workshop
The Taller Experimental de Grafica occupies a thick-walled colonial warehouse at the end of a cobblestone alleyway, marked by a massive, weathered wooden door. Inside, the space fills with the scent of oil-based ink and the rhythmic clack…
4. Taller de serigrafía René Portocarrero
The Taller de serigrafía René Portocarrero sits behind a modest, weathered door on a quiet street in Old Havana, distinguished by the constant scent of ink and the sound of squeegees pulling across mesh screens. Founded in nineteen…
5. Taller de Generoso Betancourt
Generoso Betancourt’s workshop sits behind a modest, weathered door, recognizable by the scent of sawdust and the rhythmic tapping of chisels that often drifts onto the street. Betancourt spent decades here carving intricate wooden saints…
6. Ciclo Ecopapel
The walls of Ciclo Ecopapel feature hand-pressed paper made from recycled fiber salvaged from across Havana. Workers pull corn husks, banana leaves, and old newspapers from the street to produce the sheets inside this small studio. The…