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Casa Bacardí - Educational
Program
Guided tours and lectures for schools.
Educational Program
Join us at Casa Bacardí where we explore
Cuba highlighting its extensive history, art, and music. The
one-hour tour features a short history film, a walk through
of current art exhibitions, and two interactive sessions in
our computerized music pavilion and information center.
Tours are offered for elementary, middle and
high school students. Presentations can be tailored to meet
individual needs according to curriculum goals and age of students.
Tour Hours
Monday-Friday
10:00 a.m.-5 p.m.
Tours are free of charge
Casa Bacardí
Casa Bacardí at the Institute for Cuban
and Cuban-American Studies at the University of Miami is an
interactive center highlighting Cuban history and culture and
a unique place to appreciate and learn about Cuba’s past,
present and future.
Hands on!
Learning at Casa Bacardí
is designed to
educate as well as entertain!

At the Music Pavilion, over 2,000 digital music
selections are available for students to choose from.
Students are also given a class
on typical Cuban musical instruments and the opportunity to
experiment and play these instruments.
At the Cuban Information Center,
students can access information on Cuba and explore Cuba On-Line,
a database of information.

Several computerized “Cuba
Quizzes” are presented to test students' knowledge on
the lectures given, and on an interactive PowerPoint presentation.
A brief historical Cuba movie (20 min.) is also shown.

Guided gallery tours of Casa Bacardí
exhibitions expose students to all aspects of Cuban art.
Tour Program
(approximately)
I – Cuba History Movie (20
minutes)
Native Population
Cuban Patriots
Overview of the Republic (1902
– 1959)
Revolution - Fidel Castro
Current Day Cuba
II – Movie Lecture –
Q/A session (5 minutes)
III – Cuba Music Overview
(15 minutes)
Music Lecture
Playing Session
IV – Cuba Database and Quiz
(20 minutes)
Online Data Search
Cuba History Quiz – Q/A
session
To Schedule a Tour
Call 305-284-CUBA
(2822) or
e-mail your request to CasaBacardi@miami.edu
Please schedule tours two weeks in advance in
order to avoid conflicts with other events.
Casa Bacardí is located in the building
of the Institute for Cuban and Cuban-American Studies on the
University of Miami’s Coral Gables campus.
For more information contact:
Casa Bacardí
Institute for Cuban and
Cuban-American Studies
University of Miami
1531 Brescia Avenue
Coral Gables, FL 33124-3010
305-284-CUBA (2822)
Fax: 305-284-4875
http://CasaBacardi.iccas.miami.edu
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