CUBA is a dynamic, exciting country that becomes even more vibrant during the Havana Biennial Art Exhibition. The Havana Biennial Committee has chosen the Spelman College Museum of Fine Art and the Contemporary Arts Museum Houston to present Cinema Remixed & Reloaded 2.0, an abbreviated version of the exhibition that they organized in 2007. Join these two institutions for a trip of a lifetime and experience the people, culture, art, food, and

music of Cuba.Join an exciting people to people journey, to explore the colorful and vibrant arts, culture, history, and meet the people of Cuba. Discover elegant, exuberant Havana...spend time with its friendly citizens, its exceptional artists, musicians, and enjoy the architecture and outdoor art markets. Antique cars preserved in their rustic authenticity maintain the dignity and beauty of another age. Proud buildings in disrepair and rhythmic music encountered everywhere tell a story of the changes Cuba has undergone in the last decades that have shaped this globally unique country and friendly people. Walking and exploring through old Havana will take you back decades with the richness

and depth of a culture somewhat stopped in time. Immerse yourself in the Biennial activities... artists, arts exhibitions,

receptions, art installations... all representing the best art from numerous countries, including exceptional local Cuban artists. You will have the opportunity to meet local people from all walks of life, discuss their lives... and share your own, as you explore this fascinating city.

Your hotel is the historic Historic Nacional, the opulent home during the heyday of prohibition to movie stars, gangsters and socialites, with its casinos, night life, and intrigue. Today, it is as a gracious lady, with a colored past. It sits near the malecon (sea wall) and overlooks the ocean, with acres of lush green lawns for strolling under tropical palm trees, or perhaps a swim in the pool or a mojito on the verandah as the salsa group plays.

Visit with artists and musicians, students and the elderly, local people who welcome you... and happily share their cultural gifts of creative arts, crafts, music, dance, cuisine, and a joy of life that is apparent everywhere.The human spirit to live, enjoy, create, and thrive despite hardships is ever felt as we get to know the strong people who weave it together. It wouldn’t be uncommon to meet a medical doctor who is also a master mechanic and guitar player, who drives a taxi to make ends meet financially. Cuba is an experience that is unique and you won’t forget. Experience this “off limits” island during this period when it is still conserved from excessive tourism. Travel legally to be with the people of Cuba and learn about them and their culture under a People to People educational license issued to the Cross Cultural Journeys Foundation.

NOTE: Cuba is the only country in the world that a U.S. citizen is barred from visiting by the U.S. Government without a license. From 1998-2003 the Cross Cultural Journeys Foundation had a license until the U.S. government terminated such travel. Cross Cultural Journeys Foundation again has a license to legally take U.S. citizens to Cuba for educational trips and to meet with Cuban citizens, as long as we conform to U.S. Government requirements. We have spent a lot of time in Cuba; it would be our pleasure to introduce you to Cuba and the people we know there.

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CUBA Havana ARTS Biennial May 7-12, 2012

TRIP HIGHLIGHTS

• Meet with city architect and planner, visit the scaled Model of the city, and discuss the development of the different districts of Havana, plus a guided walking tour of Old Havana, meeting locals along the way.

• Participate in the 11th Havana Biennial events and programs• Meet with well known and up and coming artists in their art galleries and studios• Meet local musicians and discuss their music• Wander the friendly and colorful streets of Old Havana, a UNESCO World Heritage site• Meet friendly residents in their homes and on the streets.• A day trip to Vinales Valley to experience the beautiful and serene countryside outside Havana• Meet with crafts people and discuss their projects.• Optional: Buena Vista Social Club (if performing) • Visit the hotel room where Ernest Hemingway lived for years and wrote For Whom the Bells Toll.• Tours of the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes and other top cultural institutions• Studio visits with celebrated Cuban artists• A tour of the Taller de Gráfica Experimental (Havana’s printmaking workshop)• Tours of major points of interest including the Plaza de la Revolución and the Colon Cemetery internationally known

for its exceptional sculptures.

DAILY ITINERARY

Day 1, Monday, 7 May 2012: Havana City We arrive in Havana and check into the historic Hotel Nacional. An orientation and familiarization of the area is followed by dinner at La Barraca Restaurant, located in the garden of the Hotel Nacional under a thatched roof. This restaurant serves typical Cuban food. (D)

Day 2, Tuesday, 8 May 2012: Havana City Breakfast at the hotel, followed by a walking tour of Old Havana Four Plazas. We begin with a visit to the Marquetta of the City, a model replica of the city of Havana. This offers us an orientation to the city and overview of the restoration, both in planning and completed. Tour Old Havana on foot, walking between the four main plazas that comprise Cuba’s first UNESCO World Heritage Site. Start at Plaza de Armas, the site of the oldest Spanish fortress in the Americas, the 1519 locale of the first mass in Cuba, and the massive Baroque seat of government known as Palacio de los Capitanes Generales. Continue to Plaza de San Francisco de Assis and Plaza Vieja, where we visit artist galleries and historic buildings and get a sense of the structure of the colonial city. Wind through historic streets spanning five centuries of historic architecture and end at Plaza de la Catedral and see the Baroque cathedral. Along the way meet the local people and engage in friendly conversation. Visit the Ernest Hemingway Room, located on the 5th floor of Ambos Mundo Hotel, in Old Havana. View the room where Hemingway lived for seven years and wrote, "For Whom The Bells Toll.” You will be able to see many of his personal belongings, including his typewriter. We stop for lunch at the Armadores de Santander's roof top restaurant. During lunch we are joined by one of Havana’s most interesting art curators and personalities, Juanito Sachet, who will spend the afternoon and evening with us. Dinner is on your own. Your guide will give you suggestions for paladares, licensed restaurants in private homes in Havana; the food is some of the best you will find in the city. There are also many good local restaurants. You will be given a map to find your way around, and help with reservations. In the paladares and restaurants you will meet local people and have the opportunity for conversation. (B,L)

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Day 3, Wednesday, 9 May 2012: Havana City After breakfast at the hotel, we will visit the Cuban collections in the Museo de Bellas Artes Cuban art collection, a striking modernist building which was completed in 1953 and exemplifies the combination of sculpture with architecture in Cuban mid-century modernism. The Palace of Fine Arts houses a collection of Cuban visual art that

spans four centuries. We stop for lunch in the roof garden of the Sevilla Hotel, formerly owned by the Biltmore Hotel chain, known as the Prohibition-era winter playground for American tourists. Enjoy 360-degree views of the entire city. After lunch, We visit Havana’s Cemetario do Colon. Laid out between 1871 and 1886, the cemetery includes more than 500 Mausoleums, chapels and family vaults, sculpted in bronze, granite, marble and limestone by leading Cuban and European artist. Learn about the relationship between the cemetery and the Catholic church in Cuba. We break for lunch at the El Aljibe restaurant, a favorite outdoor thatch-roof restaurant located in the residential area of Miramar, which features criolla cuisine -- a flavor created and maintained by the family tradition since the first restaurant was founded on the El Aljibe farm. Dinner at the El Templete Restaurant, a bayside fish restaurant that invites you to enjoy some of the most delicious seafood in the area. (B,L,D)

Day 4, Thursday, 10 May 2012: Havana City, Day trip outside Havana Breakfast at the hotel is followed by a day Trip to Vinales, about two hours outside Havana in the countryside. Enjoy this all-day excursion to the Western Province of Pinar del Rio. A UNESCO world heritage site, Vinales Valley has one of the most

beautiful views in Cuba, the mogotes: limestone mountains that rise impressively out the valley floor. Take a boat ride through a mogote and enjoy a typical Cuban lunch while enjoying country music. Late afternoon return to the hotel. Dinner on your own at the La Guarida Paladar or a local restaurant. Alternately, you can stay in Havana and visit Biennial events.(B,L)

Day 5, Friday, 11 May 2012: Havana City This morning, we learn about printmaking techniques and meet the artists at the Taller de Grafica, a studio established 44 years ago by Che Cuevara to promote a Spanish art form of the late 1800s. After, participate in the official opening activities of the Havana biennial. Farewell dinner at the Santo Angel Restaurant, which offers great ambiance and traditional Cuban music accompanied by the best lobster on skewers, served in their courtyard.. (B,D)

Day 6, Saturday, 12 May 2012: Havana City Breakfast at the hotel. Morning Biennial activities and we check out of the hotel at noon for the short drive to the airport for our flight to Miami. Onward flights from Miami should be booked at 7:30pm or later. (B)

COST: $3,510 (This price includes charter air of $525 for the Miami/Havana/Miami flights). Single Room: add $600. Space is limited. Registration is now open. A deposit of $500 by credit card saves your space. Payment in full is due by April 6.

Included: Charter air flight Miami/Havana/Miami; U.S. People to People license to travel legally to Cuba; Cuban visa; Hotel Nacional (double occupancy); in country transportation per itinerary; Full breakfast buffet daily at the hotel, plus six additional meals per itinerary (B,L,D); knowledgeable local English speaking Cuban guide throughout, Cross Cultural Journeys Foundation trip manager; guest speakers; Biennial events and special activities; entrance fees; preparation materials; tips for included meals on itinerary; tips to bellman.

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Not Included: Airfare to Miami; items of a personal nature; alcoholic drinks; meals per itinerary (B,L,D); excursions not on the itinerary or noted as “optional”; travel insurance (strongly recommended, information will be sent upon registration); tip to Cuban guide and driver (optional, yet customary).

Notes: This itinerary is subject to change to take advantage of the serendipity of the moment when we are in Cuba...to conduct a studio visit with an artist, to engage in an activity that might occur unexpectedly, or to accommodate circumstances beyond our control. Restaurants or hotels may change in similar category.

Registration is now open

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Call the Cross Cultural Journeys office with a $500 credit card deposit, balance due by check by April 6. Or, go to our website, www.CrossCulturalJourneys.com, & click on “Register” for a

registration form.

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