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Canvases stacked against the wall of a painter's studio in Havana, where buying art in Cuba usually starts

Buying Art in Cuba: What Does the Export Permit Require?

Buying art in Cuba is legal, and so is taking it home, with one condition: works regulated by Cuba's heritage law leave the country only with an export permit. Under Ley 155/2022 and its regulation, Decreto 92/2023, the permit asks for four things: a sworn statement of lawful ownership, the work itself, its destination and the export date. It usually happens at the end of the afternoon. The studio is...

A private concierge in Cuba arranging a rooftop paladar table above Havana at sunset

What Can a Private Concierge in Cuba Actually Open?

A private concierge in Cuba opens the things that have no booking page. The paladar that keeps one table back, the '57 convertible with a licensed driver, the son trio that plays two metres from your chair, the boat out of Marina Hemingway. Cuba Luxury Rent runs it from Havana, on WhatsApp, usually inside four hours. Private Concierge in Cuba Here's the sentence that decides most Cuban holidays:...