The Palacio de Gabierno, also known as Cámara de Representantes de Cuba (House of the Representatives of Cuba), is a neoclassical building, built as an extension of an old colonial house after the War of Independence in 1895. At the end of the American military occupation in 1902, it became the seat of the House of Representatives until the inauguration of the majestic building El Capitolio in 1929. In the first decade of the Republic, it was one of the three large buildings that were converted into a building for public use. As it is known, it was the third building where the national flag was raised before the declaration of the Republic in 1902. Upon the movement of the House of the Represantatives to the Capitolio, the building was occupied by the Ministerio de Instrucción Pública (Ministry of Public Instruction) (1929-1960), and Fine Arts, and later the Ministry of Education. In 1959 the resolution for the National Literacy Campaign (Campaña Nacional de Alfabetización) was signed here. In 1986 it was handed over to the Poder Popular Municipal (Municipal People Power) of Havana, and finally, in 2000 it became the Government Palace Museum (Museo Palacio de Gobierno).

The building is renovated and opened to the public.