the Soviet made GAS 63 truck
the Formula-type pirate boat
a fragment of the Lockheed U-2 airplane
the heroes gallery
personal objects of combatants who faced banditry, including the necklase of Santa Juan
personal objects of combatants
furniture from old church times
The Museum
The museum has five exhibition rooms which deal with two fundamental themes: the last stage of the Cuban independence process from 1952 onwards and the Fight Against Bandits, operated in the Sierra de Escambray range. Four exhibition rooms are permanent and one is temporary. In each room visitors can see all kinds of weapons, uniforms, fragments of parachutes, plans, maps and models, related to the themes emphasized in the museum. Additionally, personal objects of combatants who faced banditry are displayed, consisting of documents, caps, footwear and textiles.
You can see also at map of the so-called Trinidad Plan that the first place that was considered for the mercenary landing before Playa Girón was Trinidad.
Two large-scale exhibits in the courtyard of the museum are of great importance to show the significance of the struggle against the bandidos. One of them is a Formula-type pirate boat, mounted with machine gun, which was used by counter-revolutionary organizations headed by CIA to carry weapons, persons and all kinds of supplies for the bandits to the area.
The other one is a Soviet made GAS 63 truck, used by the National Revolutionary Militias to reach to the areas of difficult access.
You can see also a fragment of the Lockheed U-2 airplane, shot down during the Missile Crisis in 1962.
It’s well worth to climb up the rickety wooden staircase to the top of the tower, which has an excellent panoramic view over the city and across to the hills and even the coastline.
The Museo Nacional de Lucha contra Bandidos is cosigned by the Minister of Interior and the National Institute of History as the documentary center of national reference for researchers on the topic.
The museum has five exhibition rooms which deal with two fundamental themes: the last stage of the Cuban independence process from 1952 onwards and the Fight Against Bandits, operated in the Sierra de Escambray range. Four exhibition rooms are permanent and one is temporary. In each room visitors can see all kinds of weapons, uniforms, fragments of parachutes, plans, maps and models, related to the themes emphasized in the museum. Additionally, personal objects of combatants who faced banditry are displayed, consisting of documents, caps, footwear and textiles.
You can see also at map of the so-called Trinidad Plan that the first place that was considered for the mercenary landing before Playa Girón was Trinidad.
Two large-scale exhibits in the courtyard of the museum are of great importance to show the significance of the struggle against the bandidos. One of them is a Formula-type pirate boat, mounted with machine gun, which was used by counter-revolutionary organizations headed by CIA to carry weapons, persons and all kinds of supplies for the bandits to the area.
The other one is a Soviet made GAS 63 truck, used by the National Revolutionary Militias to reach to the areas of difficult access.
You can see also a fragment of the Lockheed U-2 airplane, shot down during the Missile Crisis in 1962.
It’s well worth to climb up the rickety wooden staircase to the top of the tower, which has an excellent panoramic view over the city and across to the hills and even the coastline.
The Museo Nacional de Lucha contra Bandidos is cosigned by the Minister of Interior and the National Institute of History as the documentary center of national reference for researchers on the topic.