Slave Route Museum Opens On Tuesday in Matanzas

Havana, June 15, (RHC).- The inauguration of the Slave Route Museum will take place on Tuesday at the Castle of San Severino in the central province of Matanzas with the opening of the exhibition “Afro-America: The Third Root.”

Olabiyi Babalola Joseph Yai, President of the Executive Council of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), who is in Cuba for a working visit until next Friday, will participate in the inauguration ceremony.

During his stay in Matanzas, Joseph Yai, who is also the Permanent Representative before UNESCO of the Republic of Benin, will tour the historic center of the city and the Office of the Triumvirate.

The UNESCO official will also visit Old Havana, the House of Africa and the Museum of Guanabacoa, in the Cuban capital.

His agenda includes meetings with representatives of the International Film School, the Center for Studies on Africa and the Middle East, the Yoruba Association of Cuba, the Union of Cuban Writers and Artists, the National Museum of Fine Arts and the Latin American School of Medicine in Havana.