Bejucal Municipal Museum

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Bejucal Municipal Museum
Museo Municipal de Bejucal
Bejucal Municipal Museum
Established8 January 1981 (1981-01-08)
Location Bejucal, Cuba
Coordinates 22°55′43″N82°23′20″W / 22.92856°N 82.38880°W / 22.92856; -82.38880

Bejucal Municipal Museum is a museum located in the 13th street in Bejucal, Cuba. It was established on 8 January 1981. [1]

The museum holds collections on history, weaponry, ethnography, decorative arts and numismatics.

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