Guane Municipal Museum

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Guane Municipal Museum
Museo Municipal de Guane
Established14 December 1979 (1979-12-14)
Location Guane, Cuba

Guane Municipal Museum is a museum located in Isabel Rubio street in Guane, Cuba. It was established as a museum on 14 December 1979. [1]

It holds sections on history, archeology, numismatics, weaponry and ethnology.

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