Community & Diaspora
Museums, festivals and diaspora institutions.
A large part of the Cuban family lives outside the island. This section brings together museums, cultural centers, professional and alumni associations, festivals and diaspora organizations of different outlooks.
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Updated October 29, 2026 · 17 resources
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American Museum of the Cuban Diaspora
Miami museum devoted to the history and art of the Cuban exile and diaspora.
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Carnaval Miami / Calle Ocho
The big annual Calle Ocho festival in Little Havana.
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Cuban Research Institute (FIU)
Research center on Cuba and Cuban Americans at Florida International University.
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CasaCuba (FIU)
FIU's home for Cuban culture, dialogue and memory.
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Centro Cultural Cubano de Nueva York
New York non-profit promoting Cuban culture through concerts, film, talks and exhibitions.
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Cuban American National Foundation (CANF)
Cuban exile organization founded in Miami in 1981, focused on advocacy for human rights and democracy in Cuba.
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Cuban American Bar Association (CABA)
Professional association of Cuban-American lawyers, judges and law students, founded in Miami in 1974.
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Operation Pedro Pan Group
Organization of alumni of Operation Pedro Pan, which brought over 14,000 Cuban children to the US in 1960–1962.
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Belen Alumni Association
Alumni association of Colegio de Belén and other Jesuit schools from Cuba and Miami, founded in Havana in 1923.
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Museo y Biblioteca Brigada 2506 (Bay of Pigs Museum)
Site of the Brigade 2506 veterans association and its Little Havana museum on the Bay of Pigs invasion.
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Cuba Study Group
Organization of Cuban-American business people and professionals promoting dialogue and Cuban civil-society development.
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Freedom Tower – Miami Dade College
Miami's Freedom Tower, former Cuban refugee processing center, now a museum and cultural center of Miami Dade College.
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Ybor City Museum Society
Society supporting Tampa's Ybor City Museum State Park, devoted to the cigar industry and its Cuban immigrants.
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The Cuban Club (Círculo Cubano de Tampa)
Historic home of the Círculo Cubano in Ybor City, Tampa, a mutual-aid society founded in 1902, now an event venue.
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Viernes Culturales
Non-profit hosting a monthly arts, music and culture festival on Calle Ocho in Little Havana.
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Little Havana – Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau
Official Miami tourism guide to Little Havana: history, Calle Ocho, Domino Park, restaurants and events.
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Cuban Information Archives
Online archive of documents, articles and photographs on the history of the Cuban exile and its organizations.