Havana, August 24 (RHC) – Fábrica de Arte Cubano –FAC- or Cuban Art Factory has been included on a 2019 TIME magazine list of the World´s Greatest Places.

Praising innovation and the originality of the site offering a unique experience, Time Magazine columnist Cady Lang said: ‘While many visitors to Cuba’s capital might gravitate to the candy-colored buildings and classic cars of Old Havana, it’s worth a trip to the city’s Vedado neighborhood to see Fábrica de Arte Cubano.’ She kept on saying: ‘Created by Cuban rocker X Alfonso in 2014, the cooking-oil factory turned community project has quickly become the city’s buzzy creative hub. Within the cavernous warehouse’s refurbished walls, you’ll find galleries, performance-art spaces and a dance floor that’s home to the capital’s most captivating movers and shakers. As Havana prepares to celebrate its 500th anniversary this year, look to Fábrica to see its cultural future,’ concludes Cady Lang

On the selection of the Factory of Cuban Art on the list, X Alfonso stated: ‘It is unimaginable for the whole team and for me that our dear FAC is chosen among the 100 best places in the world. I think about the visibility that this news can generate for our artistic proposal, we have been offering a risky, less touristic and commercial look at Cuban culture for five years; a living place, a space of creative freedoms and experimentation.’

For the making of this annual guide, TIME magazine requests nominations in a variety of categories - including museums, parks, restaurants and hotels - from its publishers and correspondents around the world. Then, they evaluate each one of them based on quality, originality, sustainability, innovation and influence. The result is a guide of 100 places in the world in more than thirty countries.