Paris, February 23 (PL-RHC)-- Part of Cuba's cultural riches have arrived in Corsica, the birthplace of French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte, delighting its residents.

Music, dance, movies, photos, lectures and art exhibits are included in a program starting on this French island on March 15th.

At the opening ceremony, Ajaccio Mayor Laurent Marcangeli presented the medal of the capital city to Cuban Ambassador to France, Hector Igarza, who described this cultural exchange as an example of the friendship, solidarity and hospitality that characterize the peoples of both islands.

Gilbert Brownstone, who leads the Brownstone Foundation that promotes these types of projects, said the idea of this exchange began with the reopening of the Napoleonic Museum of Cuba three years ago.

More than 250 contemporary works of art, many of them leaving the National Fine Arts Museum of Havana for the first time, are now being exhibited at Fesch Palace in Ajaccio, according to a note from the Cuban Embassy in France.

They include remarkable works by Wifredo Lam, a well-known Cuban artist in France and photo exhibits with works by renowned photographers Raul Corrales and Alberto Korda.

The Mayor's Office of Ajaccio, the Brownstone Foundation and the National Fine Arts Council of Cuba organized this event, which was attended by the President of the Cuban Fine Arts Council, Ruben del Valle.