Museum of Arts and Sciences - 352 S. Nova Rd. The Museum of Arts and Sciences, Daytona Beach, FL, has announced at La Cumbre, an exhibition including over ninety powerful pre-revolution Cuban paintings by some of Cuba's most revered artists that will open at the museum on December 7, 2007.

The announcement, made in conjunction with Visit Florida's media reception, La Cumbre, for journalists covering the international trade show in Miami, comes at a time when the museum is celebrating the 50th anniversary of its own Cuban collection, The Cuban Foundation Museum, which was donated to the "city and people of Daytona Beach" by former Cuban President Fulgencio Batista and his wife Marta in 1957.

The exhibition, Great Masters of Cuban Art 1800 to 1958, will feature 90 paintings from the private collection of Cuban-born collectors Roberto and Carlos Ramos of Miami. Leopoldo Romañach, Esteban Valderrama, Antonio Sanchez Araujo, Evelio Garcia-Mata and Oscar Garcia-Rivera are some of the artists that typify the strength of the collection.

Diverse collections unite at the Museum of Arts and Sciences (MOAS). Located in a beautiful 90-acre natural setting in Daytona Beach, MOAS is the primary art, history and science museum of Central Florida. Planetarium and laser shows daily. Museum Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Monday - Saturday) and 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. (Sunday). Museum admission is $12.95 for adults, $6.95 for children 6-17, $10.95 for seniors and students, members and children 5 and under are free. Admission includes planetarium shows. MOAS is fully accessible to the disabled. MOAS is located at 352 S. Nova Road, Daytona Beach, Florida 32114. For more information call 386/255-0285 or visit our web site at: www.moas.org.