Che Guevara Memorial Museum

WHAT IS IT ?

The museum took an autobiographical approach to Guevara’s life and showed many objects from his childhood moving along to his adulthood and death. His remains are partially there within a crypt alongside those who fought with him in Bolivia. Within the crypt,thereisaneternalflamemadetorepresenttheeternalnatureofthemessageshe spread throughout his life and his eternal legacy. Facing the south, a large statue of Guevara is observed within the memorial, depicting his heroic nature. The memorial depicts the idea of Che Guevara as a national hero, as a symbol of hope and mobilizationthroughoutCubanhistory.

Reflection

Che’simportanceisheldinthefactthathewasseenas such a threat by the Americans; they saw him as a force that can subvert their domineering power and exploitation over Latin America. However, the memorial argues against that narrative, that Latin Americaisnotpowerless,despitetheUnitedStates’.