Team of professionals restores Havana's stained glass windows, preserving a rich heritage

Havana’s windows and its pool of recognised restorers prompted the Unesco cultural heritage body and European Union to launch a project to bring young people from elsewhere in the region to Cuba for training in the field. Photos: Adalberto Roque/AFP

In a formerly posh neighbourhood of Cuba’s capital, stained glass windows still sparkle in what used to be the opulent family homes of the rich.

The houses, which date mostly from Havana’s 20th century heyday, are today in various states of conservation – some magnificent, others crumbling.