The museum is located in the old part of Havana where it used to be the former Presidential Palace. After the Cuban Revolution, the place became known as the Revolution Museum, as it displays the events of the 1959 revolution, and includes live performances such as blood-stained uniforms and explosives; Some sections of the museum are dedicated to narrating the events of the War of Independence against Spain, as they contain war machines and weapons. The building was decorated in neoclassical style by Tiffany Studios in New York. This building witnessed the events of the 1957 bombings known as the "Palace Attack".