Freedom Tower in Miami, overlooking Biscayne Bay, reopens after a $65m facelift as a museum honoring Cuban exiles. Between 1962 and 1974 the building served as the Cuban Refugee Centre and processed about 400,000 people who fled after the 1959 revolution led by Fidel Castro. Refugees received food, money, medicine and a warm welcome. One museum exhibit states "Freedom is not just a dream, but a shared responsibility." The long-standing privileged status afforded to Cuban exiles since the Cold War is eroding, and regional tourism and political shifts are reshaping reception and migration dynamics.
The Freedom Tower, a Miami museum overlooking Biscayne Bay that honours the history of Cuban exiles, will be unveiled next month after its $65m facelift. Between 1962 and 1974 it was the Cuban Refugee Centre, and through it passed around 400,000 people who fled after the 1959 revolution led by Fidel Castro. They received food, money, medicine and a warm welcome. One of the museum's exhibits notes loftily that "Freedom is not just a dream, but a shared responsibility."
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