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Culture in Buenos Aires
is awesome so be sure to get out there and see a lot
of the museums. There worth every minute you spend
there.
Here is a list of the main ones:
Evita Museum:
Lafinur 2988
Phone: +54 11 48070306
www.evitaperon.org
The mystique of Eva Perón persists, more than 50 years
after her death. The Peronist faithful still flock to her grave in
La Recoleta Cemetery, and as of last year there is a new place of pilgrimage: the
Evita Museum which tells
the story of her life and death and features memorabilia from her careers as
actress and political idol. Open 2 to 7:30 p.m. except Monday.
Museum of Modern Latin American Art:
Avenida Figueroa Alcorta 3415
Phone: +54 11 48086598
www.malba.org.ar
The Buenos Aires Museum of Modern Latin American Art, known
as Malba, opened in 2001 and has the largest collection of its
kind on the continent, worth seeing anytime. Until Aug. 18, it is
also featuring the first one-man show in Buenos Aires since 1986 by
the highly regarded Argentine artist Guillermo Kuitca. Closed Tuesdays,
but open the rest of the week from noon to 8 p.m., Wednesdays till 9;
admission $1.33. At Avenida Figueroa Alcorta 3415, (54-11) 4808-6598,
Museum of Argentina Folk Artist and Art:
Av. del Libertador 2373
1425 Capital Federal, Argentina
Phone: +54 11 48032384
www.mujose.org.ar
The museum "Museo de Motivos Argentinos José Hernandez"
houses about 8,000 objects. They
are mainly crafts, both historical and contemporary, representing several places
and/or native ethnic groups of Argentina.
Children Museum:
Avenida Corrientes 3247
Shopping Abasto de Buenos Aires
Capital Federal, Buenos Aires 1193 Argentina
Phone: +54 11 48612325
www.museoabasto.org.ar
Buenos Aires is also the home to the Museo de los Niños Abasto. A museum for
children ages 3 through 12 and specializes in the
learning and playing of children. It encourages hands
on exhibits and as it turns out it is fun for the
whole family. You’ll want to take an afternoon
to do that if the kids are along.
Hispanic Art Museum:
Suipacha 1322
Phone: +54 11 43270272
One of the city's best kept secrets is the grandly named
Museo Municipal de Arte Hispanoamericano, in an all-white churchlike neo-Colonial mansion at
Suipacha 1322, (54-11) 4327-0272, a neighborhood of art galleries and antiques stores. The principal
focus is the colonial art of the Andes, including an impressive collection of silver, but there is
also a spacious, quiet courtyard that is an ideal refuge from the bustle of downtown. Open Tuesday
through Sunday, 2 to 7 p.m., with tango lessons offered Monday and Thursday at noon for $3.50 a month. Admission
is 35 cents.
Abstract Argentine Art:
The Fundación Proa, Avenida Pedro de Mendoza 1929 in
the Boca neighborhood, where the tango was born, is
sponsoring "Abstract Argentine Art," a wide-ranging exhibition
that has just returned from a tour of
Europe and will be on view through mid-July, featuring 29 artists.
Tuesday to Sunday, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.; admission $1; (54-11) 4303-0909.
Luis Perlotti Museum of Sculpture:
Pujol 644
1405 Buenos Aires Argentina
Phone: +54 11 44312825
This museum boasts a collection
of nearly 1,000 works by Luis Perlotti and other important sculptors, such as Troiano Troiani
and Iván Mestrovich. In addition to sculpture, the museum’s art gallery displays works by Benito Quinquela Martín,
Florencio Molina Campos, Luis Borraro and Miguel A. Victorica, among others. The museum also has
a technical library with 400 volumes.
Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes
Avenida del Libertador 1473
Recoleta
Capital Federal, Buenos Aires 1425 Argentina
Phone: +54 11 48030802
www.mnba.org.ar
National Museum of Fine Arts has 32 exhibit halls
and its oldest piece dates to the 12th century.
Caminito
Del Valle Iberlucea 1300
(Plazoleta Vuelta de Rocha)
Capital Federal, Buenos Aires 1166 Argentina
Carminto named for the tango. Notable features include
the colorful dwellings and walls flanking the Caminito.
Museo Nacional de Arte Decorativo
Avenida del Libertador 1902
Capital Federal, Buenos Aires 1425 Argentina
Phone: +54 11 48018248
www.mnad.org
Argentine Errázuriz Alvear family’s former
mansion founded in 1937 is the National Museum for Decorative Art.
Museo de Arte Moderno
Avenida San Juan 350
Buenos Aires, Capital Federal 1147 Argentina
Phone: +54 11 43611121
www.aamamba.org.ar
Museo de Arte Moderno opened in 1989 and it was once
a cigarette factory and has a fine collection of modern
art.
Museo del Cabildo
Bolívar 65
Capital Federal, Buenos Aires 1066 Argentina
Phone: +54 011 43341782
Museo del Cabildo contains old maps that date from
1709 and 1713 when the city had only 500 acres and
works of art.
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