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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 Nińos 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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