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Museums
Among the fundamental museums in the city of Buenos
Aires, we shall find the following:
(Source: Buenos Aires City Government Head Office of
Museums).
National
Museum of Fine Arts
The National Museum of Fine Arts in Argentina is situated
at 1473 Libertador Avenue, in the city of Buenos Aires.
Since its opening, it has been renovated in several
occasions. In 1961, a pavilion for temporary exhibitions
was added, and in 1980, on the first floor, a hall of
approximately 5,200 sq. ft. was opened to exhibit the
stable Twentieth Century Argentine Art Collection. The
ground floor, of 20.000 sq. ft., displays international
art collections spanning from the Middle Ages to the
twentieth century.
Museum
of Spanish-American Art Isaac Fernández Blanco
This
museum is located in the neoclassical Noel Palace, in
Retiro. Isaac Fernández Blanco started the essential
collection of this museum, displaying a vast panorama
of the South American culture, unquestionably contributing
to the development of the Argentine cultural identity.
Museum
of Modern Art
Founded
in 1956, its collection comprises the work of Argentine
artists from the 40’s to the 60’s and some
international pieces up to present date. This museum
has two buildings, the main of which is located in San
Telmo and the other one, in the General San Martín
Municipal Theater.
Museum
of the City of Buenos Aires
Set
up in 1968, the Museum of the City of Buenos Aires has
been established in several buildings throughout Monserrat
district, and it has been integrated to the historical
patrimony of the city through the settlement of the
Fairs of San Pedro Telmo and of the Arts in Dorrego
Square. The aim of this museum is to investigate and
file the memory of the inhabitants of Buenos Aires:
both the tangible and intangible heritage of the city,
its architecture as well as the customs and personal
experiences of the ‘porteños’ and
of all those who ever stepped foot in Buenos Aires.
Museum
of Spanish Art Enrique Larreta
Located
in the heart of Belgrano, this museum is a real Spanish
Renaissance palace, which once constituted the dwelling
of the writer Enrique Larreta. It exhibits a collection
of artwork and furniture of the 16th and 17th centuries.
Moreover, it owns a typical Andalusian garden of almost
65,000 sq. ft., one of the few of its kind in the city,
with an intimate layout influenced and supported by
the Moorish culture that pleases the senses.
Museum
Luis María Saavedra
This
museum spotlights the daily activities of the city of
Buenos Aires during the 19th century and the main social,
political and economic events of the said past. The
museum has been set up in a manor house, which once
used to be the farmhouse of Luis María Saavedra,
built in 1870. Integrated to General Paz Park, the museum
is placed within green surroundings that also invite
families to take pleasure in strolling under the sun.
Museum
of Fine Arts Eduardo Sívori
This
museum is specialized in Argentine art, assembling an
extensive collection of all the tendencies that take
active part in the field of the national plastic arts,
especially those pertaining to the first half of the
20th century. It was named after the plastic artist
Eduardo Sívori, in recognition of his foundational
role in both painting and engraving. The museum is located
opposite Lake Rosedal, in Tres de Febrero Park, in the
very heart of Palermo woods.
Museum
José Hernández
Since
1948, this museum is established in a manor house of
the town of Palermo. It was named after José
Hernández, the author of “El gaucho Martín
Fierro”, the Argentine epic poem masterpiece.
This museum preserves, investigates, divulges, positions
and stimulates the folkloric art of Argentina, especially
crafts as cultural heritage.
Museum
Carlos Gardel
This museum rescues, conserves, exhibits and divulges
the work of the fabulous singer Carlos Gardel and the
goods of the citizen cultural heritage. It was inaugurated
on March 4th, 2003 and the technical staff of the Head
Office of Museums was in charge of its remodeling. The
house in which Carlos Gardel and his mother lived was
recovered and turned into a museum. It is located in
Jean Jaurés Street, in the popular town of Abasto.
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