Museums
To begin with , the city is home to a wide range of national and international art museums of all disciplines, Buenos Aires Museums ranging from ancient emblematic works to contemporary pieces and new-age objects. Stunning pieces of visual, audiovisual, performing, literary and musical arts from all eras are on display.
Once a year, the streets of Buenos Aires dress up for La Noche de los Museos, with all the museums open and free activities for all tastes and ages until the early hours of the morning: exhibitions, music, theater and much more.
The traditional Buenos Aires night is enhanced and shows all its cards: it becomes a mirror of an inexhaustible source of culture, in which neighbors and tourists live an evening full of stories and emotions throughout 189 museums and cultural spaces.
Among them are the Evita Museum with great testimonial treasures, colonial art at the Fernández Blanco Museum, Argentine folk art at the José Hernández Museum, the Quinquela Martín Museum with charming works by this great artist, and the Palais de Glace, home of the prestigious National Visual Arts Salon.
The Museum of Latin American Art of Buenos Aires
MALBA houses the art collection of the Costantini Foundation, with works by great Latin American artists of the 20th century such as Frida Kahlo, Roberto Matta, Diego Rivera, Antonio Berni, Tarsila do Amaral and Wilfredo Lam.
The National Museum of Fine Arts
The MNBA is one of the most important in Latin America, due to its exponential architecture and the value of its permanent collection. It exhibits works by such great artists as El Greco, Goya, Picasso, Rembrandt, Rodin, Cándido López, Prilidiano Pueyrredón and Fernando Fader.
The Museum of Modern Art of Buenos Aires
The Museum of Modern Art houses an immense production of contemporary art from the 1940s to the 21st century, and important works by international artists such as Salvador Dalí, Pablo Picasso, Joan Miró and Henri Matisse.
Larreta Museum
The Enrique Larreta Museum of Spanish Art was the residence of the Argentinean writer Enrique Larreta, a culturist of Spanish literature and art. Today, the museum’s halls are home to Spanish art from the Golden Age, theater, literature and Spanish culture.
The museum has an Andalusian garden, the only one of its kind in South America, designed in the Hispano-Islamic tradition according to the Hispano-Islamic tradition.
Fernández Blanco Museum – Palacio Noel
The patrimony of the Fernández Blanco Museum is made up of the best exponents of Spanish-American Viceroyalty art (16th to 18th centuries) and a vast collection of Argentine and European applied arts from the 19th and 20th centuries. Its classic headquarters, located in the Palacio Noel, in the Retiro neighborhood, presents through its art collections of the colonial period a story about the South American cultural spheres during the centuries of the conquest, colonization and evangelization of the continent.
Museum of Cinema
Located at Agustín Caªarena 51 in the neighborhood of La Boca, the Museo del Cine is dedicated to the research and dissemination of Argentina’s audiovisual heritage.
It has a screening room for 60 people and a collection dedicated to the history of Argentine cinema.
It also contains a library and video library with more than 90 thousand rolls of film.
City Museum
The Museum of the City of Buenos Aires was created in 1968. It is currently housed in a complex made up of buildings from different periods, located in the Monserrat neighborhood (formerly Catedral al Sur). It compiles the history of the City of Buenos Aires, the history of its inhabitants, its uses and customs, its architecture and the experiences of the porteños and of those who passed through Buenos Aires.
Carlos Gardel House Museum
The house that Carlos Gardel lived in with his mother is today the headquarters of the Museo Casa Carlos Gardel. Its mission is to rescue, preserve, research and disseminate the heritage related to Gardel, his time and the cultural industries in which he participated.
José Hernández Museum of Popular Art (MAP)
The José Hernández Museum of Popular Art collects, researches, and promotes Argentine folk art in its various forms. It holds pieces from different specialties and artisanal crafts (silverware, textiles, leather, wood, etc.), both traditional and contemporary. Today, the José Hernández Museum stands as the museum of Argentine artisans and handicrafts. This shift in the museum’s image aligns with another significant development in the area: the establishment of the Latin American Art Museum of Buenos Aires on Figueroa Alcorta Avenue and San Martín de Tours in the 2000s.
Luis Perlotti Sculpture Museum
Located in the Caballito neighborhood and is named in tribute to the Argentine sculptor Luis Perlotti, who resided there. The building underwent renovations from 2003 until its reopening in 2008. The museum’s mission is to preserve, disseminate, and promote the production and reception of Argentine sculpture in general and the work of the namesake artist in particular.
Cornelio de Saavedra Historical Museum
El Museo Histórico Cornelio de Saavedra cuenta con diez salas donde, a través de sus exhibiciones permanentes, se propone re exionar sobre la historia, la política, la economía y la sociedad argentina. El Museo histórico de Buenos Aires Cornelio de Saavedra nació el 6 de
octubre de 1921 y está emplazado en medio del Parque General Paz.
Sívori Museum
Located in the largest green lung of the city, the Eduardo Sívori Museum of Fine Arts houses a splendid collection of more than 4,000 pieces of Argentine art from the 20th and 21st centuries. It displays these in temporary exhibitions alongside the work of contemporary artists.
Humor Museum
The Humor Museum was inaugurated in 2012 with the aim of preserving, researching, and exhibiting the artistic heritage related to illustration, drawing, and animation. Additionally, it includes the Comic Strip Walk, which has been part of its heritage since 2015.
Monumental Tower
The Monumental Tower is a Renaissance-style monument donated by British residents to commemorate the centenary of Argentina’s first government. Inaugurated on May 24, 1916, it stands in the Plaza Fuerza Aérea Argentina, in the Retiro neighborhood.
The Monumental Tower stands tall as a testament to the architectural and historical legacy of the 20th century
The Retiro railway station and City Port’s proximity made it a crucial entry point to Buenos Aires for many years
Cultural Centers of Buenos Aires
Recoleta Cultural Center
The Recoleta Cultural Center is a dynamic and participatory space for teenagers and young people, advocating for coexistence in diversity. It has been driving the country’s and the world’s artistic movements for more than three decades.
Built on a historic site with 300 years of history, the Recoleta Cultural Center bridges tradition and avant-garde, attracting over half a million visitors annually.
It features permanent rooms dedicated to teenagers, hip-hop, drawing, a study area, a leisure and recreation space, a bar, and a shop for contemporary Argentine design objects, in addition to the Terrace, Cinema, Music Laboratory, Research Center, Artist Residency, Chapel, and visual arts exhibition rooms.
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May 25th Cultural Center
The historic building, originally founded as the Cine Teatro on May 25, 1929, remained closed for 22 years, facing the risk of disappearance.
In 2004, it was recovered through the initiative of the community and the government of Buenos Aires, becoming a space that combines artistic activities and training in various disciplines with an emphasis on performing arts.
Since its reopening in 2008, it has transformed into a meeting point and a recreational home for the residents of Villa Urquiza and surrounding areas.
