Museums in Buenos Aires

Ethnographical Museum Juan B. Ambrosetti

Address: Moreno 350 - MonserratThis museum was inaugurated in 1904 and it is located in a building that dates back to the 19th century. The collections are divided into archaeology, ethnography (made up by a large library) and biologic anthropology...

Casa Amarilla (Yellow House)

Address: Almirante Brown 401 - La BocaThis was Admiral Brown’s house, an Irish sailor, who was the creator of the first Argentinian naval fleet. The house is a replica of the original one in which its high staircase is the...

Wax Museum

Address: Del Valle Iberlucea 1261 - La BocaIt is a house that dates back from the XIXth century, that used to be the venue for the Committee of the Socialist Party, presided over by Alfredo Palacios. Today, it hosts the...

Museum of Modern Art

Address: Av. San Juan 350 - San TelmoThe typical industrial façade, built in 1918, belonged to the Nobleza Piccardo business organization and it used to function as a deposit of the black cigarette manufacturer, the brand name was 43. The...

Palais de Glace (National Exhibition Galleries )

Address: Posadas 1725 - RecoletaThe lines its structure shows pertain to the French style reigning in the city towards the end of the XIX century. It was first used as an ice skating rink, reason why it had such name....

Museum of Popular Art Heritage José Hernández

Address: Av. Libertador 2373 - PalermoThis museum contains 8000 pieces that represent the “criollo” tradition, plus objects from the indigenous communities that inhabited the country. Its objective is to preserve, display and research into popular art. Besides, it has added...

Museum of Art Eduardo Sívori

Address: Infanta Isabel 555 - PalermoThis is the oldest museum in the city, with a collection of over 4500 art works by Argentinians since 1850, which increases yearly by the addition of works awarded in all disciplines entailed in visual...

Cornelio Saavedra History Museum

Address: Crisólogo Larralde 6309 - Saavedrahe Museo Histórico de Buenos Aires (Buenos Aires History Museum) Cornelio Saavedra is located in General Paz Park, on General Paz Avenue, the avenue which borders the city. This magnificent green space was the garden...

José Hernández Popular Art Museum

Address: Av. del Libertador 2373 - PalermoThe museum is located in an area of the Palermo neighborhood known as Palermo Chico, this exclusive area, is cut through by two important avenues, Figueroa Alcorta and Libertador, which form a maze of...

Historic Research Institute of the Manzana de las Luces (Block of the Lights)

Address: Perú 272 - MonserratThe whole nation somehow originated in this block consisting of the former Venue of the Jesuit Order and School, place of tunnels where the most precious freights could be secretly acquired, and the symbol of Academism;...