Just around the corner from the Plaza de Mayo is the sleek Casa Rosada Museum. This museum was built in 2010 and originally called the Bicentenary Museum to commemorate 200 years since the start of the revolution that led to Argentina’s independence. The sprawling museum is below street level, and lies on the spot where […]
Take a Virtual Stroll through MALBA
The Museo de Arte Latinoamericano de Buenos Aires (MALBA) is one of the premier museums in Argentina and all of Latin America. Here you can see a mashup of mostly 20th century European-influenced Latin American art including cubist, surrealist, abstract and kinetic artworks. Take a video tour of the Latin American Art Museum of Buenos […]
Gun-Ho! — The National Arms Museum
One of the largest arms collections in all of South America, the National Arms Museum of Buenos Aires is stocked with over 2,000 weapons and artifacts ranging from ancient armor to pistols to canons. A project started in 1904 under Argentine president Julio Roca and Minister of War Pablo Ricchieri, the Museo de las Armas […]
Dancing through Time: The World Tango Museum
Above the illustrious watering-hole, Café Tortoni is another site of interest that is saturated with Argentine history but often overlooked: The World Tango Museum. Sponsored by the National Academy of Tango, El Museo Mundial del Tango provides a comprehensive overview of Argentina’s most cherished artistic export. “The Tango: from today to its initial roots, it […]
Discover the Dinosaurs of Argentina
The history of man in Argentina is well documented – it dances through the colorful streets of La Boca, whispers in the walls of Recoleta cemetery and stands proudly in monuments across the city – but where do you go when it’s natural history you’re after? One of the city’s better-kept secrets, the Museo Argentino […]
