Location: Recoleta
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1. Paseo de las Artes Duhau
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5.0 based on 1 reviews
2. Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes
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4.5 based on 6,839 reviews
There’s no fee to enter this fine museum housing significant works of the European masters from pre-Renaissance days to the present and a vast collection of 19th- and 20th-century Argentine sculptures and paintings.
Reviewed By westy54 - Sydney, Australia
This two storey classic building is full of treasures. On the ground floor there was room after room (24 in all) of Old Masters and Impressionists including Tintoretto, Titian, Pisano, Rembrandt, Reubens (x 2), Velazquez, Zurbaran, El Greco, Goya, Giordano, Sisley, Monet (x2), Manet, Renoir, Van Gough, Gauguin, Toulouse-Latrec, Degas (several of these) plus a good number of Rodin sculptures. Then there were the rooms of Argentinian painters whose names were, unfortunately, not previously known to me but the works by Pueyrredon, de Carcova, Lopez and others appealed. We did though encounter one act of total stupidity. They briefly closed off the room where there were a number of Degas paintings to hang from the ceiling a nondescript piece of modern art that covered a large part of the view of one of Degas’ paintings of dancers. Not sure who’s idea this was but it was certainly dumb. Of less appeal, however, were the modern art displays in the rooms on the first floor, mainly it appeared by Argentinian and other South American painters/artists. There was a special display in a large gallery at the back of the building of approximately 50 works by Jean Miro that were on loan from Madrid’s Reina Sofia. This was very good. Disappointingly there was no cafe, where you could have a coffee and take a break, or for that matter a shop. The latter is probably a wasted opportunity to recoup some costs.
3. Museo Participativo De Ciencias
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4.5 based on 201 reviews
At this museum, kids are encouraged to touch everything—from the science displays that explain how electricity, gravity and other marvels actually work. Here, it’s all about noisy, interactive fun.
4. Museo Xul Solar
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4.5 based on 157 reviews
Reviewed in NY Times article of BA, art of Argentine artist Xul Solar
5. Museo Casa de Ricardo Rojas
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4.5 based on 17 reviews
6. Centro Cultural Recoleta
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4.0 based on 662 reviews
Next to the famed Recoleta Cemetery (final resting place of Eva Perón) stands an arts center with permanent and touring exhibits that also features theatrical and musical performances. Its first floor houses the kid-interactive Museo Participativo de Ciencias, where youngsters can wander on their own.
Reviewed By 245judik - Washington DC, United States
For me, this was a real highlight of Buenos Aires. The center is one part modern art, one part sit-and-have-a-drink, and one part learning. I found the space to be inviting and colorful, worth a stop after touring the cemetery next door.
7. Palais de Glace-Salas Nacionales de Cultura
8. Galerias Santa Fe
9. Museo del Holocausto Buenos Aires
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4.0 based on 60 reviews
Reviewed By Yogaphan
Well told and well curated museum dealing with the Dirty War and the murder and disappearance of government critics and dissidents. This could happen anywhere with the current disposition toward strong men and dictators and rightwing politics. Well worth a visit.
10. Museo del Libro y de la Lengua
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4.0 based on 30 reviews
Es un museo que se inauguró hace un año (aprox) y depende de la Biblioteca Nacional de la República Argentina
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