10 Best museums in Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires has some of the best and most important museums in Latin America, so during your visit you will be able to visit very interesting art and historical exhibitions. In this article I will tell you about the best exhibitions you can't miss.

Among the best proposals is to visit the National Museum of Fine Arts, the Museum of Modern Art, the MALBA Museum, the Museum of Decorative Art or the Museum of Spanish Art Enrique Larreta.

An essential plan is to book a tour of the River Plate Museum, a space dedicated to the history of this football club, which is one of the most popular in Argentina along with Boca Juniors, with whom it disputes the superclassic.

The museum's collection includes objects related to the club's history such as shirts, trophies, photographs, historical documents, flags and personal objects donated by players and ex-players of River Plate.

The museum is divided into several thematic rooms, which include exhibitions on the titles, the history of the club; the most important idols and the fans, as it is one of the teams with the largest number of supporters in Argentina. There is also a cinema where documentaries and films are shown, a souvenir shop and a cafeteria with a view of the stadium. You will be able to access the playing field.

Interesting details

• Price: the tour has an approximate cost from 92 €.
• Location: The museum is located in the team's stadium in the Núñez neighbourhood, the northern area of Buenos Aires. Av. Figueroa Alcorta 7597, Buenos Aires.
• Opening hours: Tuesday to Sunday from 10am to 7pm.

The Museo de Arte Latinoamericano de Buenos Aires, or MALBA, is one of the most important museums in Latin America dedicated to Latin American art.

MALBA's permanent collection includes more than 500 works by artists such as Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera, Joaquín Torres-García, Tarsila do Amaral, Antonio Berni and Guillermo Kuitca. Specifically, it covers different periods and artistic currents of the 20th and 21st century, from modernism to contemporary art.

The building that houses the museum was designed in the 1990s and stands out for its glass and steel front. It also has three exhibition levels, an auditorium, a library and a restaurant. I recommend you book a tour of Buenos Aires with MALBA tickets to get an insight into Latin American culture.

Interesting details

• Price: the entrance fee is approximately €10.
• Location: It is located in the Palermo neighbourhood and houses one of the largest private art collections in the country. Av. Figueroa Alcorta 3415, Buenos Aires.
• Opening hours: Wednesday to Monday from 12pm to 8pm.

Boca Juniors is one of the most popular football teams in Argentina and the world and during your visit to Buenos Aires you can book a tour of the Boca Juniors and River Plate Museum, where you can find a large collection of objects such as jerseys, trophies, photographs and historical documents.

Among the main attractions you can find in this museum are the trophy gallery, the La Bombonera room, where you will learn about the evolution of the emblematic stadium of the club that bears that nickname because of its shape, and the room of the idols, where you will find memorabilia donated by past players and also statues of the greatest historical representatives of Boca Juniors.

Interesting details

• Price: the tour starts at 92 €.
• Location: the museum is located in the neighbourhood of La Boca. Brandsen 805, Buenos Aires.
• Opening hours: every day from 10 am to 6 pm.

The National Museum of Fine Arts in Buenos Aires is one of the largest and most important museums in Argentina. It was founded in 1895 and has an extensive collection of Argentine and international art, including paintings, sculptures, drawings and engravings. Highlights include Luis de Madrazo's The Death of Atahualpa, Gustav Klimt's The Kiss and Murillo's The Education of the Virgin.

The museum building was designed by architect Alejandro Christophersen and is considered a masterpiece of neoclassical architecture in Argentina, with a Greek-style façade, Corinthian columns and a triangular pediment. Located in an area near the Doric building of the Faculty of Law of the University of Buenos Aires, it is part of the landscape of Recoleta.

It is a very important cultural space and receives numerous visitors from all over the world. In addition to its permanent collection, it offers a wide variety of temporary exhibitions and educational activities for all ages. An ideal place for you to enjoy the beauty of art in a quiet and relaxing atmosphere. The best alternative to get to the museum is to book the Buenos Aires tourist bus.

Interesting details

• Price: the entrance fee is approximately 8 €.
• Location: It is located on Libertador Avenue, in Recoleta, which makes it an ideal alternative to visit one of the most picturesque neighbourhoods of the Argentine capital. Libertador Avenue 1473, Buenos Aires.
• Opening hours: Tuesday to Sunday from 10 am to 8 pm.

The Museum of Modern Art of Buenos Aires, better known as MAMBA, is one of the most important museums in Argentina dedicated to modern and contemporary art. The museum's permanent collection has more than 7,000 works of modern and contemporary art by national and international artists such as:

• Woman with a Hat by Pablo Picasso.
• *Diagonal Line" by Kazimir Malevich.
• The Dance by Henri Matisse.

The building has a glass and steel façade and has five levels of exhibition space, plus an auditorium and a bookshop, so it is often included in the best tours of Buenos Aires. MAMBA also offers a variety of activities and educational programmes, such as guided tours, workshops and courses, making it an ideal place to visit with the family or if you plan to visit Buenos Aires with children.

Interesting details

• Price: The entrance fee is approximately €5.
• Location: Located in San Telmo, which is one of the popular neighbourhoods of the city, it was founded in 1956 and is presented as a space for the promotion and dissemination of art in Argentina and the region. San Juan 350, Buenos Aires.
• Opening hours: Wednesday to Monday from 11 am to 7 pm.

If you want to visit an exhibition dedicated to the history of Argentina, from pre-Columbian times to the present day, and which has an important collection of historical objects and works of art, you cannot miss the National Historical Museum, which has exhibitions dedicated to the history of the country and which is also one of the oldest museums in the country.

The exhibition is housed in an 18th century building that was originally the residence of the family of the Argentine politician and military man Juan José de Vértiz y Salcedo. The building has been restored and remodelled several times to adapt it to the museum's needs and is now home to one of Argentina's most valuable collections. Among the objects you can find:

• The sword of General José de San Martín, hero of Argentina's Independence.
• The flag of the Army of the Andes, used by San Martín himself during his campaign to liberate Chile and Peru.
• A replica of the letter of Juan de Garay, founder of the city of Buenos Aires.
• A collection of objects from the colonial period such as furniture, utensils, weapons and tools.

In addition, you can also contemplate works of art that portray important events and personalities of Argentine history and take a guided tour to get to know this centenary museum.

Interesting details

• Price: the entrance to the museum is free.
• Location: Defensa 1600, Buenos Aires.
• Opening hours: Wednesday to Sunday from 11am to 7pm.

If you are interested in knowing the history and culture of Buenos Aires, from its origins to the present day, you can choose to visit the Museo de la Ciudad, which is located in one of the oldest areas of the Argentinean capital and is characterised by the great amount of exhibitions about the daily life of the porteños.

In this exhibition, you will learn about the architectural ornamentation, you will see the old plans of the city and emblematic buildings, you will see the furniture and utensils of the Farmacia de la Estrella, which worked in the museum building in the 19th century, and you will be able to dive into the photographic and negative archive, which includes part of the historical archives of the Argentinean capital.

The aim of the museum is to preserve and disseminate the history of Buenos Aires, from its foundation in the 16th century to the present day.

Interesting details

• Price: admission to the museum is free.
• Location: Alsina 412, Buenos Aires.
• Opening hours: every day from 11 am to 8 pm.

If you want to see one of the most interesting exhibitions in the city, you can't miss the Museum of Contemporary Art, which is located in the San Telmo neighbourhood in a building annexed to the Museum of Modern Art, making it an ideal place to visit together.

The museum's permanent collection has more than 8,000 works of contemporary art, including paintings, sculptures, installations, photographs, videos and digital art. Artists represented in the collection include Marina Abramović, Marta Minujín, Fernando Botero and Ai Weiwei.

At MACBA you can also attend lectures, participate in workshops, do family activities and enjoy the modern art installations, which refer to the international avant-garde.

Interesting details

• Price: the entrance fee is approximately €5.
• Location: San Telmo neighbourhood. San Juan 328, Buenos Aires.
• Opening hours: Wednesday to Monday from 12pm to 7pm.

The Museum of Decorative Art is located in Palermo and has a collection of objects from the Renaissance to the present day. Among the objects that can be found are period furniture of different styles; pieces of glassware, porcelain and silver, of European and American manufacture; tapestries and carpets from different countries and periods; and art objects, such as sculptures and paintings, by European and American artists.

The museum also has a library specialising in decorative art and a sculpture garden, where works by Argentinean and foreign artists are exhibited. In addition, the French neoclassical building that houses it is considered an architectural work of great value.

The Museum of Decorative Art is an ideal place for those interested in exploring the history and culture of decorative art from different countries and periods, and is a place of reference for those who wish to learn more about the styles and techniques used in the creation of art objects.

Details of interest

• Price: The entrance fee is approximately €8.
• Location: It is located in Palermo. Av. del Libertador 1902, Buenos Aires.
• Opening hours: Wednesdays to Sundays from 1pm to 6:30pm.

The Enrique Larreta Museum of Spanish Art is one of the best things to see and do in Buenos Aires. It was founded in 1962 in the house-museum of Argentine writer and diplomat Enrique Larreta and houses a collection of Spanish art, mainly from the 16th to 18th centuries, including paintings, sculptures, furniture and decorative objects.

In addition, the museum has a library specialising in Spanish art and culture, which was donated by Larreta himself. The house-museum itself is a tourist attraction, as it is a large house built at the beginning of the 20th century and has a layout around a central courtyard, with a fountain and gardens, and is decorated with furniture and art objects of the period.

Among the most outstanding pieces in the museum's collection are works by the Spanish masters Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, Diego Velázquez, Francisco de Zurbarán, El Greco and Francisco Goya. You can also find pieces of decorative arts such as ceramics, silverware, glassware and textiles.

Details of interest

• Price: admission to the museum is free.
• Location: It is located in Belgrano, which is one of the most interesting stately neighbourhoods of Buenos Aires. Juramento 2291, Buenos Aires.
• Opening hours: Tuesday to Sunday from 10 am to 8 pm.