The sights of South America are not only natural landscapes and glaciers , monuments of architecture and the heritage of the colonial era. It is also the museums of Argentina, which make their great contribution to the development of tourism.
Museums of Buenos Aires
In the capital's museums, many artifacts and values are collected, both material and spiritual. They detail the life of the country and the peculiarities of its culture and history. The most visited in the capital:
- National Museum of History. Here you can find historical finds and exhibits from the entire history of Argentina from the 16th to the 20th century. A special place is given to the May Revolution and to well-known personalities who have contributed to the development of the country.
- Museum of the football club Boca Juniors. This is the first museum devoted to football, on the American continent. In the museum there are exhibits not only of this football club, but also live evidence of the best moments of football of the 20th century. Expositions are created using demonstration technologies in the field of high-quality audio and visual perception of information. The museum is in the popular area of La Boca .
- Cinematic Museum of Pablo Ducros Ikken. It contains the history of Argentine cinema and more than 600 films. The museum bears the name of a collector, who independently collected most of the expositions.
- Numismatic Museum. It is located in the old building of the former stock exchange and presents exhibits showing the development of trade and money relations in Argentina and the whole continent. You will see seeds and cocoa beans used as an exchange product, gold doubloons and modern anniversary bills. The museum regularly hosts puppet plays for children about the value of money and the history of the country.
- Museum of Carlos Gardel . It is based in the house of the King of Tango - the most famous person in the world of passionate dance. The exposition stores personal belongings and objects telling about the bright life of a talented actor, singer and composer.
- Museum of Fine Arts named after Eduard Sivory. Located in a very beautiful building, which is decorated with sculptures and decorated with flower beds of living roses. There are many paintings of Argentine artists, including avant-garde artists. The museum constantly expands its exhibitions mainly due to the donated works from the inhabitants of the country.
Museums of Ushuaia
Museums of Argentina are located not only in the capital, but also in many other cities and towns:
- The museum is the former Ushuaia prison. Today it is called Presidio. The exposition is dedicated to various prisons in the world. Tourists are free to go to the cells, interrogation and examination rooms, offices and corridors. To recreate the picture in the building there are many mannequins and the mid-20th century situation is preserved.
- Museum of the people of Yaman. He will talk about the Indians inhabiting Tierra del Fuego and Cape Horn: how they migrated to these lands, how they survived without clothes before the arrival of the missionaries, how they contacted the Europeans. The museum also offers to view films about the life of a unique people.
- Museum of the edge of the world. This is the main attraction of Ushuaia. It houses a library of books from the 16th-19th centuries, records, diaries and essays of ordinary travelers and discoverers of Tierra del Fuego. Also in the museum are the wreckage of the ship "The Duchess of Albania", ancient ship charts, household items and everyday life of the first settlers on Tierra del Fuego.
- The Maritime Museum. It stores various exhibits of the marine theme and the history of Tierra del Fuego: models of ships, photographs, mannequins, uniforms, etc., which acquaint visitors with the sea discoveries, flora and fauna of Tierra del Fuego , the history of the development of the Arctic and the peculiarities of the local tribes.
Museums in other cities
Many museums of Argentina arose in those cities where it was important to preserve the heritage of the outgoing culture or large-scale excavations were carried out, for example:
- Paleontological Museum of Egidier Ferugleo in the city of Puerto Madryn . The institution presents its visitors with a unique collection of ancient animals. You have the opportunity to study the development of life on the planet from the first bacteria to the indigenous population of Patagonia . The exhibition features 1,700 skeletons, including 30 exhibits of dinosaurs in full growth.
- Museum of wine in the city of Salta . It was opened in the old winery of the XIX century. The exhibition presents equipment and facilities for the production and storage of wine, antiques of the wine region. It is in these places that the original beverage is produced from the grapes of the Torrontes variety.
- Museum "Patagonia" in the city of San Carlos de Bariloche . It bears the name of the scientist Francisco Moreno. The exhibition of the museum is dedicated to cultural anthropology and natural history. These are rock paintings, ancient instruments and evidence of religious rituals, objects of everyday life and culture of the five ethnic groups of the region. A separate stand is dedicated to the struggle of the Indians for their lives and lands with the government of Argentina.
- City Memorial Museum of the city of Mendoza . He keeps an extensive collection of materials about the earthquake. Mostly these are photographs and micro-surveys. The museum even has a "shaking room" with an earthquake simulation.
- National Oil Museum in the province of Chubut. Its exposition is divided into street composition and interior, which tell about the origin of oil fields in Argentina, its extraction and transportation. Elements of the exhibition are a real drilling and floating tanker. The museum regularly holds thematic and professional holidays .
- The Museum of Motorcycles and Cars in San Martín . He presents a huge collection of different types of cars and motorcycles on the territory of the old motor racing track. Here are exhibited 20 cars of the Argentine racer of Formula 1 Oscar Golves.
- The Evita Museum of Fine Arts in Cordoba . Located in the ancient palace of Ferreira and named after the former First Lady of the country, Evita Peron. It houses unique masterpieces by Pablo Picasso, Francisco Goya and other great artists. The museum also has a sculpture garden and a library.
The list of museums in Argentina is very large, in every corner of the country there is an interesting thematic exhibition with unique exhibits.