The National Museum of Fine Arts in Buenos Aires

The National Museum of Fine Arts in Buenos Aires is one of the historical attractions of Argentina. It is located on Avenida del Libertador 1473 and has an endowment of 12,713 works. Paintings, drawings, objects, prints and sculptures can be found. Of these, only 700 are on display.

There are paintings and sculptures of renowned artists such as: Rubens, Rembrandt, El Greco, Chagall, Cezanne and Renoir. Among the Argentine artists there are: Benito Quinquela Martin, Candido Lopez, Lucio Fontana, Enrique Alonso, Castagnino and Xul Solar.

The museum is open from Monday to Friday from 12.30 to 20.30 and on Saturdays Sundays and holidays from 9.30 to 20.30. For more information, please contact 5288-9900.

The National Museum of Fine Arts in Buenos Aires currently occupies the former Pump House, a building that belongs to the establishments of Obras Sanitarias de la Nacion. Before, the museum was located in the galleries of the Bon Marché, on Florida Street , where the Galerias Pacifico are.

The National Museum of Fine Arts in Buenos Aires was opened on 23 May 1933 and the building was renovated by architect Alejandro Bustillo, who adapted it to the needs of a museum. Bustillo retained the original front and devised a new porch.

In 1980 the first floor room was inaugurated. It has 96 meters long and 16 wide and now houses the permanent collection of the Twentieth Century Argentine art.

The Ground Floor, (2,000 m2) shows the collections of international art from the Middle Ages to the twentieth century. The museum has also an art library that has 150,000 volumes.