Museo Casa de Ricardo Rojas

Museo Casa de Ricardo Rojas review

Rojas intended that his house, built in 1927 and donated to the state in 1957 by the writer's widow, should be a visual expression of the contending forces that have enriched and disfigured the Argentinian experience: civilization versus barbarism, South America versus Europe, city versus country, and so on.

Consequently, the design of the building, by architect Angel Guido, is an attempt to harmonise a number of eclectic influences, including a Spanish-colonial façade (reminscent of buildings in Rojas' native province of Tucumán) and a patio that incorporates Incaic ornamental motifs. The interior is more ascetic, but preserves the original furnishings and household objects and more than 20,000 volumes from Rojas' personal library. A guide escorts you through the rooms of this quintessential writers' refuge.