Named a national monument in 2007, this colonial era building houses six exhibition areas dedicated to San Isidro's rich history and culture. As well as important documents,...
Avenida del Libertador 16362This branch of the city's main public art college contains a collection of sculpted replicas of ancient, Gothic and Renaissance masterpieces. Among the notable knock-offs are...
Avenida Tristán Achaval Rodríguez 1701In 1945 the chemist Vicente Vaccaro founded the first (and last) Museum of Caricature, in honour of his brother Severo who had built up a collection of humorous and satirical...
Lima 1037Open to visitors again after extensive renovations in 2007, the Pink House museum displays portraits, hats, mate gourds, cigar boxes, military decorations and carriages that...
Hipólito Yrigoyen 219A topical museum sounds like a contradiction in terms; but the Museum of Foreign Debt, run by the (itself permanently debt-stricken) University of Buenos Aires, harks back not...
Centro Cultural Ernesto SábatoOpened in 2003, this is a modern, interactive shrine to the oval ball. It's stacked with jerseys of famous players, narrative displays and memorabilia. Rugger buggers will love...
Ituzaigó 608Fashionistas who've spent the morning twisting and twirling in front of three-way mirrors can take a quick post-lunch break - and appreciate some of BA's design history - at...
Chile 832This Spanish colonial-style mansion was home to, and is named after, one of the heroes of Argentinian independence who lived here up until his death in 1850. It was here that...
Rivera Indarte 45The Cabildo was HQ of the city council between 1580 and 1821, and where the seeds of Argentina's revolution were sown. Seemingly the oldest building on the plaza, it recovered...
Bolívar 65A real mouthful of a museum, mainly of interest to anthropologists and those who enjoy staring at money they'll never be able to spend, this financially themed centre was...
First floorEssentially a history of how a municipal pawnbroker for immigrants became the city bank, this museum also provides a glimpse into the city at the turn of the 20th century. It...
Avenida Boedo 870The MNBA has 32 rooms, several sculpture patios, a library and an auditorium. It houses the country's biggest collection of 19th- and 20th-century Argentinian artworks, which,...
Avenida del Libertador 1473Right next to the Teatro Cervantes, BA's Museum of Theatre offers the stage-struck visitor a fascinating insight into Argentina's thespian heritage, from the earliest colonial...
Avenida Córdoba 1199