This frigate, built in Birkenhead, was used as a training ship from 1897 to 1961 and is now a museum full of photos, maps and domestic objects, with the...
Alicia Moreau de Justo 900Part archaeological museum, part event space, El Zanjón is a beautifully restored residence encapsulating three centuries of urban living. Although the...
Defensa 755
At MALBA, Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera, Tarsila do Amaral and other ground-breaking painters share the walls with Argentinian modern masters such as Antonio...
Avenida Figueroa Alcorta 3415
A long overdue tribute to one of the 20th century's greatest exponents of popular song, the Gardel museum preserves and exhibits various items and pieces of...
Jean Jaurès 735This was the home of sculptor Rogelio Yrurtia (1879-1950) and is a joy to visit, as much for the beautiful white house and lush garden as for the small...
O'Higgins 2390This well-curated weapons museum in the Palacio Retiro houses a sizeable collection of arms and army uniforms, some dating from the 12th century and some...
Avenida Santa Fe 750The varied collection here includes Renaissance and modern Spanish art, displayed among stunning furniture, tapestries and silverware. Equally eye-catching...
Juramento 2291Located in Parque Tres de Febrero, this excellent museum houses a major collection of Argentinian paintings and sculpture that spans the 19th century to the...
Avenida Infanta Isabel 555In the 1930s, over-excited local critics compared Martín's canvases, with their characteristic spatula marks, to those of Van Gogh. The artist's vibrant...
Avenida Pedro de Mendoza 1835This branch of the city's main public art college contains a collection of sculpted replicas of ancient, Gothic and Renaissance masterpieces. Among the...
Avenida Tristán Achaval Rodríguez 1701
The Museum of Foreign Debt harks back not only to the city's golden age but to a recent and less glittering era: the economic crisis of 2001-02. The museum...
Centro Cultural Ernesto Sábato
Stop by this museum adjacent to La Bombonera stadium for all things Boca Juniors. There are loads of audiovisual gadgets, mountains of facts and figures...
Brandsen 805
Appreciate some of BA's design history at this small, entertaining museum. The bald, black-and-white mannequins posed like cocktail partygoers are a bit on...
Chile 832
This museum's small, fascinating collection includes headdresses, masks and cooking implements as well as panels describing Argentina's indigenous tribes,...
Moreno 350Opened in 2001, this museum is housed in an aristocratic residence that Juan Perón expropriated; he converted it into a women's shelter for his wife's...
Lafinur 2988