Part archaeological museum, part event space, El Zanjón is a beautifully restored residenceencapsulating three centuries of urban living. Although the façade dates from 1830,...

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,...

The entrance to this excellent museum is beneath the same arcade as the market. Exhibits include farming implements and country artefacts, along with cartoons by Argentina's...

Founded by President Roca in 1904, this well-curated weapons museum moved to its current location in the Palacio Retiro in 1940. It houses a collection of arms and military...

The white baroque building houses Spanish American paintings, religious objects and silverware. The ghost of a lady in white is said to inhabit the house. Classical music...

The museum's main collection comprises gaucho motifs and other elements of Argentina's rural past. Two buildings off a patio are hung with mate gourds, spurs, weapons...

Open to visitors again after extensive renovations in 2007, the Pink House museum displays portraits, hats, mate gourds, cigar boxes, military decorations and carriages that...

Created as a labour of love in 1968 by José María Peña, a leading authority on architecture in Buenos Aires, the objective of the museum is to conserve and investigate the...

A 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...

This museum's small but fascinating collection includes head-dresses, masks and cooking implements, as well as panels describing Argentina's indigenous tribes region by region....

Opened in 2001, this museum is housed in an aristocratic residence that Perón expropriated to convert into a women's shelter for his wife's welfare agency. It's worth a visit...

In addition to 18th- and 19th-century furniture, silverware and arms, the museum records daily life, and highlights the fashions used in the old city.

This 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...

This useful - if rather bland - introduction to the city's history includes exhibits from the pre-Columbian, conquest, and post-independence periods, plus countless photographs...