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[title]On November 27, Retiro becomes the plan. From 6pm to 10pm, the neighborhood opens its galleries, hotels, cafés, restaurants and cultural spaces so you can wander without rushing, step into places you usually walk past, and discover what’s happening behind closed doors (full program here).
Retiro Abierto is a night to rediscover the neighborhood as a local or as a tourist: see art, listen to music, try something delicious, bump into people, and feel that this corner of the city has much more to offer than you imagined.
Galleries opening their doors and inviting you in
Retiro’s art scene will be buzzing. More than 50 spaces open at night with special programming: Galería Grasa adds a musical intervention and closes its current exhibitions; Barrakesh presents new works by contemporary artists; Rolf Art premieres a special exhibition by Adriana Lestido; Tokonoma sets up a joint show; and Mite Galería opens a solo exhibition created for this edition.
You don’t need to be an expert: walk in, look around, chat, and keep going. The idea is to stroll through Retiro and discover what’s going on inside.
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Hotels and restaurants with special plans
It’s not just about art. Several hotels and restaurants join in with special experiences for the night. Palacio Paz Hotel offers guided tours with artist Alberto González Vivo; Libertador Hotel adds live music; Regente Palace Hotel joins with culinary proposals; Saint Moritz presents a special menu; Los Jardines de las Barquin opens its nighttime programming; and Cora Café designs an exclusive offering for Retiro Abierto. Perfect to take a break along the route, eat well and discover places you may have never visited before. Discover more gastronomic projects that are revitalizing the Microcentro.
Music on every corner
The neighborhood will be sounding off. Vinilos en la Vereda at Arroyo and Suipacha; Vinocio Club at Acuario; Bobby Flores at DADA Bistró; and Escuela Mitra at Iglesia del Socorro.
And don’t miss the finale: Dante Spinetta, live at Plaza San Martín at 10pm, bringing locals and visitors together to wrap up the night.
Guided tours to understand Retiro
If you want context, there are guided circuits showing Retiro from different angles (sign up here): Architecture with Johanna Coifman; “Borges in Retiro” with Josefina Del Solar; “New Coordinates of Art” with Vic Tolomei and Tamy Selvood; “My Personal Retiro” with Olivia Saal; and “Tradition and Modernity in Retiro” with Rodo Reich.
There will also be a visit to the Monument to the Liberator San Martín, coordinated by MOA. It’s all about walking and understanding what makes the neighborhood unique.
What Retiro Abierto aims to do
The goal is simple: reconnect with Retiro. To highlight the galleries, hotels, cafés and shops that give it its identity, revive the neighborhood’s activity, and open it up to locals, tourists and everyone who passes through without really looking. The idea is that after this night, Retiro no longer feels like “a place you pass by”: it becomes a place you’ll want to return to.