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traditional, urban, indi genous,
and rural variants. The museum
is a salutary reminder that, to
understand Argentina and its
history, it is necessary to be
aware of the importance of its
rural heri tage and customs.
Housed in an early 20th-
century building that was
once a hotel, the collection
comprises over 8,000 tradi tional
and handmade objects of
staggering diversity, show casing
the techniques and materials of
both the country’s indigenous
population and the early
colonial settlers.
The beautiful 20th-century building that houses Museo Evita Among the exhibits are
beautifully wrought silver ware,
6 Museo Evita 7 Museo de Arte masks, musical instru ments, and
Calle Lafinur 2988, Palermo. City Map Latinoamericano rudimentary weaponry. The
5 E3. Tel (011) 4807-0306.  Plaza de Buenos Aires pretty patio garden is a great
Italia. @ 39, 59, 93. Open 11am–7pm (MALBA) place for a packed lunch.
Tue–Sun. & 8 on request. 7
limited. = ∑ museoevita.org See pp114–15.
The museum dedicated to Eva
Perón is housed in an early 8 Museo de Arte
20th-century mansion that Popular José
once belonged to the aristo-
cratic Carabaza family. The Hernández
building was converted into Ave del Libertador 2373, Palermo.
a shelter for the homeless in City Map 5 F3. Tel (011) 4803-2384.
1948, when it was bought @ 37, 59, 60. Open 1–7pm Tue–Fri,
by the Eva Perón Social Aid 10am–8pm Sat, Sun, & hols.
Foundation. After the fall of the Closed 1 Jan, 1 May, Good Friday, &
Perón govern ment, it was used Dec 25. & Wed free. 8 2pm Wed.
for administrative pur poses - = ∑ buenosaires.gob.ar/
until mid-2002. Opened later museojosehernandez
that year, the museum is run
by the Instituto Nacional Eva Named for José Hernández,
Perón, which aims to preserve the author of Martín Fierro, Interior of Museo Nacional de Arte
the legacy of her life and work Argentina’s first and only Decorativo
for the people of Argentina. national epic, this slightly untidy
The displays trace Eva Perón’s museum has one of the finest 9 Museo Nacional
life and passions faithfully, collections of Argentinian de Arte Decorativo
while some of the exhibits popular art, including
include items which belonged Ave del Libertador 1902, Recoleta.
City Map 2 B2. Tel (011) 4802-6606.
to the fami lies who once took @ 59, 60, 67, 93. Open Jan: 2–7pm
shelter in the house. However, Tue–Sat; Feb–Dec: 2–7pm Tue–Sun.
the most impressive exhibits & Tue free. 8 2:30pm Tue–Fri
are Evita’s posters, famous (in English). 7 by arrangement.
photo graphs, jewelry, and her 0 - = ∑ mnad.org
Dior dresses. One of the most
memorable images shows Evita Once home to the wealthy
saluting the “shirtless ones” art lover and Chilean diplo mat
from the bal cony of Casa Errázuriz-Alvear, this early
Rosada (see p70). There is also 20th-century French-style
an image of Evita, scrubbed mansion was declared a listed
and spot less, amid a crew of national monument in 1998. It
grubby miners. Other rare houses Argentina’s only major
exhibits include magazine decorative arts museum, with a
articles dating from when she Wide wooden doors at Museo de Arte collection of over 4,000 objects,
was a radio star in the 1930s. Popular José Hernández ranging from Roman sculptures
For hotels and restaurants in this area see p279 and pp290–91

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