Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes
The outstanding National Museum of Fine Arts was founded
in 1896 as part of a drive to inculcate a taste for the arts in
Argentina. It moved to its present location in 1932, and today
preserves over 12,000 works of art. Around 800 of these are
in permanent collections boasting the greatest gathering of
international masters in Latin America. On display are works
by Rubens, Rembrandt, Goya, Rodin, Monet, Renoir, Cezanne,
Van Gogh, Picasso, Kandinsky, Pollock, Miró, and Rothko.
Argentinian greats to look out for here include Cándido López,
Antonio Berni, Benito Quinquela Martín, and Guillermo Kuitca.
MNBA Poster
Top 10 Features
1 Hirsch Collection
2 Francisco de Goya y
Lucientes
3 Graphic Arts 1940-70
4 Pre-Columbian Andean
Textiles
5 Di Tella Collection
6 Quirós' Collection
7 1960s Argentinian Art:
The New Figuration
8 Sculpture Patio
9 Mercedes Santamarina
Collection
0 1970s Argentinian Art:
Realism
Exterior of MNBA
Hand-held audio
guides in Spanish
and English can be
rented from the gift
shop on the ground
floor, which also
stocks excellent
written guides to
the museum.
Located behind the
museum, the sleek
Modena Design
restaurant has tasty
snacks and a full
menu, plus an
outside terrace.
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Francisco de Goya
y Lucientes
Goya's oil paintings (1808-
12) of the Napoleonic Wars
depict battlefield scenes in
desolate black-gray
landscapes, lit only by the
orange and red of fire and
bloodletting
(below)
.
• Map N3
• Avda. del Libertador
1473
• 4801-3390
• Open 12:30-8:30pm
Tue-Fri; 9:30am-8:30pm
Sat-Sun
• www.mnba.org.ar
• Modena Design:Avda.
Figueroa Alcorta
2220/70; 4809-0567
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Hirsch Collection
Located within the
Old Masters wing, this
collection features 16th-
and 17th-century Dutch and
Flemish artists, including
works by Rubens and
Rembrandt; the latter's
Portrait of the Artist's Sister
(above)
is a brilliant study in
light and shade. A French
tapestry from 1627 and a
stunning Venetian Neptune
bronze complete the salon.
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If pushed for time, head straight for the stunning modern
masters' exhibits - turn right at the main entrance hall.
