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library, coin and map collection, and its collec-
tion of historic documents.
EL MUSEO DE LA CIUDAD
DE BUENOS AIRES
Alsina 412, Barrio Sur.
4313-2123. Monday-
Friday, 11 am-7 pm; Sunday 3-7 pm. Free admis-
sion on Wednesday.
The residence of an upper class family at the
turn of the century has been recreated. A rotat-
ing display of vintage photographs features
scenes of the period, including bandonéon play-
ers who live on
amor perdido
(lost love) and the
centavos
in their cigar boxes, tango dancers and
throngs of youth spilling out of night-time cafés.
INSTITUTO SANMARTINIANO
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CASA GRAND BOURG
Calle Rufino de Elizalde 2800 (Palermo Chico).
Monday-Friday 9-12 noon; 2-5 pm. Weekends 2-5 pm.
Located in the
lovely Palermo
Chico barrio.
San Martín was
the Argentinean
hero.
General San Martín's home in Boulogne Sur
Mer, France where he lived in exile from 1834
to 1848, has been faithfully reproduced in this
two-story museum founded in 1946. The San
Martín Academy and Library are on the ground
floor, while documents, writings and other of
the General's personal effects are on display
upstairs.
MUSEO DE ARTE HISPANOAMÉRICANO
ISAAC FERNÁNDEZ BLANCO
Suipacha 1422.
4327-0228. Tuesday-Sunday, 3-8
pm. Admission $2 (Thursday free).
Set in a Spanish-Baroque Villa complete with
courtyard and colorful Talavera tiles, the
