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urns from as far away as Micronesia, Melanesia
and Polynesia, and a Buddhist altar over 1,000
years old from the Shin-su sect in Japan.
EL MUSEO DE BELLAS ARTES DE LA BOCA
Avenida Pedro de Mendoza 1835.
4301-1080.
Tuesday-Friday, 9 am-5 pm; weekends 10 am-5 pm.
Contemporary Argentine artists including Pío
Collivadino, Eduardo Sivori, and sculptors
Yrutia and Rocha are well represented at La
Boca's Museum of Fine Arts. The museum is
housed in the former residence of the artist
Benito Quinquela Martín, who bequeathed the
building to the city in his will. Featured in the
museum's collection is the painter's series of 11
paintings, “Cemetery of Ships,” as well as a col-
lection of wooden mastheads salvaged from
Italian ships during the last century.
EL MUSEO NACIONAL DE
ARTE ORIENTAL Y DECORATIVO
Avenida Libertador 1902, Recoleta.
4802-6606.
Monday to Saturday, 3-7 pm; guided tours Wednes-
day and Saturday at 3 and 6 pm. Admission $2.
The National Museum of Oriental and Decora-
tive Art is located in the Errazuriz Palace, resi-
dence of Chilean Diplomat Matos Errazuriz
and his wife until 1937 when it was purchased
by the Argentine government. It is actually two
museums in one. The Museum of Oriental Art
is on the top floor and features splendid exam-
ples of Chinese, Hindu, Tibetan, Japanese and
Islamic art. Collections include silver, copper
and bronze coins from the Han Dynasty circa
200 B.C.; ceramic dogs from the Ching Dynasty;
 
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