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rounds us today (think architecture, maps and computers). So rather than traditional
paintings, you'll see large, colorful and minimalist pieces meant to inspire reflection.
Museo Penitenciario MUSEUM
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( 4361-0917; museopenitenciarioargentino.blogspot.com.ar; Humberto Primo 378; 2-6pm
Thu, Fri & Sun) Dating from 1760, this building was a convent and later a women's
prison before it became a penal museum in 1980; reconstructed jail cells give an idea of
the prisoners' conditions. Don't miss the homemade playing cards and shivs, plus the
tennis balls used to hide drugs. A prison infirmary is also exhibited. Next door, the neo-
colonial and baroque Iglesia Nuestra Señora de Belén OFFLINE MAP GOOGLE MAP
(Humberto Primo 340) was a Jesuit school until 1767, when the Bethlemite order took it
over.
Museo Histórico Nacional MUSEUM
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( 4307-1182; Defensa 1600; 11am-6pm Wed-Sun) Located in Parque Lezama is
the city's national historical museum. It's dedicated to exhibiting items related to Argen-
tina's revolution on May 25, 1810.
Inside, exhibits are a bit sparse, but at least they're neatly displayed. There are several
portraits of presidents and other major figures of the time, and you can peek into a recre-
ated version of José de San Martín's bedroom - he was a military hero and liberator of
Argentina (along with other South American countries).
Mercado de San Telmo MARKET
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(Defensa, Bolívar, Carlos Calvo & Estados Unidos block; 9am-8pm) This market was built in
1897 by Juan Antonio Buschiazzo, the same Italian-born Argentine architect who de-
signed Cementerio de la Recoleta. It occupies the inside of an entire city block, though
you wouldn't be able to tell just by looking at the modest sidewalk entrances. The
wrought-iron interior (note the amazing original ceiling) makes it one of BA's most at-
mospheric markets; locals shop here for fresh produce and meat. Peripheral antique stalls
offer luggage, wine decanters and other treasures. More stalls are open on weekends.
 
 
 
 
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