Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes
Argentina's most important free art museum, with works by Goya, Monet, Van Gogh, Rodin and Argentine painters, right next to the Recoleta Cemetery.
The National Museum of Fine Arts sits on Avenida del Libertador in Recoleta. It occupies a converted former pumping station and moved here in 1933. The collection holds more than 12,000 pieces. The ground floor is devoted to European art, with works by El Greco, Goya, Rembrandt, Manet, Monet, Degas, Van Gogh and Gauguin, and sculptures by Rodin. The second floor covers 19th- and 20th-century Argentine art and is the best entry point for understanding the country's painting history. Admission is free. Closed Mondays; Tuesday to Friday roughly 11:00–20:00, and weekends 10:00–20:00. It is a 5–10 minute walk from Recoleta Cemetery and the Floralis Genérica sculpture, so the three make a good half-day outing.
Opening hours
Closed Mondays; Tue–Fri 11:00–20:00; weekends 10:00–20:00
Nearby sights
- Floralis Genérica
- Basílica de Nuestra Señora del Pilar
- Recoleta Cemetery
- National Museum of Decorative Arts
- El Ateneo Grand Splendid
- Museo de Arte Latinoamericano de Buenos Aires
- Palacio de Aguas Corrientes
- Japanese Garden (Buenos Aires)