Evita Museum
Museo Evita
A memorial to Eva Perón in a French-style Palermo mansion, displaying her gowns, photographs and speech footage, and telling the story behind 'Don't Cry for Me, Argentina'.
The Museo Evita opened in 2002 in a 1920s mansion that was once a temporary home run by the Eva Perón Foundation for single mothers and impoverished women. The exhibits follow her life chronologically, from an illegitimate daughter in a small town to a radio actress, then First Lady, and finally her death at age 33. The displays include gowns by designers such as Dior, her passport, election law documents and film clips. Labels are mainly in Spanish, but English guided tours can be rented. The courtyard café has a lovely setting. Closed Mondays; otherwise open roughly 11:00–19:00, with admission of a few thousand pesos. Located at 2988 Lafinur Street in Palermo, an 8-minute walk from Plaza Italia station on Subway Line D.
Opening hours
Closed Mondays; approx. 11:00–19:00
Nearby sights
- Buenos Aires Botanical Garden
- Parque Tres de Febrero (Bosques de Palermo)
- Japanese Garden (Buenos Aires)
- Galileo Galilei Planetarium
- Museo de Arte Latinoamericano de Buenos Aires
- National Museum of Decorative Arts
- Palermo
- Floralis Genérica