Fodor's Expert Review Museo del Bicentenario
Editor's Note: This location is reported to be under new ownership and therefore this review may contain inaccuracies.
Today, the River Plate is nowhere in sight, but the humming traffic circle that overlooks this underground museum behind the Casa Rosada was once on the waterfront. The brick vaults, pillars, and wooden pulley mechanisms are the remains of the 1845 Taylor Customs House and jetty discovered after being buried for almost a century. In honor of Argentina's 2010 bicentenary celebrations, the structure was restored and capped with a glass roof.
Formerly known as the bicentenary museum, each vault covers a portion of Argentina's political history, recalling it through artifacts (many are personal possessions of those who governed from the house overhead), paintings, photographs, film reels, and interactive screens. Temporary art exhibitions run on the other side of the museum courtyard.
The large glass structure in the center contains the star attraction: a 360-degree masterpiece by Mexican muralist David Alfaro Siqueiros. When that house was demolished in the early 1990s, the... READ MORE
Today, the River Plate is nowhere in sight, but the humming traffic circle that overlooks this underground museum behind the Casa Rosada was once on the waterfront. The brick vaults, pillars, and wooden pulley mechanisms are the remains of the 1845 Taylor Customs House and jetty discovered after being buried for almost a century. In honor of Argentina's 2010 bicentenary celebrations, the structure was restored and capped with a glass roof.
Formerly known as the bicentenary museum, each vault covers a portion of Argentina's political history, recalling it through artifacts (many are personal possessions of those who governed from the house overhead), paintings, photographs, film reels, and interactive screens. Temporary art exhibitions run on the other side of the museum courtyard.
The large glass structure in the center contains the star attraction: a 360-degree masterpiece by Mexican muralist David Alfaro Siqueiros. When that house was demolished in the early 1990s, the mural was carefully removed in pieces, though it then languished in a shipping container for 17 years.
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