Museums

So many museums, so little time. Buenos Aires is packed with them - I could have done a museum a day and not seen them all. I hit some of the biggies.

Museo de Arte Latinamericano de Buenos Aires (MALBA)
Fantastic space; some excellent pieces in its permanent collection by Frida Kahlo, Tarsila do Amaral, Jorge de la Vega and others. It houses a stellar cafe where I had one of the best meals of the entire trip.






Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes
Works of some of the great masters are here - Rembrandt, Renoir, Degas, Picasso - and some excellent South American art as well.


Museo de Arte Moderno
A small but perfectly-sized space with just three galleries that rotate exhibits throughout the year (the museum has no permanent collection). An exhibit titled "Narrativas Inciertas" (Uncertain Narratives) was featured when I was there, and it was stellar. I especially liked the work of photographer Nicola Costantino. Turns out she's quite a controversial and shocking artist in other media, but her self-portrait photography in this exhibit was exquisite.


Museo Evita
Dedicated to preserving the life and legacy of Eva Peron. It's a fantastic museum, with video clips of some of her appearances, audio clips of her radio career, photos of her at every stage in her life, and a rotating exhibit which showed a collection of Evita in pop art when I was there. Some of her impeccable clothing is on display, as well as other artifacts of her days. You really do get a feel for the incredible humanitarian and social work she accomplished in her too-short lifetime. I fall on the side of "adoring supporter" - whether she was advocating for a woman's right to vote, creating programs for underprivileged children, or speaking on behalf of labor rights - she made a difference. Her only official title, bestowed by congress, is apropos: "Spiritual Leader of the Nation."