Argentina

14 Best Museums in Argentina

If museums are your reason to travel, this is Argentina sorted for you.

Ranked by traveler review volume across 277 tracked places in Argentina. Updated monthly.

  1. Buque Museo Fragata ARA Presidente Sarmiento

    Museum · Buenos Aires

    The Fragata ARA Presidente Sarmiento is a beautifully preserved 19th-century sailing frigate, now a museum ship moored in the fashionable Puerto Madero district of Buenos Aires.

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  2. Museo de La Plata

    Museum · La Plata

    The Museo de La Plata is one of the most important natural history museums in South America, a grand, late-19th-century institution in the city of La Plata, near Buenos Aires, and part of the…

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  3. Museo Casa Rosada

    Museum · Buenos AiresFree entry

    The Casa Rosada (Pink House) is the iconic presidential palace of Argentina, dominating the eastern end of the Plaza de Mayo in Buenos Aires, and its famous balcony is where Eva Perón (and, in legend…

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  4. Cabildo of Buenos Aires

    Museum · Buenos Aires

    The Cabildo of Buenos Aires is a colonial-era building that served as the seat of the town council during Spanish rule.

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  5. Museo de Arte Espanol Enrique Larreta

    Museum · Buenos AiresFree entry

    The Museo de Arte Español Enrique Larreta is a museum dedicated to Spanish art, located in the elegant Belgrano neighborhood of Buenos Aires.

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  6. El Museo Casa Carlos Gardel

    Museum · Buenos AiresFree entry

    El Museo Casa Carlos Gardel is a charming museum located in the former residence of the iconic tango singer Carlos Gardel in the Abasto district of Buenos Aires.

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  7. Buque Museo Corbeta Uruguay

    Museum · Buenos AiresFree entry

    Buque Museo Corbeta Uruguay is a preserved Argentine Navy corvette, now a floating museum docked in the Puerto Madero district of Buenos Aires.

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  8. Museo Historico Regional de Gaiman

    Museum · GaimanFree entry

    Museo Historico Regional de Gaiman is a charming museum located in the heart of Gaiman, a small town in Argentina's Chubut Province known for its Welsh settlement history.

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  9. Museo Historico Sarmiento

    Museum · Buenos AiresFree entry

    Museo Historico Sarmiento is a historic house museum located in the Belgrano neighborhood of Buenos Aires, dedicated to the life and legacy of Domingo Faustino Sarmiento, a pivotal figure in Argentine history.

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  10. Museo de Arte Sacro Barnes

    Museum · Rosario

    Museo de Arte Sacro Barnes is a small museum located in a historic building at the intersection of Mendoza and Laprida in Rosario, Argentina.

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  11. Museo de Calcos y Escultura Comparada

    Museum · Buenos AiresFree entry

    The Museo de Calcos y Escultura Comparada is a hidden gem in Buenos Aires' colorful La Boca neighborhood.

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  12. Museo Provincial de Bellas Artes Emilio Pettoruti

    Museum · La PlataFree entry

    The Museo Provincial de Bellas Artes Emilio Pettoruti is a premier art museum in La Plata, Argentina, named after the renowned Argentine painter.

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  13. Museo Casa de Yrurtia

    Museum · Buenos Aires

    Museo Casa de Yrurtia is a hidden cultural gem in the leafy Belgrano district of Buenos Aires, dedicated to the life and work of renowned Argentine sculptor Rogelio Yrurtia.

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  14. Museo de la Ciudad Carlos Anadon

    Museum · VictoriaFree entry

    Museo de la Ciudad Carlos Anadon is a municipal museum dedicated to preserving and presenting the history of Victoria, a city in Argentina's Entre Ríos province.

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