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.
Buque Museo Fragata ARA Presidente Sarmiento
Museum · Buenos AiresThe 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.
Read our full guide →Museo de La Plata
Museum · La PlataThe 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…
Read our full guide →Museo Casa Rosada
Museum · Buenos AiresFree entryThe 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…
Read our full guide →Cabildo of Buenos Aires
Museum · Buenos AiresThe Cabildo of Buenos Aires is a colonial-era building that served as the seat of the town council during Spanish rule.
Read our full guide →Museo de Arte Espanol Enrique Larreta
Museum · Buenos AiresFree entryThe Museo de Arte Español Enrique Larreta is a museum dedicated to Spanish art, located in the elegant Belgrano neighborhood of Buenos Aires.
Read our full guide →El Museo Casa Carlos Gardel
Museum · Buenos AiresFree entryEl 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.
Read our full guide →Buque Museo Corbeta Uruguay
Museum · Buenos AiresFree entryBuque Museo Corbeta Uruguay is a preserved Argentine Navy corvette, now a floating museum docked in the Puerto Madero district of Buenos Aires.
Read our full guide →Museo Historico Regional de Gaiman
Museum · GaimanFree entryMuseo 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.
Read our full guide →Museo Historico Sarmiento
Museum · Buenos AiresFree entryMuseo 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.
Read our full guide →Museo de Arte Sacro Barnes
Museum · RosarioMuseo de Arte Sacro Barnes is a small museum located in a historic building at the intersection of Mendoza and Laprida in Rosario, Argentina.
Read our full guide →Museo de Calcos y Escultura Comparada
Museum · Buenos AiresFree entryThe Museo de Calcos y Escultura Comparada is a hidden gem in Buenos Aires' colorful La Boca neighborhood.
Read our full guide →Museo Provincial de Bellas Artes Emilio Pettoruti
Museum · La PlataFree entryThe Museo Provincial de Bellas Artes Emilio Pettoruti is a premier art museum in La Plata, Argentina, named after the renowned Argentine painter.
Read our full guide →Museo Casa de Yrurtia
Museum · Buenos AiresMuseo 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.
Read our full guide →Museo de la Ciudad Carlos Anadon
Museum · VictoriaFree entryMuseo 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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Good to know
What is the best-known of the museums in Argentina?
Buque Museo Fragata ARA Presidente Sarmiento in Buenos Aires is the most reviewed, with 2,452 traveler reviews and a 4.5 rating. That makes it the safe choice if you are only fitting in one.
Which of Argentina's museums is worth going out of your way for?
Museo de La Plata in La Plata rates highest at 4.5 out of 5 across 2,049 reviews. Smaller crowds than the headline entry usually explain the gap.
Which city in Argentina has the most museums?
Buenos Aires, with 9 on this list, ahead of La Plata on 2. The list spans 5 cities in total, capped at three per city so one big city cannot crowd out the rest of the country.
Are any of these museums free to visit?
Yes, 9: Museo Casa Rosada, Museo de Arte Espanol Enrique Larreta, El Museo Casa Carlos Gardel and others. That is based on each place's own visiting information, not an assumption about the category.
How is this list of museums ranked?
By how many travelers reviewed each place, filtered to those rated well enough to be worth your time, drawn from 277 tracked places in Argentina. No one pays to appear on it, and the order is refreshed monthly as new reviews land.
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