Colon Tour — August 12, Wednesday, at Noon

Posted on July 19, 2015 by tq

Join us Wednesday, August 12 at noon for a tour of the Teatro Colón

RSVP: Jolanda Maltha – jmaltha@hotmail.com

General Admission: AR$ 180, Argentine Residents presenting DNI: AR$ 60

Meet at 11:45 at the Paseo de Carruajes (Tucumán 1171) where the tour begins and the tour tickets can be bought. The tour lasts approximately 50 minutes.

After the tour we are having lunch at Petit Colón, which is around the corner from the Theater.

The Teatro Colón hides a secret in every single corner of the impressive building. Taking a guided tour of the theater is a dazzling experience that will make you vibrate while getting to know a history of over a hundred years; a history that ennobles both the Argentine and the global culture.

The Teatro Colón’s sublime architecture stands out in every single detail, amazing and captivating its visitors with its flight of stairs, sculptures and stain-glass windows.

Visiting the Teatro Colón and feeling the magic of its mystical atmosphere in every step is an extraordinary experience that makes visitors feel privileged.

The theater’s marvels, beauty and charm make this guided tour an everlasting memory.

Museums and More — Evita Museum — Wednesday, June 17

Posted on May 30, 2015 by tq

BAIN Museums and More has organised a guided tour of the Evita Museum in English.

When: Wednesday, June 17 @ 11am

Where: Lafinur 2988

Price: with DNI AR$40 and without AR$90

RSVP: Jolanda Maltha

jmaltha@hotmail.com

The tour takes about 45 min and afterwards we will have time for lunch in the restaurant.

On July 26, 2002, fifty years to the day after Evita’s death, her grandniece, Cristina Alvarez Rodriguez, inaugurated the Evita Museum in Buenos Aires.

Evita, an icon whose historical importance spans two centuries, now has her own museum.

The Evita Museum is housed in a mansion constructed for the Carabassa family during the first decade of the 20th century. Architect Estanislao Pirovano gave the mansion its formal image which combines elements from both the Plateresque and Italian Renaissance styles.

This beautiful building was declared a National Historical Monument in 1999.

MUSEO EVITA

Lafinur 2988 | (C1425FAB) Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Tel./ Fax. +54 11 4807-0306
info@museoevita.org

www.museoevita.orgHow to get there:Metro:
Línea D, Station Plaza Italia (via Av. Santa Fe)Bus:
12, 29, 36, 39, 55, 68, 111, 152 (via Av. Santa Fe)
10, 15, 37, 41, 59, 60, 64, 93, 95, 108, 110, 118, 128, 141, 160 y 188 (via Av. Las Heras)

Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes – Tuesday, October 28 at 1 p.m.

Posted on October 22, 2014 by tq

Join us for a English guided tour at the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes
Av. Del Libertador 1473
www.mnba.gob.ar

This engaging, one hour tour provides an introduction to the museum’s permanent collection as well as the history of the museum itself. Discover the collection highlights from European and early Argentinian art through a careful selection of portrait, narrative, and landscape paintings. Find out how the works found themselves in the collection and explore their cultural significance in Argentina!

Entrance and tour are free of charge and we do not have to make reservations, just let me know that you are coming. Tour starts at 13hrs and after the tour we will go for a coffee or tea in the area.

Jolanda Maltha
jmaltha@hotmail.com
+54 911 6028 2682

Museum Visit — Thursday, September 18, 2014

Posted on September 5, 2014 by tq

Join us for a visit to Palacio Paz. We will take a guided visit in English to see one of the most beautiful places in Buenos Aires.

Visiting the Palace is a unique experience because it was the biggest and the most luxurious private residence in town. If we add the huge artistic richness and the anecdotes of that period, the visitor gets amazed. Walking along the ballrooms takes us back to a magnificent period of Argentina.

If Buenos Aires was the Paris of South America, the Palacio Paz is the greatest example of French architecture in the city.

Please RSVP before Tuesday Sept. 16 to

Jolanda Maltha

jmaltha@hotmail.com

Cost for the tour is 70 Pesos per person to be paid at the entrance.

Meeting point: the entrance of the Palacio Paz at 3:15 p.m.

Av. Santa Fe 750/Plaza San Martín

Duration of the tour approx. 1 hour 15 min.

After the tour we can get together for coffee at the corner restaurant. (optional)

www.palaciopaz.com.ar

Gallery Nights August 2013

Posted on August 12, 2013 by BAIN Downtown

Gallery Nights is the original circuit for art lovers around more than 60 art galleries, antique shops, museums and cultural centers, organized by the art magazine Arte al Día, AdnCultura (La Nacion newspaper), and the Ministry of Culture of the City of Buenos Aires on the second Thursday of every month, between April and December.

The August edition will be held on Thursday, August 15, 2013, from 7pm to 10pm, in the neighborhoods of Retiro, Barrio Norte and Recoleta in Buenos Aires.

As always, there will be live music and free shows, and guests will be welcomed with a complimentary glass of Chandon champagne. Maps will be provided to the public so they can visit their favorite galleries and exhibitions at their own pace.

The traditional circuit of Gallery Nights covers from Plaza San Martín to Callao and from Tucumán to Libertador. There is also a free transportation service with fixed stops and a constant route to get to all of the spots in the circuit.

This event is totally free of charge.

Maps, participating galleries and more information: Gallery Nights website.

Thank you to My Buenos Aires Travel Guide for this information. To keep up with this and other events in Buenos Aires, we have added a feature called “Blogs We Read” to the lower right-hand corner of the BAIN Downtown site. Or, subscribe to My Buenos Aires Travel Guide and receive all of her posts though email!

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Art Connoisseurs Tour of San Telmo

Posted on January 17, 2013 by BAIN Downtown

The new year is a time to explore the world around you, whether you’ve been in the same place for a few days or multiple years. BAIN wants to help you learn more about the city we call home!

Miguel with Art Connoisseurs has invited BAIN to join in this week’s tour of two San Telmo museums, a historic location-turned-cafe coffee stop and a description of the San Telmo neighborhood. Interested? Read on!

Date: Saturday, January 19th

Time: 3:30pm

Place: Meet at the entrance of the Museum of Modern Art, Avenida San Juan 350

The tour will last approximately 3 hours includes the visit to Museum of Modern Art of Buenos Aires, Museum of Contemporary Art and a coffee break at L´Atelier de Céline.

The tour has a cost of AR$ 200, BAIN members are offered a price of AR$180 (all costs included).

If you would like to join, please RSVP to Dawn Gill: dawn.e.gill@gmail.com

Museum Night 2012 – La Noche de los Museos 2012

Posted on November 6, 2012 by dawngill

As usual, Sandra, who writes My Buenos Aires Travel Guide is the first to announce this month’s Museum Night – a great event to look forward to! Thanks, as always, to Sandra for these great updates!

Museum Night 2012 – La Noche de los Museos 2012

The Ministry of Culture of the City of Buenos Aires presents the 9th Edition of La Noche de los Museos – Museum Night 2012, that will take place on November 10, 2012, from 8 PM until 3 AM.

Since 2004 one Saturday night the museums of Buenos Aires stay open all night offering different cultural activities, all of them free of charge, in the same way as in other 130 cities around the world.

During this special night visitors will be able to enjoy free guided visits, special exhibitions, as well as conferences, shows, theater performances, dance, screenings, video, multimedia, and diverse concerts of classical music, jazz, tango, folk, and rock, and move around the city on more than 80 bus lines that will offer free rides during the night.

In this new edition, the Museum Nights pays tribute to the great Argentine tango composer/musician Astor Piazzolla in the 20th anniversary of his death.

Some of the main events of the evening will take place at the Planetarium Galileo Galilei, Av. Figueroa Alcorta and Av. Sarmiento:

8:30 pm: The contemporary ballet of Teatro San Martin presents “Las 8 estaciones” (The 8 seasons), with music from “Las cuatro estaciones porteñas”, by Astor Piazzolla, and Vivaldi’s “Four Seasons”.

9:15 pm: Documentary on Astor Piazzolla

11:00 pm: Quintet from Astor Piazzolla Foundation

00:15 am: Escalandrum and Piazzolla Electrónica

1:00 am: Documentary on Astor Piazzolla

Over 180 museums and art spaces will be participating in this edition.

For more information and complete program, visit La Noche de los Museos official website (site in Spanish only).

Museo Roca: Maria Garcia Rey Exhibition

Posted on September 22, 2012 by dawngill

The artist is María Cristina García Rey and she is exhibiting works that have participated in exhibitions in Paris and New York. The exhibition inauguration Wednesday, September 19, 7:00pm to 9:00pm is open to the public and free of charge.

There is no need for an RSVP, just join us and enjoy the art!

The Museo Roca is located at Vicente Lopez 2220, between Pueyrredon and Azcuenaga.