A space that at first glance can be not very attractive but is worth it (and much). Throughout its five hectares of surface, the imposing vaults and mausoleums belonging to many of the great protagonists of Argentine history that range from political leaders, former presidents of the nation, writers, Nobel Prizes, athletes and businessmen stand out. Many of them are decorated with marbles and impressive sculptures, they are the work of prominent architects and artists, and so much so that More than 90 vaults have been declared a National Historic Monument.
National Museum of Fine Arts, the par excellence of the Recoleta neighborhood.Mireia Noguer Artigas
National Museum of Fine Arts
Other of the essential points to visit in the Recoleta neighborhood is the National Museum of Fine Arts. Opened in December 1896since its origin, it was raised as a space destined to house international art of all historical periods, and to promote and consolidate an Argentine art at the time. By 1910, in times of the centenary of the May Revolution, the museum already had in its collection with pieces of the teachers Francisco de Goya, Joaquín Sorolla and Bastida, Edgar Degas and Pierre-Auguste Renoir.
In 1911 Its second headquarters were inaugurated: The Argentine paviliona monumental structure that the country had used in the Universal Exhibition of Paris of 1889 and that was installed in the Plaza San Martín. In this new space, new acquisitions were added that expanded the collection and its value. Some examples are The surprised nymphby Édouard Manet, and Shores of the Seineby Claude Monet.
The greatest change came in 1933 when the museum was transferred to a new space, the same in which it is currently: The old house of Recoleta Bombas, remodeled by architect Alejandro Bustillo. By then, very important works were incorporated such as Woman of the seaby Paul Gauguin, Le Moulin de la Galetteby Vincent van Gogh, and Jesus in the garden of the Olivosof El Greco.