"Dr Arturo Jauretche" Historical Museum of the Banco de la Provincia de Buenos Aires

Sarmiento 362
Tel. 4331-7943 / 4331-1775
Open Mondays through Fridays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.,
Sundays from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Holidays: January and February

It must be remembered that the Banco de la Provincia de Buenos Aires was the emitting agent of the Province of Buenos Aires between 1822 and 1891, when it put into circulation the first Argentine and Uruguayan bank notes.
For this reason, it is extremely interesting to become acquainted with its historical archives and its numismatic and documentary collections. In 1870, the history of the Bank began to be studied, and in 1903, it was decided to classify and catalogue documentation until 1885. One year later, the first historical museum was inaugurated, as well as the first Argentine banking museum. The exhibition included documents, coins, bank notes, metal plates for printing bank notes, xylographs, plates, dies, lithographic stones, and commemorative medals.
The museum changed premises on several occasions, until it was permanently established as the "Dr. Arturo Jáuretche" historical archives and museum. Dr Jáuretche was a former chairman of the institution. Inauguration took place on May 17, 1984. The exhibition displays significant documents, such as the banks founding charter, checks and accounting books, institutional medals, photographs of old buildings, pieces of furniture, and even a small platen press. The museum also has a hall for temporal exhibitions.