Forensic Museum of the Court Morgue

Junín 760
Tel. 4374-3939 / 4374-6358 / 4374-2892
Open Mondays through Fridays from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Holidays: January, February and March

This Museum is basically of medical and legal interest, and plays a permanent educational role for professionals attending the higher course for forensic experts, as well as university students from the Law and Medicine Schools, students attending schools of the Federal Police, Penal Institutes, National Border Guard Corps, and Coast Guards, in addition to high school students accompanied by their Hygiene and Biology teachers. It has been named after Dr Juan Bautista Bafico, who increased the wealth of the museum during his term as director from 1927 to 1950.
Anatomica1pieces obtained from autopsies conducted by forensic experts, with cases selected for their particular interest from a forensic medical, toxicological, scientific, legal, criminal or police point of view, have gradually increased the wealth of the Museum. Most of the material is exhibited in transparent glass vats containing adequate preserving solutions. An adequate presentation prevents visitors from experiencing repulsion that could impair an adequate appreciation of the exhibits. Since its creation, the museum has provided pieces for educational purposes, thus satisfying one of its objectives and the main reason for its existence. Anatomic material, related to injuries with a forensic medical interest, is complemented by a large collection of photographs.
A visit to the museum is particularly useful for future forensic experts.