Sarmiento Historical Museum

Cuba 2079
Tel. 4783-7555
Open Tuesdays through Fridays from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.,
Sundays from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Holidays: January and February

This Museum occupies a historical building: the old house of the Municipal of Belgrano where, in 1880, the National Congress - having moved away from Buenos Aires due to a political uprising - held sessions and passed laws of extraordinary importance, such as the laws of Federalization of Buenos Aires, promoted by President Nicolás Avellaneda and enthusiastically supported by Sarmiento. It was precisely on the 50th anniversary of the death of this illustrious man, September 11, 1938, that the house designed by architect Juan A. Buschiazzo, facing General Belgrano Square, became a Museum.
The versatile personality of this politician born in the Province of San Juan permeates all the exhibition rooms. Sarmiento, the educator, is reflected through a replica of the cottage in San Francisco del Monte de Oro - his first school - and a copy of his Gradual Reading Method. His activity as a journalist and writer is described through the exhibition of different editions of his book, "Facundo", around the world. Uniforms and multiple documents present the diplomat and the military man. Sarmiento's desk and simple dining room furniture are also on exhibition, together with a set of porcelain tableware. In his austere bedroom, the shawl knitted by his 84 year old mother, Doña Paula, is exhibited, as well as the armchair where he spent his last days, and the Historical Hall where the Congress held sessions.