"Dr. Juan Ramón Vidal" Provincial Museum of Fine Arts

San Juan 634
Tel. 03783-436722
Open Tuedays through Saturdays from 8 to 12 a.m.
and from 4 to 8 p.m.

This museum comprises four halls devoted to visual arts. It harbors works by renowned artists such as Foujita, Petorutti, Fernando Fader, Benito Quinquela Martín, Pío Collivadino and Vicente Forte, amongst others. The museum´s wealth was formed thanks to collections donated by the heirs of great masters and by local collectors. Works by artists from Corrientes are also displayed together with works that have received awards at the National Salons.

Corrientes
The city of Corrientes, located on the banks of the Paraná River is the capital of the province of Corrientes- It lies 860km -Way from the Federal Capital. In order to get there from Buenos Aires, one must travel down national route No. 9 up to its intersection with national route No. 12. One must then take this route to Cross the Zarate-Brazo Largo railway complex and then carry on down it up to Corrientes. Amongst the attractions worth visiting are the convents of San Francisco (st. Francis) and de la Merced (of Mercy),covered with Carrara marble, and the church of the Holy Cross of Miracles.