Handicraft Museum

Located on the corner of Salta and Quintana Streets
Cultural Secretariat Tel. No. 03783-427073
Open Mondays through Fridays from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.;
Saturdays and Sundays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

This is an active museum comprising a hall in which one can observe the craftsmen at work and another one in which regional handicraft is exhibited. Engraved leather is used to make mates (gourds for drinking a typical South American tea-like infusion also called mate) and furniture. Exhibits also include vessels made of baked mud, sculptures carved in carob wood and pieces made of thin strands of raw hide and embossed leather. The museum was founded 12 years ago and occupies a building that is over two centuries old.

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.