Magnasco Institute Museum

Camila Nievas 78
Tel. 03446-427287
Open Mondays through Saturdays from 10 to 12 a.m. and from 4 to 8 p.m.

This museum harbors the first library founded by women in the country. It was created in 1900 and was named after "Olegario V. Andrade", a poet from Gualeguaychú. It has a wealth of over 60,000 volumes covering five centuries of literature. Worthy of mentioning are an incunabular dating from 1489, Venetian editions, works by Erasmus(1549) and the "Chronicles of Peru" (1525). Amongst the exhibits on display in the historical museum there is a desk that belonged to Juan Francisco Seguí; antique furniture, glass cases holding porcelain, fans, large ornamental back combs and clocks of historical and artistic value, antique musical instruments such as pianos, bass viols, violas, mandolins, zithers and organs, as well as polychrome wooden carvings and religious images dating from the 17th century. There is also a collection of over 300 works by argentine and foreign artists such as Victorica, Soldi, Quirós, Fioravanti and Guastavino.

Gualeguaychú
Located 299km away from the Provincial capital can be reached down provincial route No.11 and provincial route No.16. Its main touristic attraction is its river bordered with willows and ceibo trees. The cathedral harbors an image of the Virgin of the Rosary which is over 180 years old. One can also visit the house that belonged to Olegario V. Andrade which now the Municipal Archives. Practice of water sports is widespread in all this region.