Regional Historical Museum of San José Colony

Urquiza 1127
Tel. 03447-470088
Open Tuesdays through Sundays from 10 to 12 a.m. and from 4 to 6 p.m.

This museum was created in 1957 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the San José Colony, the first agricultural colony founded by Justo José de Urquiza in 1857 during his presidency. This settlement was peopled by French, Swiss and Italian immigrants. When the 100th anniversary was celebrated, the organizing committee asked each of the colony members to donate their most treasured objects to set up the museum which harbors an important collection of cars, farm machines and tools such as plows, rakes, scythes and shoes, items used in the preparation of liquor wine and milk products, an important collection of portraits of immigrants and their families, articles of everyday life such as clothing, tableware, ornamental objects, articles of worship and musical instruments, and an important archive on the history of the colony.

San José
San José belongs to the department of Colón and is 270km. distant from the provincial capital. To get there one must travel down national route No.12, then take provincial route No. 39 up to Concepción del Uruguay, and finally national route No.14.