"Jorge Mendoza" Museum of Fine Arts

San Martín 230
Tel. 081-232109
Open Mondays through Fridays from 9 to 12 :30a.m.
and from 5 to 9p.m.
and Saturdays, Sundays from 9a.m. to 1 p.m.
and from 4 to 9p. m.

This museum was created in 1987, and its original collection comprised 20 works by the "Child painters of the school of Chucalezna", a town located 130km. away from the city, north of the historical town of Humahuaca. The schoolteacher was Mr. Jorge Mendoza. The activities carried out by this institution came under the attention of the National Arts Fund and the National University of Tucumán, who shot a short length film directed by the documentary film specialist, Jorge Prelorán. From its creation until 1992, the museum operated at Güemes 956. When the Department of Tourism and Culture moved to Lavalle 376, work was begun in some of the halls to adapt them for museum use. In addition to the works by the Chucalezna painters, there are paintings and sculptures made by artists from all around the country.

San Salvador de Jujuy
This city is the capital of the province of Jujuy. It lies 1,660 km. away from the city of Buenos Aires and 1,260m above sea level. It has 185,000 inhabitants and is surrounded by an awesome chain of multicolored mountains. Worthy of visiting is its Cathedral which was built in 1750 and has a pulpit carved in ñandubay wood by the Indians, the chapel of Saint Barbara dating from 1777, and the Cabildo.