"José Antonio Terry" Regional Museum of Painting

Rivadavia St. 459
Tel. 088-955005
Open Tuesdays through Sundays from 9 to 7p.m. and Sundays from 9 to 12a. m. And from 3 to 6p.m.

Its eight halls exhibit paintings by José A. Terry and other Argentine artists related to the customs and traditions of the inhabitants of Tilcara. Terry was born in Buenos Aires, but visited Tilcara and decided to settle here. He was born deaf-mute, but his parents sent him to a special school in Europe where he learnt to speak English, French and Spanish. All the paintings made by this artist were based on models from the area and framed with wood obtained from the cardón (a prickly local plant). The house that harbors this museum has remained just as it was when it was built in 1880. The walls are original.

Tilcara
Tilcara is located on national route No. 9,84km. away from San Salvador de Jujuy and 2,461m above sea level. This town was founded approximately in the year 1600 and is characteristic of the "Quebrada" with its "Collas" (Indians from the northwest) and its multicolored mountains. The erection of its church began in 1797, but was only completed in 1865. The entire area has a vast archaeological wealth, and its main site is the "Pucará de Tilcara" (Pucará: fortress).