"Medardo Pantoja" Foundation Museum

Alberro 560
Tilcara Cultural Center Tel. No. 088-955204.
From Tuesdays to Sundays from 9 to 12a.m. and from 3 to 6p.m.

Like many of the museums in this area, this one was built around the original collection that Medardo Pantoja, a native of Tilcara, assembled throughout his lifetime. Pantoja is one of the most representative artists of Latin American painting. His works always reflect the scenery, people and customs of our land. He furthered his studies in Buenos Aires under the supervision of the master Lino Enea Spilimbergo. The Foundation housing this museum is also a cultural center in which exhibitions, courses and lectures are organized and audiovisuals are shown.

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).