Historical Archives Museum

Rivadavia 952
Tel. 0822-26863
Open Mondays through Fridays from 8 to 12a.m. and from 4 to 8 p.m.

This museum operates in what used to be the home of Joaquín V. González which was built in 1888. It is a combination of Gothic, neo-Renaissance and Spanish colonial styles. The Historical Archives was established in 1964 and has been carrying out its activities in this building since its creation. It is equipped with an area dedicated to documentation, research, a newspaper library, bookbinding and a library. The newspaper library carries out its activities in the Ángel María Vargas hall and harbors a collection of local and foreign newspapers and magazines starting off in 1809 and extending up to the present. There are noteworthy copies of the following dailies: La Crónica, La Noticia, El Zonda, Rioja Libre and El Independiente.

La Rioja
The city of La Rioja, capital of the province with the same name, lies at the foot of the Sierra de Velasco. The characteristic features of a Spanish colonial city blend with an active and lively commercial center. It is located 1,167km. away from the city of Buenos Aires and lies 500m. above sea level. To reach this city one must travel down national route No. 9 up to the city of Córdoba and then take national route No. 38.