Municipal Museum of Modern Art

Located under Independencia Plaza
Tel. 0261-4257279
Open Mondays through Saturdays from 9a.m. to 1p.m.
and from 4 to 9p.m.; Sundays from 5 to 9p.m.

This museum was created in 1967 and comprises three halls devoted to plastic arts. It harbors over 450 works and is equipped with state-of-the-art technology that facilitates the work of scholars and museologists. Temporary exhibitions are held periodically for the purpose of offering a wide panorama of local and national plastic arts. The most important exhibitions that have toured the country have been presented in this museum. The museum harbors works by artists of the stature of Spilimbergo, Berni, Noé, Gambartes, Le Parc and Pérez Celis, to mention just a few. Also worthy of mentioning are the engravings made by Víctor Delhez and Sergio Sergi. This institution also has a restoration workshop and a complete library on modern Argentine art.

Mendoza
The city of Mendoza is the capital of the Province of Mendoza and lies 747 m. above sea level and 1,099 km. away from the city of Buenos Aires along national route No.7. Mendoza was founded by Pedro del Castillo in 1561 but was destroyed by an earthquake on 20 March, 1861. The city lies at the foot of the mountain range flanking the Andes and has over 800,000 inhabitants. It is a neat modern city with a large number of drainage ditches and green areas. Its streets witnessed the exploits of our national hero San Martín during his campaigns to liberate Argentina, Chile and Peru. The province is the main wine producing center in America endowed with wonderful environmental conditions for the production of wine. Amongst the sites worth visiting are the Basilica of St. Francis that harbors numerous documents related to San Martín's campaign; the ruins of the Temple of St. Francis; the Government House that preserves the flag of the Andes Army, the Arts and Crafts Market, the Alameda (public walk lined with poplar trees), the "Mirador" (natural scenic viewpoint) terrace, the Civic Center and the San Martín Park.