University Museum of art

School of Plastic Arts National University of Cuyo General San Martín Park
Tel. 0261-4494004 - Ext. 2335
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This museum wealth is distributed throughout the universal, premises. It is devoted basically to local plastic artists such as Alberto Musso, Roberto Azzoni, Luis Quesada, Lorenzo Domínguez, Héctor Nieto, Ducmelic and Beatriz Santaella. The museum harbors a collection of over 800 pieces including sculptures and engravings. Different college halls are decorated with murals made by local artists that the museum is in charge of preserving, protecting and displaying. Worthy of mentioning are the mural made of beaten aluminum by José Bermúdez on exhibition in the School of Medicine, the pictorial mural by Eduardo Tejón in the School of Political Sciences, or the mural made of ceramic potter's clay by Colette Boccart on show at the same school.

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.