El Tribuno Museum dedicated to the memory of "Pajarito Velarde"

Pueyrredón 106 (corner of Pueyrredón and España streets)
Tel. 087-212921
Open Mondays through Fridays from 5 to 8p.m.;
Saturdays from 10 to 12a.m.; closed on Sundays.

This museum operates in the house that used to belong to Guillermo Velarde Mors, known as "Pajarito" ("Birdie"), an enthusiastic patron of the bohemian artists of Salta. His home, which is over 200 years old, was always open to artists. The first songs sung by Los Fronterizos and Los Cantores del Alba were heard here, as were the musical compositions played on the guitar by Atahualpa Yupanqui and Eduardo Falú. The memory of Carlos Gardel is present in one of the most exhaustive collections of music recorded by Gardel, and in the hat that the so-called "Zorzal Criollo" (Criollo Thrush) gave Pajarito Velarde as a gift. The museum was created upon an initiative put forward by El Tribuno newspaper that purchased the house upon its owners death to prevent it from being torn down. Exhibits include paintings, furniture, musical instruments, weapons, and mementoes of artists, sportsmen and other personalities.

Salta
The city of Salta, capital of the province, is located in a valley that lies 1,610km. away from the City of Buenos Aires and 1,187m above sea level. In addition to the various museums in the city, it is also worthwhile visiting the Convent of St. Bernard with its large wooden doorcarved by the indians, the Monument to General Güemes and the cerro San Bernardo which offers a panoramic view of the entire Lerma Valley.