"Monsignor Carlos M. Pérez" Cathedral Museum

Belgrano 587
Tel. 087-318206
Open Tuesdays through Fridays from 10:30 to 12:30a. m. and from 4:30 to 6:30p.m.;
Saturdays from 10:30 to 12:30a.m. closed on Sundays and Mondays.

This museum forms part of the Cathedral of Salta, a site fit to be visited on account of its architectural and decorative wealth and beauty. It was inaugurated to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the arrival of the images of the Christ and Virgin of Miracles - patron saints of Salta and the 500th anniversary of the Discovery of America. Inside the cathedral there are Portraits of the Virgin Mary and other saints painted by Italian and Spanish painters, and by artists from Upper Peru and Salta dating back to the 18th and 19th centuries. There are also carved polychrome images, and others modeled on size-coated cloth proceeding from Peru, Upper Peru, the Jesuitical missions and Salta, as well as silverwork destined for religious ceremonies such as chalices, candlesticks, censers and tabernacles made by mestizo artists during the 18th and 19th centuries. There are also pieces of furniture, books and printed matter vestments and ornaments.

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.