"The House of Hernández" City Museum

Florida 91 / 97 Tel. 087-373352
Open Mondays through Fridays from 9a.m. to 1p.m. and from 4 to 8:30p.m.
Saturdays from 10a.m. to 1p.m.
closed on Sundays.

This museum operates in the house built by Captain Juan Hernández y Enríquez in 1870. Its architecture is typical of the period under Spanish dominion. The rooms are interconnected and open onto a central courtyard. The walls on the groundfloor are made of stone and brick, whilst those on the upper floor are made of adobe masonry. This house, which was declared a National Historic Monument, has been restored recently. Exhibits include different items related to primitive customs of the city of Salta. The ground floor houses the Güemes Hall decorated with 18th and 19th century furniture and overlooked by the painting of Güemes by Lorenzo Gigli, and the hall named after Professor María Teresa Cadena de Hessling where temporary exhibitions are held.
On the upper floor there are oil paintings and photographs belonging to former mayors from 1857 onwards; furniture, cameras, objects of everyday life, plans and photographs that enable one to follow the course of architectural development in Salta as well as photographs of public buildings together with pertinent information.

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.