"Franklin Rawson" Museum of Fine Arts

Rawson 621 South
Tel. 0264-4229638
Open Mondays through Fridays from 8 to 12:30a.m.

This museum comprises nine rooms and a main hall for temporary exhibitions. It contains a very important collection of paintings and sculptures by national and international artist. The museum was inaugurated on November 26, 1936, and was named after Franklin Rawson in honor or a 19th century artist from San Juan. Noteworthy exhibits include a painting by Rubens, one by Van Eyck and a Greek amphora dating from the first century before Christ. Amongst the Argentine artist on exhibition, there are 4 paintings by Quinquela Martín and works by Raquel Forner, Emilio Petorutti, Lino Enea Spilimbergo, Antonio Berni, Pridiliano Pueyrredón, Cesáreo Bernaldo de Quirós, Ernesto de la Cárcova, Martín Malharro, Raúl Soldi and the sculptor Irurtia, to mention just a few.

San Juan
San Juan, capital of the province of San Juan, was shaken by an earthquake in 1944 and was rebuilt on a modern design with a large number of parks and promenades. It lies 1,050km. away from the city of Buenos Aires along national routes No.7 (up to the city of San Luis) and 147. Another alternative is to travel up to Mendoza and then take route No.40 up to San Juan. The city harbors the natal homes of Domingo Faustino Sarmiento and Fray Justo Santa María de Oro. The province has important tourist attractions, the most traditional of which is known as the Valle de la Luna (Moon Valley).