"Cayetano Alberto Silva" Regional Museum and Historical Archive

Maipú 966 Tel. 03462-431163
Open Tuesdays through Fridays from 8 to 12 a.m. and from 2 to 6 p.m.; Sundays From 6 to 9 p.m. in summertime
and from 5 to 8 in wintertime.

This museum is devoted to regional and national history and comprises four halls and a yard used for exhibitions. The building it occupies is over 100 years old and one of its rooms was used by Cayetano Alberto Silva, a musician and the creator of the San Lorenzo March in 1901. Exhibits include the baton and cornet that belonged to the musician, a collection of photographs fire weapons, boleadoras found in the area, a Challen & Hollis piano from London dating from 1845 and a German record player. One of its halls is devoted to the first inhabitants of Venado Tuerto who were mainly English and irish.

Venado Tuerto
Venado Tuerto lies 317km. away from the city of Santa Fe. To get there from the provincial capital one must take the expressway to Rosario up to San Lorenzo, then travel down route A012 up to national route No.33, follow this route up to its intersection with national route No.8, and finally cover 4km. down this route up to Venado Tuerto.