César Fernández Navarro Municipal Museum

Defensa 7590 Guadalupe neighborhood
Tel. 0342-4601174
Open Mondays through Fridays from 9 to 12 a.m. and from 4 to 8 p.m.; Saturdays from 5 to 8p.m.

This museum has two halls which contain the complete works of this internationally acclaimed artist. Fernández Navarro was born in Bahía Blanca and received a European education. His work however has a strong Spanish American content. One of his recurring topics is Man and the landscapes of the altiplano. Worthy of mentioning are his "Bathing figure" (1984) and "Solitude" (1988).The museum also has a library with over 2,000 volumes where painting, drawing a weaving workshops are organized. In addition to the important works on display, there is also a 15th century suit of armor and three large 16th century chests.

Santa Fe
Santa Fe is the capital of the province of Santa Fe and the secondary city in importance after Rosario which is 167 away. The city of Santa Fe lies 475 km. away from the Capital City from which one must first travel down national route No.9 a then switch to national route No.11. Santa Fe is connected with the city of Paraná capital of Entre Ríos, by means of the Hernandarias Underwater Tunnel. A site worth visiting is Cayastá, located 80km. away from the city, where the primitive city of Santa Fe -now in ruins- was founded. Other interesting sites are the Convent of St. Francis, dating from 1680, which harbors the remains of Estanislao López and the Church of Our Lady of Miracles which is the oldestin the whole province.