Museum of the School of the Immaculate Conception

San Martín 1540
Tel. 0342-4521967
Open Mondays through Fridays, from 8 to 12 a.m. and, from 3 to 7p.m.

This museum comprises three halls exhibiting pieces of sacred art such as chasubles, mass books, images, chalices as well as laboratory equipment, items pertaining to the study of physics and chemistry and others belonging to the astronomical observatory, all of which date from the early days of the school. Worthy of mentioning are the angels of the old altar of Our Lady of Miracles that date from l907. The museum occupies an original construction dating from 1606 of which only some parts have been preserved. Its adobe walls are l.40m. thick and the well in the yard dates back to the year in which the building was erected.

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.