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"Orlando
Ruffinengo" Municipal Museum of Visual Arts
Located
on the corner of Lisandro de la Torre and Belgrano Streets (former
Mitre Railway Station)
Municipal Lyceum Tel. No.: 03404-481649
Open Saturdays and Sundays from 5 to 8 p. m. in wintertime
and from 6 to 9 p. m. in summertime.
This
museum comprises four halls and a gallery in which temporary exhibitions
are held. It was founded in 1971 and occupies the top floor of the
station, an English-style construction dating from the early 20th
century. The artist Orlando Ruffinengo was a native of Gálvez who
began to collect drawings, paintings, sculptures and engravings
by local and other Argentine artists. The maintenance and upkeep
of this institution are in charge of the students of Municipal Lyceum
where visual arts and music are taught.
Gálvez
Gálvez is located 80km. away from the city of Santa Fe and can be
reached taking national route No19 up to provincial route 80 South.

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