"Sister Josefa Díaz y Clucellas" Municipal Museum of Visual Arts

San Martín 2068
Tel. 0342-4571887
Open Mondays through Fridays from 8:30 to 12:30 a.m. and from 3 to 8 p.m.; Saturdays from 9.-30 to 12:30 a.m. and from 4 to 8p.m., Sundays from 4 to 8p.m.

The museum was named after the first woman painter of Santa Fe, Josefa Díaz y Clucellas, who later became a nun and devoted her life to religion. The building comprises four halls and a yard set with sculptures. Exhibits included paintings by artist of the stature of Fader, Supisiche, Estrada Bello, Victotica, Soldi, Uriarte, Fontana, etc. It also has a library a graphic archive and a restoration workshop. The museum building dates from the 19th century and is located on a pedestrian street.

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.