Municipal Museum of Fine Arts

Located in the General San Martín Cultural Center Located on Belgrano St. between San Lorenzo and Sarmiento streets
Río Hondo Cultural Center Tel. No. 0858-21069
Open Mondays through Fridays from 9a.m. to 1p.m. and from 4 to 7p.m. Saturdays from 9a.m. to 1p.m.

This museum harbors an important collection of works by local artists and by artists from the rest of the country. Exhibits include a series of works by Martín López that constitute a pictorial record of the moment when the village of Río Hondo was covered by the waters. There is also a plan of the village pinpointing the site where Francisco Solano´s cart broke down when it ran into a rock. It has works by Ary Brizzi, Luis Felipe Noé, Pérez Celis, Héctor Tessarolo and his brother Carlos, and Ponciano Cárdenas. There are also works made of wood and alabaster by Rosana Montenegro.

Termas de Río Hondo
This city lies on the banks of the river Dulce and is the main touristic attraction of the province because of the quality of its thermal waters. It is located 65km. away from Santiago del Estero on national route No. 9, and 90km. away from San Miguel de Tucumán. It was originally known simply by the name of Termas, but after the small town of Río Hondo disappeared under the waters when the dam was built, it was renamed Termas de Río Hondo. The city has over 150 hotels and inns which are always full to capacity during the winter months.