Free entry
PlaceActivities
Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes
An art afternoon in Recoleta, with no admission charge. Give a few works your full attention before heading back into the city.
The Buenos Aires edit
Recoleta
Explore Recoleta through Bellas Artes, Centro Cultural Recoleta and El Ateneo Grand Splendid. Three different ways to spend a cultural afternoon.
Free entry
PlaceActivities
El Ateneo Grand Splendid
A bookshop inside a former theatre. Look up, browse a shelf, and let a quick stop become an unhurried visit.
On the house
EventExhibitions
Adriana Bustos: Código natal
A work commissioned for the museum’s 130th anniversary. Give this first-floor exhibition a place in your next Recoleta afternoon.
On the house
EventExhibitions
HABITAR: Buenos Aires Architecture Biennial
Architecture as a way of looking at everyday life. A free exhibition at Bellas Artes, with public visiting dates from 23 September.
PlaceActivities
Centro Cultural Recoleta
Turn a Recoleta museum day towards the city’s living arts. Drop into the cultural centre for the programme that catches your eye.
Recoleta makes room for different kinds of looking. At the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, build the visit around the collection or a particular exhibition. At Centro Cultural Recoleta, let the current programme guide the choice. El Ateneo Grand Splendid turns a former theatre into a bookshop stop with a very different rhythm.
These addresses are not all next door to one another. Choose two that suit your afternoon and leave time for the streets between them. Exhibitions, activities and visitor conditions can change independently, so use each place’s official information when planning. The bookshop is a place to browse, not a promise of a scheduled literary event.