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Teatro Politeama
A contemporary theatre venue carries a historic name into a new chapter of Buenos Aires stage life.
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Teatro Apolo
Build a central-city evening around the play on this established Corrientes stage.
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Teatro Lola Membrives
A richly decorated theatre gives a Corrientes production a setting worth arriving early to appreciate.
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Teatro Presidente Alvear
Follow the public theatre programme at this Corrientes venue for a different way into the city’s performing arts.
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Under Club
A Palermo Hollywood techno address that asks you to put the camera away and give the dance floor your attention.
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Teatro Premier
Choose a performance at this Corrientes theatre and keep the rest of the night within walking distance.
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Teatro Tabarís
A long-running stage in the theatre district, with productions that make the current bill the reason to go.
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Teatro Empire
A theatre near Congreso offers another route into Buenos Aires performance beyond the busiest commercial stages.
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Teatro El Nacional
Musical theatre and large productions find a home at this established Corrientes venue.
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Teatro Payró
An intimate independent stage for choosing a play and staying close to the actors’ work.
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Teatro Ciego
An experience staged in darkness puts sound and the other senses at the centre of the performance.
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Teatro del Pueblo
Discover independent theatre at an institution with deep roots in Argentina’s alternative stage culture.
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Estadio Obras
Choose a live show at a venue woven into the history of Argentine rock and touring concerts.
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Movistar Arena Buenos Aires
A large indoor arena for making a major concert the centrepiece of a Villa Crespo night.
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Teatro Colón
Choose a performance or an organised visit to appreciate the scale, acoustics and craft of Buenos Aires’ opera house.
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Museo Casa Carlos Gardel
Visit the house museum in Abasto to connect Gardel’s life with the neighbourhood and the history of tango.
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Museo de Esculturas Luis Perlotti
A sculpture museum in Caballito gives a quieter view of Argentine art beyond the central museum circuit.
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Fundación Forner-Bigatti
An artists’ house in San Telmo brings the work and working lives of Raquel Forner and Alfredo Bigatti together.
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Museo Argentino del Títere
Discover puppets and their performance traditions through a small museum with a programme to check before visiting.
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Barro
A large La Boca gallery gives contemporary Argentine art room to expand into installation and ambitious exhibition formats.
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Museo Judío de Buenos Aires
Explore Jewish life and heritage in Buenos Aires through the museum associated with the Libertad synagogue.
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Museo River
A football-focused visit brings River Plate’s sporting history together with the setting of the Monumental.
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Museo de los Claustros del Pilar
Small cloisters beside the Recoleta basilica reveal religious objects and another layer of the neighbourhood’s history.
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Ruth Benzacar Galería de Arte
Build a Villa Crespo art walk around a gallery with a long commitment to contemporary Argentine artists.