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Museo Evita
Inaugurated on 26 July 2002, on the 50th anniversary of Evita's death, the Museo Evita tells the life story of Eva Perón using a mixture of personal artefacts, dresses, photographs and audiovisual displays. Already a famous radio and theatre actress in her own right, Eva Duarte became one of the most revered and reviled figures in Argentine history when she married Colonel Juan Domingo Perón who was elected President in 1946. Evita used her position to further the rights and conditions of the working class. Her life came to a tragic end when she died of cancer, aged 33, in 1952. Evita has become the subject of various books, films and a stage musical, and newsreel footage of the state funeral shows how popular she had become during her brief life.

Calle Lafinur 2988 - Located 20 minutes by car or taxi cab from your Buenos Aires apartment for rent.
Tel: (011) 4807 9433 or 4809 3168. Opening hours: Tues-Sun, and holidays, 1400-1930. Guided tours at 1600, 1700 and 1800 Tues-Sun. Admission charge.

Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes
Housed in a redbrick neo-classical building in the Recoleta district, the airy National Fine Arts Museum contains collections of European paintings and sculpture along with a complete collection of Argentine art. Downstairs, there are galleries devoted to Impressionists, such as Renoir, Monet, Degas, Pissarro and Sisley. Rubens, Rothko, Pollock and an assortment of other renowned artists also feature, along with internationally famous Argentine artist, Lucio Fontana. A new exhibit features the personal collection of filmmaker Maria Luisa Bemberg. Visitors can also see the works of other Argentine artists and temporary exhibits on loan from international museums.

Avenida del Libertador 1473 Tel: (011) 4803 0802 or 4803 8814. Website: www.aamnba.com.ar Opening hours: Tues-Fri 1230-1930, Sat-Sun 0930-1930. Free admission. This museum is located at walking distance from your Buenos Aires apartment for rent. Just an easy stroll along Avenida del Libertador.

Teatro Colón
Located near Plaza Lavalle, the Teatro Colón is regarded as one of the greatest opera houses in the world and is an essential visit, even for those not usually interested in classical music. The Renaissance-style building, designed by Italian architect Francisco Tamburri, has seen the likes of dancers Vaslov Nijinsky and Anna Pavlova grace the stage. Bernstein, Strauss and Stravinsky have conducted here and Caruso, Melba, Callas, Pavarotti and Domingo have all sung in the 2,500-seater auditorium and tested the highly regarded acoustics. Visitors can take guided tours through the Central Hall, the ornately gilded and mirrored Salon Dorado and the auditorium, whose dome is decorated with frescoes by Raul Soldi.

Box office and theatre entrance: Libertad 621 Guided tours entrance: Pasaje Toscanini 1168 (on Viamonte 1100)

Tel: (011) 4378 7132/3. Website: www.teatrocolon.org.ar Opening hours: Guided tours in English or Spanish are available Mon-Fri hourly 1100-1600, Sat hourly 0900-1600, Sun hourly 1100-1500. Admission charge.

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