New exhibitions in the museums of Buenos Aires during December
The museums of the City of Buenos Aires will welcome the month of December with the opening of four outstanding exhibitions and the continuity of several samples already on display, offering a varied cultural proposal for the end of the year.
Thursday 5 December at 18 hours, The Enrique Larreta Museum of Spanish Art will be the scene of the opening of the exhibition titled “Intermittencies, flashes and continuities. “An unexpected meeting between Silvia Gurfein and Agustín Riganelli”. This exhibition, made in collaboration with the Sívori Museum, proposes a dialogue between the works of these two artists, Who, through techniques such as monocopy and printing, explore concepts related to nature and intimacy. Gurfein provides a pictorial universe characterized by layers and glazes, while Riganelli uses defined lines and introspective colors. Together, His works create a connection that transcends time and space..
On Friday 6 December at 12.30 hours, Casa Fernández Blanco, located in the Monserrat neighborhood, will inaugurate “I waited for you in white”. The exhibition analyzes the evolution of wedding dresses between 1870 Y 1926, including iconic pieces and historical photographs donated by engineer Carlos Gabriel Vertanessian. This exhibition covers the changes in bridal fashion and marriage rituals, from the influence of Queen Victoria with her white dresses to the Argentine customs of marrying in black during periods of mourning. Through these elements, the social and cultural transformations around marriage in our country are reflected.
Thursday 12 December at 18 hours, the Luis Perlotti Sculpture Museum will present “Revealing Heritage II: Revalued sculptural works, recovered testimonies”. This cycle of exhibitions highlights pieces that have remained in the museum's heritage reserve or that have been recently restored. In this second edition, Visitors will be able to appreciate works by artists such as Lidia Battisti, Libero Most, Héctor Nieto and Luis Perlotti himself, among others.
The closing of the year in museums will arrive on Saturday 28 December at 12 hours with the opening at the Eduardo Sívori Museum of Plastic Arts of the 68th Manuel Belgrano Hall, one of the most emblematic competitions of the local art scene. This contest, which is done from 1945, awards Argentine artists in the painting disciplines, sculpture, drawing, engraving and monocopy. The award-winning works become part of the museum's collection, while the artists receive recognition for their career.
In addition to these new proposals, Other exhibitions such as “Guido Boggiani and the Chaco” will continue to be open to the public during December.. A 19th Century Adventure” and “Art and Natural Environment. Accessible sculpture circuit in the gardens of the Palacio Noel” at the Fernández Blanco Museum, "City park: a tour through its history” at the City Museum, “Treasures of the Gran Chaco” and “Tomás Ditaranto, the painter of Martín Fierro” at the Museum of Popular Art, “Minimal Interventions III” at the Larreta and “Wilenski Museum”, photographer of artists” at the Pablo Ducrós Hicken Film Museum.
The City's museums will be open from Monday to Friday between 11 and the 19 hours, while Saturday, Sundays and holidays will operate until 20 hours. They will remain closed on Tuesdays. General admission tickets cost one thousand pesos for residents and five thousand pesos for foreign tourists., although on Wednesdays admission will be free for all visitors. Retirees will also be able to access free of charge., university students who present accreditation, people with disabilities with a companion, children under twelve years of age and school groups from public schools.