The museum night It will be held on Saturday October 22 with free admission for all public. The more than 230 historical and artistic spaces, public and private, will open their doors at night for tours and exhibitions. In its eighteenth edition, many of the museums will be focused on activities related to nature, the climate situation, the environment and sustainability, supporting awareness of the issues addressed by the C40 Global Mayors Summit.
“The 18th edition of this great event will be a transformative night, in which art and cultural spaces are put at the service of the environment to raise awareness and invite the public to become active ambassadors,” he said. Martina Magaldigeneral director of heritage, museums and the city’s historic center.
Among the hundreds of options to visit and enjoy the museums, emblematic buildings and cultural spaces throughout the city, some options stand out for their complementary activities, innovative proposals and creative exhibitions. A true challenge for the visitor who must discover, in just seven hours, the circuit that best suits their tastes and interests, from 7:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m.
Colón Factory (Av. Pedro de Mendoza 2147)
The great scenes of Colon Theater, joins the Night of the Museums with activities for the whole family. Admission will be free, but you will need to pick up your ticket at the venue’s ticket office at the time of entry. The activities that can be carried out within the sample will include free tours of the sets, props and costumes of the great productions carried out in the workshops of the Teatro Colón. In addition, the space will have different hosts and guides who will share information with the public about the exhibited material and the treasures that the property keeps.
Human at the Usina del Arte (Agustin Caffarena 1)
The exhibition will open HUMANthe first exhibition of the pair Trosman- Churba produced in conjunction with Art Factory. An installation made with recycled plastic and textile materials. The monumental work is a vision that stimulates thinking about the transformation, the present and the future of civilization. Also, the work will be presented “In the beginning was the light / Before Darkness”, which reflects on darkness and light through the path of a labyrinth guided by a lighthouse. The installation was created by more than 600 girls and boys from the Houses for Children and Adolescents Program.
Painted films at the Cinema Museum ( Agustín Caffarena 51)
The Cinema Museum will reuse film tapes in a painted cinema workshop, which will be projected in the emblematic museum’s auditorium. As if that were not enough, they will have screenings of films and short films related to environmental issues and nature.
Carnival at the Perlotti Museum (Pujol 644)
The Perlotti Museum will host a great sustainable carnival through the work of Edgardo Rodriguez, who creates art with waste. The artist’s sculptures will be exhibited in the street; In addition, there will be instrument workshops and masks with recycled material so that the public can join them in the presentation of a comparsa in the street.
The secrets of the Grand Lodge of Argentine Freemasonry (Lieutenant General Juan D. Perón 1242)
One of the most popular classics is the visit to the Argentine Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons. In the circuit, the hidden precincts of Argentine Freemasonry will be exhibited in the eyes of the public. The host freemasons will guide the visitor dressed in their aprons and jewels through a historical tour of the legendary secret society.
Collective sculptures at the Fernández Blanco Museum (Suipacha 1422)
The Fernandez Blanc Museumor will have, in the gardens of the Noel Palacean exhibition of works by Desiree de Ridder, who recreates animals in danger of extinction. The artist will guide the public to execute sculptures with clay and generate a collective installation. The recently restored Casa Fernández Blanco will be open, with guided tours for the whole family.
Art in Neighborhoods at the Instituto Bernasconi (Catamarca 2100)
Arte en Barrios is the program that promotes social integration through free cultural and artistic activities in vulnerable neighborhoods. In this edition he will participate in the Bernasconi Institute with the Art and Nature axis, in which you can interact with actors, who will seek to raise awareness through stories about animals in danger of extinction and nature. Also, in the Pasaje Lanín, the facades worked from the logic of Sustainability by the artist will be seen Marino Santamaria, and the exhibition of the products worked on in the Arte en Barrios workshops.
Mafalda in the Buenos Aires Museum (Defense 187)
The Buenos Aires Museum will have Mafalda Already Cinchona as protagonists. On the terrace there will be a sample of vignettes, a participatory workshop on comics, and an installation of the character originated by Joaquín Lavado from Mendoza. In front of the entrance of the museum there will be shows of One Hundred Flying, Active Art and Orquesta Mapache. In the surroundings of the space there will be participatory workshops, the fair knows the earth.
Aquatic animals in Caminito (Magallanes and Del Valle Iberlucea)
In the La Boca paththe proposal will focus on the environment and the resurgence of aquatic animals after the care of the Creek. Families will be able to intervene a large mural and participate in workshops. You can also tour the illuminated facades of the historic pure tango tour.
Golden Hall of the Legislature of the City of Buenos Aires (Peru 160)
Marcelo Toledo will be exhibiting a series of contemporary works including paintings and sculptures, and a large textile installation; curated by Rodrigo Alonso, in the Golden Hall of the Buenos Aires Legislature. In the political arena, inspired by the hall of mirrors in Versailles, the artist presents “Between the sky and the earth”, a set of works and artistic interventions that dialogue visually with the elegant architecture. ´´Between the earth and the sky symbolizes that constant sensation that we experience during the pandemic, that kind of limbo where today we were on earth and minutes later we were no longer,´´ Toledo reflects.
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