All you need to know about the International Museum Day

The International Museum Day will be held on May 18 in more than 150 countries and Argentina joins the initiative with special and free activities next Saturday, announced the Ministry of Culture of the Nation.

This celebration is organized by the International Council of Museums ICOM, which, as in all editions, proposes a different theme.
In 2019, it will be "Museums as cultural centers: the future of tradition", and proposes to focus on the new role played by museums as 39 active agents in their communities.

Since 1977, this day has been celebrated with the active participation of about 37,000 museums and more than 158 countries. This World Day aims to draw attention to the importance of museums for cultural exchange and enrichment.

In Argentina, the National Museum of History (Defensa 1600, Buenos Aires) joins this day with a special visit of the reserve of the institution, a unique opportunity to become acquainted with the great heritage of the museum that is not exposed.

At the National Museum of Cabildo and the May Revolution (Bolívar 65, Buenos Aires), the famous goldsmith master Emilio Patarca will perform a live demonstration of the workings of a silverware and a silversmith.

In Ricardo Rojas' House of Museums (Charcas 2837, Buenos Aires), invite families to take advantage of the "Magic Box" architectural workshop, in charge of "ETRA – Childhood and Modern Art", in order to create imaginary landscapes in three-dimensional box that will work as a model.

A performance on L & # 39; Eternauta In the National Bicentennial House (Riobamba 985, Buenos Aires), as part of the exhibition "Breccia 100. The Mutant Drawing" and a performance of the National Folk Ballet at the Historical Museum of Sarmiento (Cuba 2079, Buenos Aires) are also a part of the business offer.

Jesuit National Museum Estancia de Alta Gracia and Viceroy House Liniers de Córdoba, Casa Natal Museum and Library of Sarmiento de San Juan, Tucumán Historic House of Independence and Jose Antonio Terry Regional Museum of Tilcara, Jujuy are some of those who will also be part of this celebration.

Activities in the city of Buenos Aires:

National Historical Museum (Defense 1600)

Saturday, May 18 from 14h45 to 17h

We invite you to celebrate International Museum Day with a special visit for the reservation of the National Historical Museum. This is a unique opportunity to know the great heritage of the museum that is not exposed and that remains stored and ordered in the reserve.

Ricardo Rojas Museum House (Charcas 2837)

I came with family to enjoy the architectural workshop "Magic Box" of ETRA – Childhood and Modern Art. Based on images from different parts of Latin America, we will create imaginary landscapes in three dimensions inside a box that will serve as a model.

National House of the Bicentennial (Riobamba 985)

In the exhibition Breccia 100. The mutant drawing will be performed by the show "El Eternauta" by Oesterheld-Breccia, from Un Faulduo, an experimental group formed by Nicolás Daniluk, Ezequiel García, Nicolás Moguilevsky and Nicolás Zukerfeld.

Historical Museum of Sarmiento (Cuba 2079)

We invite you to participate in "Velay lo" novios ", an intervention of the National Folk Ballet: the show is a tribute to Molina Campos inspired by his works, as part of the caricature show that will be presented at the museum. .

Malvinas Museum and the islands of the South Atlantic (Memory space and human rights, ex-ESMA, Av. Del Libertador 8151)

We invite you to celebrate with a rock concert that will include No tan ninja and Mantra. No tan ninja is a post-rock jazz band that attacks its own compositions and other recognized musicians. In the same spirit, Mantra is an experimental rock band whose melodies invite us to a trance that transports us into different landscapes, climates and soundscapes.

Activities in the provinces:

National Museum of the Jesuit stay of Alta Gracia and the Viceroy House Liniers (Av Padre Domingo Viera 41, Alta Gracia, Córdoba)

You can attend a musical show with the children's and youth orchestra "Hilvanado Generaciones", with local musicians and artists from contemporary musical genres such as heavy metal, trap, hip-hop, candombe and the tango.

Museum and Library Natal House of Sarmiento (Sarmiento 21 South, San Juan)

Saturday, May 18, schedule

We will have literary interventions (musical, gastronomic and poetic) (with the participation of Mag. Silvana Alaniz).

Historic House of Independence (Peatonal Congress 141, Tucumán)

Saturday May 18th from 10am to 6pm

There will be a Memotest of the Congresales and a didactic game called the Congress Panel. In addition, there will be traditional games like payana, balero and hopscotch. From 10:30 to 18:00, there will be discussions on the second, concerts of folk music and tangos, cooking clbades of traditional Tucuman dishes and typical dances with the presence of different communities.

Regional Museum of Painting "José Antonio Terry" (Rivadavia 352, Tilcara, Jujuy)

Andean Folk Show "Sonidos profundos del Pucará", a museum serenade that contains the authentic expressions of singing, music and dance from the villages of Quebrada de Humahuaca and northwestern Argentina.

The exhibitions are inaugurated: "Ofrendario", a sample of ceramics and reliefs by Mirta Vedia, and "Espacios Compartidos", an exhibition of paintings by Héctor Alemán.

All information here.