Located in Parque Lezama is the city’s national historical museum. It’s dedicated to Argentina’s revolution on May 25, 1810, though it covers a bit of precolonial times too. There are several portraits of presidents and other major figures of the time, along with a beautifully lit generals’ room. Peek into the re-created version of José de San Martín’s bedroom – he was a military hero and liberator of Argentina (along with other South American countries).
Inside, exhibits are a bit sparse, but at least they’re neatly displayed. There are several portraits of presidents and other major figures of the time, and you can peek into a recreated version of José de San Martín’s bedroom – he was a military hero and liberator of Argentina (along with other South American countries). Old documents are also on display, and there’s a video room as well.
Perhaps the most interesting exhibit, however, is of a few paintings depicting Africans in Argentina celebrating Carnaval and playing candombe (a drum-based musical genre invented in the early 18th-century by slaves brought to the Rio de la Plata region). Argentina’s black history is limited and mysterious – the country did have a slave trade, but today there are very few people of African descent here.
