Opposite Plaza Belgrano, this museum contains memorabilia of Domingo F Sarmiento, one of Argentina's most famous presidents, diplomats and educators. Despite his provincial origins, the classically educated Sarmiento was an eloquent writer. He analyzed 19th-century Argentina from a cosmopolitan, clearly Eurocentric point of view, most notably in his masterful polemic Facundo (subtitled Civilization and Barbarism).
The building itself was briefly the site of the Congreso Nacional during the presidency of Nicola\'s Avellaneda (1874-80), when both chambers voted to federalize the city of Buenos Aires. The house holds Sarmiento's desk, bed and other furnishings, along with old photos, antique knickknacks and the ex-president's own ear horn. It's for history fanatics only.
