El Malba is a private non-profit institution that preserves and exhibits a heritage of approximately 400 invaluable works by Latin America's leading modern and contemporary artists (includes works from the early 20th century to the present).
In May 2007, MALBA was declared a Site of Cultural Interest by the Legislature of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires. This title was not only given for the quality of its exhibitions but also for presenting a fusion with a calendar of temporary exhibitions, together with the stable exhibition of its institutional collection, and it functions simultaneously as a space for the production of activities. cultural and educational.
Within the most outstanding works of the museum, you can find exhibitions by David Siqueiros, Diego Rivera, Fernando Botero, Frida Kahlo, Antonio Berni, Tarsila do Amaral and Guillermo Kuitca. All these works and exhibitions can be visited with guided tours on Wednesdays and Sundays at 4 pm, no It is necessary to make a prior reservation except for groups greater than 10 people.
During your stay at Malba you can enjoy film cycles in its cinematheque which grows monthly through the acquisition and rescue of essential films in the history of national cinema. It also has a literature and design sector through which meetings with writers, courses, seminars, literary talks and book presentations are held. In the case of going with children, they have programs designed for them with the aim of generating educational tasks.
The Museum of Latin American Art was inaugurated in in 2001 by the Argentine economist and businessman, Eduardo Costantini. It is located in the Palermo neighborhood (Av. Presidente Figueroa Alcorta 3415) and has a modern square undercut limestone structure, with high walls and large windows. While inside it has three floors with permanent and temporary exhibition rooms, sculpture terraces, an auditorium, shop, conservation and maintenance workshops (not open to the public) and a cafeteria and restaurant area with the possibility of sitting in an external garden to taste a variety of drinks and food (open from 10 am to 9 pm).