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MUSEUMS TO VISIT IN MENDOZA
THE FOUNDATIONAL AREA MUSEUM
Address: Alberdi and V. Castillo St. Mendoza city.
Phone: (0261) 425-6927
 The museum is the result of the need to exhibit and preserve the
archeological remains found between 1.989 and 1.991 after the
excavations made in the old city hall of Mendoza and the consecutive
constructions done in the same place through time. At the same time,
it is a centre where cultural activities from the historic centre of
the city take place. In the surrounding areas there are other
historic constructions that have been excavated and are now
exhibited: the old fountain in the square and the remains from the
ex Jesuit convent and church known now as San Francisco Ruins.
MODERN ART MUNICIPAL MUSEUM
Address: Plaza Independencia (Independence Square-down the stairs).
Phone: (0261) 425- 7279
E-mail:
museoartemoderno@tutopia.com
 The museum was buried deep in the heart of central square
of the city, key place for the main artistic and cultural
activities. Its permanent hall exhibits art works by local artists since till now and includes paintings, pottery, drawings and
sculptures, among others things. The hall for temporary exhibitions is
directed to individual or group exhibitions and to holding cultural
events. The Engraving gallery has an exhibition about the diverse
techniques selected from the artistic heritage and ending with the
collection ‘History of Xylography’. The museum also offers, among
many possibilities, the Ricardo Tudela library, the multiple uses
hall and the video hall.
"JUAN CORNELIO MOYANO" NATURAL SCIENCE AND ANTHROPOLOGY MUSEUM
Address: Carlos Thays and Las Tipas Av. - Gen. San Martin Park
Phone: (0261) 428-7666
It is one of the most important museums in the region. It is
located in the building of the old resort ‘Playas Serranas’ in front
of the lake. More than 40 thousand specimens are exhibited in
different sections: mineralogy, palaeontology, anthropology,
ethnology, archaeology and zoology. It has a library and a newspaper
and periodicals library.
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