Museo de Arte Latinoamericano de Buenos Aires (MALBA), LANúS

We loved the museum. Great collections and mix of artists. The bookstore is not to be missed. Great gift shop. Restaurant has excellent food, OK service.

MALBA is a small gem of a gallery located close to Retiro. Be sure to visit the small museum shop to get some modern Buenos Aires design with you. The museum restaurant has a great kitchen and try out Argentine beef with a Merlot from their wine collection. Oh… ask for a side dish of their supreme creamed spinach as well!

This cultural center constantly updates art and film exhibitions and develops cultural activities. It includes also the Costantini Collection that consists of a selection of more than two hundred works, including drawings, paintings, sculptures and objects by 78 artists from different parts of Latin America. The mission of Malba is to collect, preserve, research and promote Latin American art from the onset of the 20 th century to the present. This also involves educating the public to foster their knowledge in Latin American artists, in the diversity of cultural and artistic holdings in this region, sharing such responsibility both with the national and the international community. These objectives are achieved by the promotion of the most important national and international artists, by the promotion of the knowledge in Latin American art, by the creation of an overall program in educational services, and by the promotion of professional curatorial practice.

Latin America doesn't have many private museums. The MALBA opened only few years ago and it has become one of the best museums in Buenos Aires. It's a must see museum!

The collection is limited but includes at least one or two works by the most outstanding Latina American arstists: Rivera, Kahlo, Matta, Botero, Obregon, Lam, Berni, Xul Solar, de la Vega, among others. Also includes temporary exhibits by younger artists. Worth a visit. They also offer great film series.