Museo Evita, Buenos Aires exhibits the life and message of a remarkable woman in Argentinian history - Eva Duarte de Peron, known universally as Evita. She was the wife of populist president Juan Domingo Perón. Museo Evita, Buenos Aires convey as many facts about Evita's life and works as possible.
The grey-stone mansion that houses the museum was built in the year 1909 by the Carabaza family. It was inaugurated in July 26, 2002, on the fiftieth anniversary of Eva's death. Museo Evita is located in a petit hotel that was built during the first decade of the XX century.
There are thirteen permanent exhibition rooms and one temporary display room in the museum. It reviews the history of Eva Duarte from her childhood, going through her youth as a B - list actress, and then her life as the First Lady. It also reveals facts about her struggle for female civil rights, the social work she developed in the foundation until her resignation and death.
There are various display cabinets in the museum. The visitors will get to see here the various things that belonged to Evita like her costumes, hats, funeral masks etc. There are laminated cards with English translations of the displays are available in each room and also at the ticket booth.
The main entrance of the Museo Evita, Buenos Aires leads into a columned medieval-style hall. The hall is watched over by portraits of Evita and General Perón. There is a darkened room in the right side, which screens the intense footage of thousands of mourners queuing to see Evita's body.
Upstairs, you will find the heavy wood doors, shining parquet, and ornamental stone molding surround videos and artifacts. They tell the tale of Evita's political career, particularly the social aid programs that she instituted. The final rooms in the museum follow Evita's withdrawal from political life and her death from cancer at age 33.
You will find a temporary exhibition space, a small gift shop, and a quiet café with a sunny patio in the down stairs. The knowledgeable and friendly staffs are always ready to help if required
Museo Evita, Buenos Aires is certainly worth watching whenever you happen to be on a sightseeing spree in this city.
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