If you’re looking for things to do in Buenos Aires, this tour of its main museums and independent venues will guide you through the exhibitions that are making waves—where memory, secret geometry, and dissident voices take over the galleries.
Recoleta Cultural Center: The Universe of Borges and the Myth of Klemm
The Recoleta Cultural Center is presenting a multidisciplinary 2026 season focused on two great icons of Argentine culture. Remember that admission is free for Argentines and residents:
- “Borges, Echoes of a Name” (in the Cronopios Hall): Forty years after the death of Jorge Luis Borges, this interactive exhibition, organized in collaboration with the National Library, invites you on an intimate journey through manuscripts, first editions, and even a holographic recreation of Borges’s bedroom.
- “Federico Klemm, Illuminator of Myths” (Galleries 7, 8, and 9): This exhibition features a selection of over 90 works that highlight Federico Klemm’s performative side and his role as a patron of the arts, as well as his iconic status as a leading artist of the 1990s.
MALBA: Minimalist Light and Indigenous Art
The Museum of Latin American Art of Buenos Aires celebrates its 25th anniversary by expanding its international reach:
- Dan Flavin (Gallery 5): In collaboration with the Dia Art Foundation, the pioneer of American minimalism transforms the architecture of the Malba with his iconic fluorescent tube sculptures.
- Abel Rodríguez (Mogage Guihu) (Gallery 3): MALBA presents the first solo exhibition by an Indigenous artist. A sage from the Nonuya community who captures the botanical memory of the Colombian Amazon.
Museo Moderno and MACBA: San Telmo’s Artistic Hub
On San Juan Avenue, the Modern Art Museum (MAMBA) is celebrating its 70th anniversary with the mega-exhibition “Ways of Inhabiting the World,” featuring various exhibits and spaces throughout the museum. Meanwhile, MACBA breaks with its geometric tradition with “Dark Continent, ” an exhibition curated by Leandro Martínez Depietri that explores femininity, surrealism, and dissent in Argentina through contemporary installations and video art.
The Gallery Circuit: “The Vortex of Matter, Secret Geometry of the Living”
Artist Paula Rivero makes her mark on the independent art scene with a solo exhibition featuring 53 works in which the material ceases to be a medium and becomes a living organism. You’ll encounter a technical display that includes paintings, collages, drawings, dense sculptures, and installations.
Each piece invites you to lose yourself among layers, folds, reliefs, and transparencies that reveal a hidden geometry.
📍Where: PS Gallery. Tte. Gral. Juan Domingo Perón 690, in CABA
⏰Visiting Hours: Through August 20. Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
