Not all of Buenos Aires’ palaces are in Recoleta, nor are they all so striking. Behind Avenida de Mayo, on a street where only buses speed by, there stands a palace built specifically by its owner over 100 years ago for concerts. It is located in the heart of the Monserrat neighborhood, and on June 20, it will once again fulfill its purpose with a Celtic music concert.
This Saturday, June 20, at 5:00 p.m., this residential palace that once belonged to the Noel family will open the doors of its Golden Hall for an unmissable musical experience in Buenos Aires: a concert of traditional music. It is the Isaac Fernández Blanco Palace, better known as the Isaac Fernández Blanco Museum.
The Fernández Blanco House: More Than a Century of Secrets
This palace is located at 1420 Hipólito Yrigoyen Avenue and is no ordinary museum. The house was originally designed in 1901 by architect Alejandro Christophersen (the same architect who designed the Palacio San Martín, home of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs), who skillfully combined the eclectic style of the era with touches of Modernism and the family’s wishes. The Blanco family, among other things, were musicians and loved music. That is why the house’s acoustics are designed so that every instrument sounds at its very best.
This palace belonged to Isaac Fernández Blanco, one of the greatest collectors among Buenos Aires’ elite and a passionate lover of music and stringed instrument making. He was also a great collector who transformed his own home into a private museum, which he donated to the city of Buenos Aires in 1922. Over 100 years old, the Fernández Blanco Museum is the first private museum open to the public in the history of Buenos Aires.
In this museum, you’ll find a collection of period clothing, a special wing dedicated to dolls, and a music room featuring violins over 100 years old and other very antique instruments.
But the heart of the house is its Golden Hall. After a meticulous restoration that restored the original ceilings, moldings, and woodwork, the hall was brought back to life to fulfill its original purpose: to serve as the venue for intimate chamber music concerts surrounded by one of the most valuable collections of string instruments in South America.
In this unparalleled venue, steeped in history and designed for music, you’ll be able to hear the group Willow Celta on June 20 .
An acoustic journey featuring medieval instruments in Buenos Aires
This medieval concert in Buenos Aires will be performed by the Willow Celta ensemble, offering a unique musical journey where you can discover the sounds of the medieval harp , mandolin, bagpipes, and hurdy-gurdy, among many other instruments, performed by:
- Daniel Lyndon Lescano: Guitar, arrangements, and composition.
- Ivana Ordaz: Violin, medieval harp, and storytelling.
- Leonel Varak: Mandolin, guitar, and vocals.
- Martín Corripio: Recorder, Galician bagpipes, and the mystical zanfona (an extremely rare bowed string instrument dating back to the Middle Ages).
If you’d like to be part of this unmissable Celtic music concert in a Buenos Aires palace, please note that admission is on a first-come, first-served basis until the hall reaches capacity (42 people). We recommend arriving at least 40 minutes early to secure a seat—and why not take a tour of the museum’s collections while you’re there? Admission to the museum is included with your concert ticket, which you can purchase at the box office.
📅When: Saturday, June 20, 2026, at 5:00 p.m.
📍Where: Av. Hipólito Yrigoyen 1420
