Discover one of Buenos Aires’ best-kept cultural secrets: the Amalita Collection is one of the most important private collections of Argentine art in Argentina, housed in a building that seems to float on the water and offers privileged views of Puerto Madero. If you’ve never been, what are you waiting for? Buy your ticket and don’t miss out.
More than 150 works of Argentine art, an iconic building, and views of the river: this is the Amalita Collection in Puerto Madero
Created by Amalia Lacroze de Fortabat, the Amalita Collection is undoubtedly the heart of the Fortabat Foundation, one of the cultural hubs of Puerto Madero, combining first-class exhibitions, educational programs, guided tours, special activities, and architecture that alone justifies a visit.
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The space was designed by architect Rafael Viñoly with a very clear purpose: to create a museum where natural light is the protagonist. Large glass surfaces, movable roofs that regulate the entry of sunlight, and a constant relationship with the landscape of the dam make each tour different. So, get your ticket to tour a collection that is, as a whole, a work of art in itself.
Amalita Collection: the most important permanent collection of Argentine art in Buenos Aires
The heart of the museum beats in its permanent collection, the Amalita Collection, located on the first and second basement levels, curated by Roberto Amigo and Leandro Martínez Depietri. The exhibition presents more than 150 works from the collection, organized into conceptual nuclei that invite multiple interpretations.
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This is not a traditional chronological tour: at the Fortabat Foundation, Argentine art is presented as a living dialogue between eras, styles, and materials. Each room invites reflection on identity, modernity, politics, landscape, and experimentation.
Among the works are great masters of Argentine art such as Prilidiano Pueyrredón, Antonio Berni, Xul Solar, Emilio Pettoruti, and Nicolás García Uriburu, among many others. The Amalita Collection is a must-see in Buenos Aires and can be visited from Thursday to Sunday.
Temporary exhibitions that broaden the view
The experience of discovering one of the best and most comprehensive exhibitions of Argentine art in Buenos Aires is complemented by temporary exhibitions that renew the tour and add new voices to the museum’s narrative.
On the first floor, Extasis, the exhibition dedicated to Germaine Derbecq, reviews her role as an artist, manager, and critic, with more than 70 works, documents, and archival material. And on the second floor of the foundation, an exhibition dedicated to the 100th anniversary of Carlos Gorriarena celebrates the centenary of one of the most powerful painters in contemporary Argentine art. Both temporary exhibitions can be seen until April 5.
