In Buenos Aires, there’s a truly futuristic museum that looks like something straight out of a science fiction movie, but almost no one talks about it because very few people know about it. It’s located in Almagro and belongs to one of Argentina’s most influential artists—even though he wasn’t born in Argentina. Do you already know which museum and artist we’re talking about? We’ll tell you where to find the most futuristic museum in Buenos Aires, where science fiction and art that defies the limits of physics come together.
Where is the Kosice Museum, and why is it Buenos Aires’ most futuristic museum?
This museum, which looks like something straight out of a science fiction novel, is the Kosice Museum. It’s located at Humahuaca 4662, and when you walk in, it feels like a journey straight into another dimension. But first, to understand the Kosice Museum, you have to get to know its creator.
Gyula Kosice wasn’t just another artist; he was one of the great names in 20th-century Argentine culture, even though he was actually born on the Hungarian-Czechoslovakian border in 1924. Kosice arrived in Argentina at the age of four and lived in Buenos Aires, where he created his entire body of work.
Kosice is a pivotal figure in art history for several reasons. He was theco-founder of the Madí Movement alongside other great artists who championed free, playful, and geometric forms in their art.
He was also the first artist to use neon gas in a work of art and the creator of the hydrokinetic sculpture—a sculpture that plays with water, light, and movement, enclosing them in Plexiglas hemispheres to create living art.
What you’ll find inside this hidden museum
The Kosice Museum is housed in the very same original studio where Kosice spent decades experimenting and creating. Stepping inside feels like a mix between a mad scientist’s lab and an art gallery from the year 3000. The museum houses more than 200 works, where you’ll be able to see:
- Sculptures of moving water
- Plexiglass structures and light
- Scale models of the “Ciudad Hidroespacial”: An artistic, poetic, and urban planning project that proposed the creation of cities suspended in space, propelled by water.
How to visit it
The Kosice Museum doesn’t operate on a traditional schedule; instead, it offers scheduled guided tours. You can book your guided tour and tickets on the museum’s website.
- 📍Where is it? Humahuaca 4662, Almagro.
