Buenos Aires adds a new museum. It’s not art, it’s not music, but it was a much-needed museum. Buenos Aires has its own mate museum and pays tribute to Argentina’s most representative infusion, even before Messi made it so popular. With more than 10,000 pieces on display, the mate museum is an interesting visit even for non-mat drinkers.
Buenos Aires has its own Mate Museum: more than 10,000 pieces, interactive experiences and a Mate Bar.
The Mate Museum is, of course, on Avenida de Mayo and invites you to discover everything about this drink through its history and origins: its origins in the Guarani people, its expansion in colonial times and how it became a symbol of encounter between Argentines.
In the showcases of the Mate Museum of Buenos Aires you will see mates of different materials, old bombillas, thermoses, pavas and even historical yerba mate containers.
In addition, the rooms have interactive exhibits that allow visitors to understand how mate became a daily custom that crosses generations and borders. There are more than 10,000 antique mates from different periods and styles, bombillas and utensils that show the evolution of the matero ritual and many historical objects that narrate the trade and production of yerba mate. And what could not be missing in this new museum in Buenos Aires? A Mate-bar.
Hours and entrance to the Mate Museum
The Mate Museum is open from Tuesday to Sunday from 10 am to 6 pm (last admission 5:30 pm). It is closed on Mondays.
General admission is 10,000 pesos and children under 4 years old are free. Guided tours, educational workshops and a specialized store are also available.
📍Av. de Mayo 853