Port paintings
La Boca's colours.
Mauricio V. Genta — CC BY-SA 3.0 · Gobierno de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires from Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina — CC BY 2.0 · Fortunato Lacámera — Public domain · Ferrer, Juan Alberto — CC BY-SA 4.0
The Benito Quinquela Martín Museum stands on the La Boca waterfront, on land donated by the painter himself, who grew up in this port neighbourhood and made its ships, docks and workers the subject of his vivid, colourful paintings. It opened in 1938 as the Museum of Argentine Artists, in the same building as a school he helped to found, and it holds the largest collection of his work, more than ninety pieces. Beyond Quinquela, it offers an overview of Argentine figurative art from the late nineteenth to the mid-twentieth century, with a collection of old wooden ships' figureheads and sculpture terraces looking over the Riachuelo. On the third floor is the house where the artist lived and worked, with his large canvases and personal belongings. It is a short walk from Caminito, the colourful street Quinquela helped to create. Entry is charged, and the museum is closed on Tuesdays.
La Boca's colours.
A rare collection.
Riachuelo views.
Av. Pedro de Mendoza 1835, La Boca
Fundación ProaFundación Proa is a private art centre founded in 1996 in La Boca, steps from co1 minute walk
Caminito (La Boca)Caminito, the little walkway, is a short lane in La Boca at the mouth of the Ria2 minutes walk4.4
Transporter Bridge, La Boca (Puente Transbordador)The Nicolás Avellaneda «Transbordador» is a huge iron structure over the Riachue5 minutes walk
La Bombonera and the Boca Juniors MuseumLa Bombonera, officially the Estadio Alberto José Armando, is the home of Boca J6 minutes walk4.7
Usina del ArteThe Usina del Arte is a cultural centre and concert hall in La Boca, filling an 15 minutes walkQuinquela Martín helped to create the nearby colourful street of Caminito, a few minutes' walk from the museum.