Ornate rooms
An aristocratic home.
Fernando Martello — CC BY-SA 4.0 · Sergio Moises Panei Pitrau — CC BY 4.0 · Sergio Moises Panei Pitrau — CC BY 4.0
The National Museum of Decorative Art fills the Palacio Errázuriz, one of Buenos Aires' grandest mansions. In 1911 the diplomat Matías Errázuriz and his wife Josefina de Alvear commissioned the French architect René Sergent to design a palace for his retirement after years as ambassador to France; it was finished in 1916 in a Neoclassical style, and the couple spent two years furnishing it with fine pieces. Its ornate rooms hold furniture, carpets, sculpture, paintings, silver and porcelain from Europe and the East, arranged in reception rooms, dining rooms and a library that keep the feel of an aristocratic home of the early 20th century. Entry is free with no booking. It opens Wednesday to Sunday 13:00-19:00, last entry 18:30, with a guided tour at 16:00. It is close to the National Museum of Fine Arts and the Palermo parks.
An aristocratic home.
From Europe and the East.
On Libertador.
Av. del Libertador 1902, Recoleta, Buenos Aires
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