Museo Histórico Nacional del Cabildo y la Revolución de Mayo in Capital Federal

A historical place worth visiting

Relatively small. Minimal English signage. Probably better if you can actually read Spanish fluently.

Very nice and organized

In itself, this museum is impressive and worth seeing. The displays are great, but theyve also employed some cool tech to also make it more interactive. And, one should note the very important history of this building and location. However, there is also a bunch to see and do in the area. There are a number of great parks, local art, fountains, restaurants and shopping.

Beautiful

The Cabildo of Buenos Aires (Spanish: Cabildo de Buenos Airesis the public building in Buenos Aires that was used as seat of the town council during the colonial era and the government house of the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata.[citation needed] Today the building is used as a museum.Mayor Manuel de Frías proposed the building of the cabildo in what is now the Plaza de Mayo on March 3, 1608, since the government of the city lacked such a building. Its construction financed with taxes from the port of Buenos Aires, the building was finished in 1610 but was soon found to be too small and had to be expanded.In 1682, due to lack of maintenance, the building was almost in ruins, and the construction was planned of a new cabildo that was two stories high and 11 arches wide. Construction of the new building did not start until 23 July 1725, was suspended in 1728, and restarted in 1731. Soon construction was, however, again suspended due to lack of funds. The tower of the new cabildo was finished in 1764, yet even by the time of the May Revolution in 1810 the cabildo was still not completely finished.In 1880 the architect Pedro Benoit raised the tower by 10 meters and with a dome covered with glazed tiles, instead of the traditional colonial red tiles. The tower was demolished nine years later in 1889 to create space for the Avenida de Mayo avenue and the three northernmost arches of the original eleven were demolished. In 1931, to create room for the Julio A. Roca avenue, the three southernmost arcs were removed, thereby restoring the central place of the tower, but leaving only five of the original arches.In 1940, the architect Mario Buschiazzo reconstructed the colonial features of the Cabildo using various original documents. The tower, the red tiles, the iron bars on the windows and the wooden windows and doors were all repaired.

Museo Histórico Nacional del Cabildo y la Revolución de Mayo is not big, and only with very general information about the city.Its free of charge to enter this museum, the location is great, very close to other attractions, so here is always a good place to visit if you wanna quick information about this city

Nice place, but is empty

National Historical Museum, but in 1610 there was City Hall.

Good place (it is free). Small, lots of history but most of it is signs with a few artifacts and great paintings. GREAT view of Plaza de Mayo (month of May, not mayonaise).

This is on the plaza de mayo. Although this place has history to it, most of the people use it to get some photos of the plaza de mayo. Entrance is free and on the 1st floor (not ground floor), you can oversee the entire Mayo square

Cool place to get out of the sun

Its amazing museum. In here see argentina not to easy way to freedom in history. Interesting things, nice historical items. And the best the entrace is FREE. So just go.

Its awesome. I think that is sad that the building has to be in such a bad state since every time there is a protest people vandalize it.

This Historical Museum ties it all together. The 1800 European back story of Napoleon Bonaparte conquests of Espanola sets in motion the systematic derailment of Spains grip on South America. Its inevitable separation is sealed in Peru 1820-25 militarily by Gen Simon Bolivar from the Venezuelan north & Gen Jose San Martin from come see and experience the evidence from documentaries of both poor and elite.

Great historical city place

Awesome museum that shows and tells history of Argentina

Found it by chance - looks like the Alamo and is free. We went in as the guy at the door said we should and it was great - Reminded me of an Airfix fort. We wandered around and read the history (English on a little Card in each roomand a neat view of Casa Rosatta too. I had no clue of English invasion in 1806 and 1807 - the former was a raid of 1500 from Cape Town and the latter a full 9,000 invasion - the locals whooped them, perhaps an ignored lesson for the disaster at the battle of New Orleans in 1812! Cool banner of the 71st Highlanders. Imagine if the Brits had held BA??

Well preserved. It teaches you the history. Good for family day out.

A very interesting museum describing briefly and concisely with the use of technology the history of the momentum of the independence of Argentina. Free of charge. A must see.

Small, free and very thoughtful museum, I love it

Easy in easy out, and free of charge 👍🏻

English speakers could spend about an hour at this free museum. Some exhibits labelled bilingually, otherwise each room has an English laminated sheet describing contents.Gives an overview of the revolution for independence. Good view of the square from upstairs. Toilets at rear, outside. Area safe from pickpockets during day, unless you are stupid - its a big city so just take normal precautions.

Nice place for pictures. Part of Argentina´s history. Be careful at the area. pick poketers are behind tourists electronics. avoid late nights walks on the whole area is very dangerous.

Im writing from perspective of a foreign tourist not speaking Spanish: The general feeling of the place is nice and its great that such buildings are preserved in their original style. Fortunetely, there where also many descriptions in English. However, as I person wanting to learn more about Argentinian history I found this place disappointing. For me the exhibition lacked general narrative and was just a set of loosely coupled stories.

Beautiful lit up at night.

Very kind and helpful reception at this museum, and some interesting artifacts to find. however a national museum in Buenos Aires could tell much more about the interesting and recent history. I did not learn a lot about B.A. unfortunately. It is free however, so when in Plaza Mayo, it is easy to just walk in for a bit.

Its a neat little museum with a rich history

Cool museum thats free to go to. Look out for the English translations to items available in a box in each room.

Great view of Plaza de Mayo from there.

Very interesting! Mandatory if youre in BA

A museum dedicated to how Argentina became an independent nation and the construction of the Argentinian people. There are many curious historical items and panels explaining historical events. Admission is free of charge.

Description and explanation all available in english 👍🏼👍🏼Interesting and free of charge.

Excellent museum and guided tour! You can even have a snack outside. The visit is a must both for locals and tourists alike. On the first Saturday of November the museum is one of the very many that takes part in the Museums evening or Noche de los Museums. There are way too long queues then. Originally, in the times of the colony, there was a jail for slaves and lawbreakers alike, who were tortured and packed in a very smelly small place. Fortunately, this is just part of history.

Great museum to tell you the history of Argentina, specifically how they gained independence. It is absolutely free and was the original cabildo in Buenos Aires. The signs are in Spanish but there are many English translations in laminated sheets. Probably a better experience though if you can read Spanish. Also, they have washrooms.

Great place to visit, especially if you are with a local.

Historic place to go!

This place is the key to understanding of independence if Argentina. Very little information in English is available.

Beautiful old building

This is a must for all the Argentinean people. This is where freedom was declared for the first time! Be part of Argentina story visiting this place

Beautiful, interesting, and although there are better museums, this one is in a very fortunate location (everything else is nearby, so little effort to come here is needed for the tourist). Collection is small and it feels like there is more text to be read than artifacts to be seen, but ultimately worth the visit.

Very few things to see in this museum, but the ticket is cheap.

A must visit. There is a nice patio inside where you can drink Coffee or eat something sometimes.

One of the most most important places for Argentinas History. Its a Must visit place

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Kinda disappointing, I was expecting something else, something better. The building is small, not much history to be seen and nothing unique about this place, not worth entering.

Interesting museum. Somewhat limited exhibits.

Directly opposite the Casa Rosada and one of the few Spanish Colonial buildings remaining in the city. Half of it was unfortunately demolished a century ago to make way for the Avenida de Mayo. Still worth a visit though as part of your tour of the Plaza de Mayo square as it houses a interesting little museum.

Pint sized locally brewed beers were good. Other than that service, atmosphere and food was average.

so so. maybe, I dont understand the history of B.A.... need AR$15 per person.