Córdoba Sights

  1. Museo de Arte Religioso Juan de Tejeda

    Once part of the convent (the Iglesia de Santa Teresa y Convento de Carmelitas Descalzas de San José), the Museo de Arte Religioso Juan de Tejeda, next door, exhibits religious artifacts, as well as paintings by cordobés masters.

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  2. Museo de la Ciudad

    The restored Cabildo (colonial town-council building), completed in 1785, contains three interior patios, as well as basement cells. All are open to the public as part of the Museo de la Ciudad.

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  3. Museo de la Memoria

    A chilling testament to the excesses of Argentina's military dictatorship, this museum occupies a space formerly used as a clandestine center for detention and torture. It was operated by the dreaded Department of Intelligence (D2), a special division created in Córdoba dedicated to the kidnap and torture of suspected political agitators and the 'reassignment' of their children to less politically suspect families.

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  5. Museo Histórico Provincial Marqués de Sobremonte

    It's worth dropping into this museum, one of the most important historical museums in the country, if only to see the colonial house it occupies: an 18th-century home that once belonged to Rafael Núñez, the colonial governor of Córdoba and later Viceroyal of the Río de la Plata. It has 26 rooms, seven interior patios, meter-thick walls and an impressive wrought-iron balcony supported by carved wooden brackets.

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  7. Museo Iberoamericano de Artesanías

    Houses beautiful crafts from throughout South America.

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  8. Museo Municipal de Bellas Artes Dr Genaro Pérez

    This museum is prized for its collection of paintings from the 19th and 20th centuries. Works, including those by Emilio Caraffa, Lucio Fontana, Lino Spilimbergo, Antonio Berni and Antonio Seguí, chronologically display the history of the cordobés school of painting, at the front of which stands the museum's namesake, Genaro Pérez.

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  9. Museo Provincial de Bellas Artes Emilio Caraffa

    One of the city's best contemporary art museums is the neoclassical Museo Provincial de Bellas Artes Emilio Caraffa. It stands ostentatiously on the eastern side of Plaza España. Architect Juan Kronfuss designed the building as a museum and it was inaugurated in 1916. Exhibits change monthly.

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  10. Palacio Ferrerya

    Nueva Córdoba's landmark building, the Palacio Ferrerya was built in 1914 and designed by Ernest Sanson in the Louis XVI style. The building itself is amazing, and has recently been converted into a fine-arts museum, featuring more than 400 works in 12 rooms spread over three floors. If you're into art or architecture, this place is a don't-miss.

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