The Sarmiento History Museum (), located in the

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neighborhood of Belgrano, is a museum dedicated to Argentine history, and in particular to the

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and the life of President

Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Domingo Faustino Sarmiento (15 February 1811 – 11 September 1888) was President of Argentina from 1868 to 1874. He was a member of a group of intellectuals, known as the '' Generation of 1837'', who had a great influence on 19th-century Argent ...

, a writer and political figure who was President of Argentina between 1868 and 1874. There are also sections that show the literary works of

Nicolás Avellaneda Nicolás Remigio Aurelio Avellaneda Silva (3 October 1837 – 24 November 1885) was an Argentine politician and journalist, and President of Argentina from 1874 to 1880. Avellaneda's main projects while in office were banking and education ...

, his presidential successor and about the revolution caused by the federalization of Buenos Aires in 1880, when the national government had to abandon its location in downtown Buenos Aires and move to the building where the museum is today in Belgrano, then the outskirts of the city.

History

The building

The building is an Italian-style

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, built in 1873 as planned by Juan Antonio Buschiazzo, one of the architects brought in the mid-19th century to Argentina by

Bernardino Rivadavia Bernardino de la Trinidad González Rivadavia (May 20, 1780 – September 2, 1845) was the first President of Argentina, then called the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata, from February 8, 1826 to June 27, 1827. He was educated at th ...

. At the time, it housed the executive, legislative and judicial powers of the federal government, when they had to leave Buenos Aires. The National Congress, met in the biggest of it meeting when they declared Buenos Aires as the nation's capital, under president Avellaneda. At the end of the civil war, the Federalization Law was signed in this building. Due to this event, it was declared a National Historic Monument.History
on MHS website In 1938, at the 50th anniversary of Sarmiento's death, the federal government dedicated it as a museum. On 28 July of that year, the mansion was dedicated by presidential decree of then president

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, after a proposal of then head of the Historical Museums Commission Ricardo Levene. The Sarmiento Museum was declared

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.Museo Histórico Sarmiento
at GCBA

The collection

The museum displays some of Sarmiento's belongings, as established by Law #12556. In 1913 his grandchildren donated other objects of his to the collection. The museum's collection contains furniture, and various sets of cutlery obtained by the president during his travels.

Rooms

Sarmiento Room

;Used for temporary exhibitions: Has a portrait of Sarmiento by his granddaughter

Eugenia Belin Sarmiento Eugenia Belín Sarmiento (December 29, 1860, San Juan, Argentina - August 2, 1952, Buenos Aires, Argentina) was an Argentinean painter and author. Her works were featured in various international shows, among them the first Exposición Anual de ...

and showcases with different objects of daily use. ;Bedroom: This room displays the period from 1811 to 1841 in chronological order. It contains

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furniture from Sarmiento's home in Buenos Aires. ;Dining room: Another portrait of the president by his granddaughter, Eugenia Belin Sarmiento, plus some personal objects. ;Facundo's room: This room commemorates the work on Facundo: Civilization and Barbarism written by Sarmiento, showing old editions and copies from editions in other languages.

Gallery

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References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Museo Historico Sarmiento Museums in Buenos Aires History museums in Argentina Culture in Buenos Aires National Historic Monuments of Argentina Biographical museums in Argentina Belgrano, Buenos Aires