Museo Carmen Funes, Paleontology museum in Plaza Huincul, Argentina.

Museo Carmen Funes occupies the former YPF hospital building on Avenida Córdoba 55, east of the junction of National Route 22 and Provincial Route 17. Its 2,500 m² hold a palaeontology hall and a history hall, plus workshops for preparing fossils and making replicas. The main hall, opened in 2003, displays the original remains of Argentinosaurus huinculensis beside a full-size reconstruction.

The museum opened in 1984 through a municipal ordinance, after residents of Plaza Huincul and Cutral Có gathered local finds. Francisco Romero was its first director until 1995. In 1996 it moved into the former YPF hospital building, declared a historic heritage site after reforms between 1997 and 2002 under Rodolfo Coria. A 2003 expansion added a 2,000 m² hall for the Argentinosaurus reconstruction.

The museum reflects how this small Patagonian town built its identity around paleontological discovery and research. Fossils here represent a source of community pride and connection to the region's deep geological past.

The museum is located in the town center and is easy to reach on foot while exploring the area. It helps to confirm opening times before your visit, as schedules may change seasonally.

The sauropod eggs and embryos come from Auca Mahuevo, a nesting site in northern Neuquén Province; their preservation lets researchers study the development stages of titanosaur dinosaurs. The museum also keeps 11 holotype specimens, among them Anabisetia saldiviai, Aucasaurus garridoi and Unenlagia comahuensis.