Museum of Argentine Artists Benito Quinquela Martín, Art museum in La Boca district, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
This museum displays over 90 paintings and etchings created by a self-taught artist who documented the port district's story. The works are arranged across three floors, allowing visitors to move through different subjects and periods.
Benito Quinquela Martín donated the land in La Boca, where the Escuela Pedro de Mendoza opened in 1936. The museum itself was founded in 1938 and first named Museo de Artistas Argentinos. Quinquela Martín lived and worked in the building, and in 1948 he created the Orden del Tornillo, a distinction whose screw and brush now form the museum's logo.
The works here show port workers and ships that defined this neighborhood's character. The paintings capture how people lived and worked along the waterfront in their daily routines.
The museum shares the building with the Escuela Pedro de Mendoza, inaugurated in 1936; the entrance is marked by the white lettering of both institutions. The Casa-Museo is on the third floor, while the rest of the collection is arranged on other levels. The building stands in La Boca, a district easily explored on foot.
The museum holds carved wooden ship figureheads from the 19th century that recall the port's maritime past. These rare objects connect seafaring craftsmanship with the art collection in an unexpected way.
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