Museo Carlos Gardel, Buenos Aires, Tango singer residence museum in Abasto, Argentina
Museo Carlos Gardel is the former residence of the legendary tango singer in the Abasto neighborhood, with rooms arranged around a central courtyard in a traditional house layout. The displays feature photographs, records, and musical instruments documenting his life and career in this preserved home.
Gardel bought the house in 1927 and lived there with his mother Berta Gardés until his death in a plane crash near Medellín on 24 June 1935. After her death in 1943, heirs sold it at auction. From the early 1970s it operated for about a decade as the tango venue "La Casa de Carlos Gardel", run by football official Virgilio Machado. Eduardo Eurnekian bought it in 1996; a 1997 presidential decree made it a National Historic Monument, and in 2000 he donated it to the city, which opened the museum in 2003.
The house is a casa chorizo, a Buenos Aires house type with rooms opening onto a patio. Tango dance classes, conferences, film screenings and book presentations are held there, and the patio hosts milongas. Gardel's voice accompanies the tour, and his work and voice were declared UNESCO Memory of the World in 2003.
The museum is easily accessible on foot and explored through guided tours starting from the entrance hall, moving through connected rooms at a leisurely pace. Visitors see the original layout of the house, including the kitchen, bathroom, and service areas from that era.
The house is a casa chorizo, a Buenos Aires house type with rooms opening onto a patio; tango dance classes are now held in that patio. Gardel bought it in 1927 with his mother Berta Gardés, and the museum opened on 4 March 2003, the same year UNESCO listed Gardel's work and voice as Memory of the World.
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