Archive and Historical Museum of the Bank of the province of Buenos Aires Dr. Arturo Jauretche, Historical museum in downtown Buenos Aires, Argentina
The Archive and Historical Museum of the Bank of the Province of Buenos Aires Dr. Arturo Jauretche occupies the bank's former downtown building at Sarmiento 362, where exhibition rooms hold ledgers, banknotes, photographs and furniture from the institution's history. Its archive keeps the documentary record of Banco Provincia, founded in 1822 as the Banco de Buenos Ayres, and the displays trace the bank's role in provincial finance.
The museum opened in 1984 to preserve the heritage of Banco Provincia, which began as Banco de Buenos Ayres in 1822 during a period of economic turbulence. It records how Argentina's financial system changed after the country gained independence.
The museum carries the name of Arturo Jauretche, the writer and politician who directed Banco Provincia from 1946 to 1950 and whose essays on Argentine economic dependence are part of the country's political literature. Its rooms sit at Sarmiento 362 in a building tied to the bank's own history, where visitors can read ledgers, banknotes and staff records from the institution's first decades.
The museum is at Sarmiento 362 in the downtown area, and visits are free of charge. Opening is limited to weekdays, so check the current hours before travelling and do not count on weekend access.
The archive keeps the bank's own paper trail, including the 1822 founding charter of the Banco de Buenos Ayres and ledgers recording early loans. The museum is named after Arturo Jauretche, the writer and politician whose name the institution took. Look for the handwritten account books rather than the display cases.
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