Buenos Aires Holocaust Museum, Holocaust memorial museum in Recoleta, Argentina
The Buenos Aires Holocaust Museum is a memorial institution in Recoleta that documents the persecution and destruction during World War II. The exhibition displays original objects, photographs, and personal testimonies that show the experiences of people affected by these events.
The building originally housed an Italian-Argentine electricity company and was later converted into a memorial space. The institution opened in 2000 and underwent major renovations before reopening in 2019.
Large portraits and personal stories of Holocaust survivors who rebuilt their lives in Argentina form the heart of the permanent collection. These accounts show how people found hope and rebuilt communities after extreme suffering.
The museum occupies the basement, ground floor and mezzanine of the former Montevideo substation on Calle Montevideo in Recoleta; the Foundation's offices are on the upper floors. A paved central passage crosses the site to an interior courtyard, which the architects linked to the rear building by a glazed iron walkway that lets in light without giving access to the courtyard. The route ends at a meditation space over a light well with a reflecting pool.
On 17 November 2024, a large warehouse storing Nazi weapons and other objects linked to the Holocaust and Nazism was seized with the help of the museum's team. The find came from police work, not from a donation to the collection.
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