Museo Etnográfico y Colonial Juan de Garay, Ethnographic and colonial museum in Santa Fe, Argentina.
The Juan de Garay Museum occupies a neocolonial building at 25 de Mayo Street, next to San Francisco Convent in southern Santa Fe.
The institution originated in 1941 under the direction of Agustín Zapata Gollan, with archaeological excavations starting in 1949 at Santa Fe La Vieja site.
The collections display archaeological pieces from indigenous societies of Paraná river basin, along with materials documenting Spanish colonial period life.
The museum opens Tuesday through Friday from 8:30 AM to 12 PM and 2 PM to 7 PM, receiving 30,000 visitors annually.
The museum houses the will of Doña Jerónima de Contreras and maintains four thematic sections covering native populations and colonial organization.
Location: Santa Fe
Inception: 1905
Official opening: May 25, 1952
Address: 25 de Mayo 1470 (Paseo de Las Culturas) 3000 3000
GPS coordinates: -31.65871,-60.70869
Latest update: March 4, 2025 08:28
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