Museums

In the heart of Concordia, facing Plaza Urquiza, stands the Palacio Arruabarrena Regional Museum, one of the most emblematic and valuable buildings in the city and the province, having been declared a National Historic Monument in the year 2021.

Built between 1916 and 1919 during the livestock boom that positioned Concordia as a national hub, this eclectic palace was commissioned by Juan Bautista Arruabarrena, inspired by a French mansion he saw on a trip to Europe; architect Gabriel Dulín designed it and Luis Pepey executed it, providing it with four levels —ground floor for services, first floor for social receptions, second for family bedrooms, and a mansard under a slate roof for guests—, with a marble staircase and a facade that still dazzles.

Inhabited by the Arruabarrena family until the end of 1930, it passed to the Argentine Army and was about to be demolished in 1973, but citizen mobilization allowed its exchange and recovery by the Municipality.

Today, its ornate rooms exhibit collections donated by local families and institutions —furniture, clothing, documents, photographs, toys, medals, weapons, uniforms, and rural pieces— that narrate the collective memory of a thriving and diverse community, inviting the visitor to explore a space where architecture, art, and history dialogue in perfect harmony.
 

• Entre Ríos and Ramírez

• Monday to Friday from 07:30 to 13:30

• Phone number: 0345 421-1883
• E-mail: museoarruabarrena@gmail.com

Social Media
@Museo-Regional-Palacio-Arruabarrena @museopalacioarruabarrena

 

Located in the Salto Grande Hydroelectric Complex, about 20 kilometers from Concordia, the Dam Museum opened its doors on September 21, 2002, in the building of the old Ayuí Station of the General Urquiza Railway. Its objective is to permanently exhibit the institutional heritage, rescue the archaeological legacy of the area, and treasure a valuable photographic and documentary collection —from the origins of the dam to the present day—, along with machinery and elements used in its construction and operation.

The museum is established as a point of convergence between art, technology, and the natural environment, providing a space for cultural dissemination where regional artists can exhibit their works periodically.

The museum organizes guided tours of the dam —the first binational one in Latin America—, accompanied by specialized personnel who explain its operation through an institutional video. These activities allow visitors to discover the magnitude of this iconic work between Argentina and Uruguay.

A journey that intertwines the pulse of the turbines with visual memory and artistic creativity, revealing the footprint of Salto Grande in the region.

 

Location

• Salto Grande Hydroelectric Complex

Opening hours

• Monday to Sunday and holidays from 7:00 to 15:00, last visit at 14:00
• Closed May 1st; December 24, 25, and 31, and January 1st

Contact

• Phone number: 0345 421-6612
• E-mail: rrppmd@saltogrande.org 

Social Media
@museodesaltogrande @museodesaltogrande @saltograndearg
 

In Concordia, the Jewish Museum opened its doors in September 2007, founded by Víctor Oppel (Z”L), a Holocaust survivor who dedicated his life to promoting respect for diversity, intercultural dialogue, and the fight against antisemitism. This space rescues the vibrant history of the "Jewish gauchos", settlers who arrived at the end of the 19th century and populated mainly Entre Ríos, forging a unique identity between Jewish tradition and Argentine rural life.

Its rooms document, compile, and exhibit testimonies of Jewish-Argentine immigration, with an emphasis on the sacrificial but picturesque experiences of the agricultural colonies. Through objects, photographs, and stories, it revives the effort of those who transformed the country into their home, while a special room is dedicated to the memory of the Holocaust.

In the Alberto Gerchunoff room, temporary exhibitions, workshops, conferences, and cultural and charitable activities are held, open to the entire city, fostering Jewish culture in all its expressions and intergenerational dialogue.

A journey that invites you to discover deep roots, where the memory of the pioneers and resilience in the face of adversity intertwine with the pride of a community that enriched the Entre Ríos mosaic.

 

Location

• Entre Ríos 476

Opening hours
School visits only with prior coordination
Contact

• Phone number: 3455 214827
• E-mail: contactomuseojudio@gmail.com

Social Media
@museo.judio.3 @museojudioentrerios
 

 
Location

• San Carlos Park

Opening hours

• Monday to Sunday and holidays from 09:00 to 19:00, last visit at 18:15

Cost of visits

• General Admission Residents: $2,000
• General Admission Argentines: $2,500
• General Admission Foreigners: $3,000

 

• Student Admission Residents: $1,600
• Student Admission Argentines: $2,000
• Student Admission Foreigners: $2,400

 

• Retiree Admission Residents: $1,600
• Retiree Admission Argentines: $2,000 
• Retiree Admission Foreigners: $2,400

 

• Admission is free for people who present the CUD (Single Disability Certificate)

Contact

• Phone number: 0345 422-8587
• E-mail: parquesancarlos@concordia.gob.ar

Social Media
@parque.sancarlos @parquesancarlos
 

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In the Costanera of Concordia, the Costa Ciencia Interactive Museum invites the whole family to a direct encounter with physics, technology and science, under a clear premise: “Prohibido NO Tocar”.

Here, learning is experienced with all the senses: experimenting, manipulating and discovering through interactive stations that awaken curiosity in children and adults alike.

Each module is designed to challenge perceptions, solve enigmas and understand everyday phenomena from a scientific perspective, turning abstract concepts into tangible experiences.

A dynamic and accessible space that transforms the visit into an educational game, where touching, trying and asking is the only rule.
 

• Indigenous Peoples and Carriego

• Wednesday and Thursday from 08:30 to 12:30
• Friday from 13:00 to 17:00
• Saturdays from 16:00 to 19:30

• Phone number: 0345 421-1737
• E-mail: museocostaciencia@gmail.com

Facebook @costaciencia
 

Fundación Magma is a self-managed, non-profit space promoted by residents passionate about art, history, and culture. Since its opening in June 2015, it has operated through pro bono work, without subsidies, and with the voluntary contribution of its members.

Throughout the year, concerts, exhibitions, talks, workshops, and acoustic sessions are held that promote collective creation, strengthen group identity, and resignify the space through citizen participation.

Every artist who passes through Magma leaves their mark: many donate a work that becomes part of the “Magma Collection”, a living heritage that grows with each encounter, reflects the cultural pulse of Concordia, and celebrates the community in motion. In addition, the space has been the setting for projects such as collective murals, poetry cycles, urban interventions, and collaborations with schools, consolidating itself as a creative hub open to the entire city.
 

Location

• Alberdi 119

Opening hours

• Subject to the proposed activity

Contact

• E-mail: fundacionmagma@gmail.com
• Broadcast channel: https://www.whatsapp.com/channel/0029Vb6I0KkFXUuXjNptbA36

Social Media
@fundacion.magma @fundacionmagma @fundacionmagma
 

On the banks of the Uruguay River, the Naranjal de Pereda —formerly known as Paraje Ytú (“waterfall” in Guaraní)— treasures more than three centuries of Concordia's history. A setting for Charrua, Guaraní, Yaro, and Minuane settlements, it was chosen in 1722 by the Jesuits to cultivate orange trees and be part of the yerba mate trade route, and in 1756 the Fuerte San Antonio del Salto Chico was erected, the direct predecessor of Concordia.

Years later, in 1867, Doña Eloísa Acosta de Bica built an Italianate mansion that, after successive owners—meat salting plant owners, landowners, and businessmen—took its current name with Celedonio Pereda in the 20th century, who restored it amidst the economic boom linked to the river as a navigation route.

After decades of abandonment, failed projects, and a fire in 1984, the Municipality of Concordia revitalized it starting in 2016 with cleaning, lighting, and fencing. In 2021 it was declared Architectural-Historical Heritage of Entre Ríos, highlighting its castle with a lookout tower, arched windows, and brick chimney.

Today it offers guided tours that narrate the development of the city from its indigenous and Jesuit origins to its industrial splendor, turning this riverside corner into a space for strolling, memory, and connection with the natural landscape of the Uruguay.

 

Location

• Victorino Simón (s/n)

Opening hours

• Monday to Friday 07:00 to 14:00
• Saturdays and Sundays 16:00 to 19:00

Cost of visits

• General public: $1,500

Contact

• Phone number: 3454-198196

Social Media
@turismo.concordia

 

Located in the first floor of the “Juana Sarriegui de Isthilart” Nursing Home, the Museum opened in 2015 on the occasion of the institution's 80th anniversary —founded in 1932 by Domingo Isthilart and his wife Juana Sarriegui—, after remodeling two rooms to preserve their memory.

The exhibition brings together objects, photographs, and documents that belonged to residents, employees, and founders, reflecting the “Golden Age” of the home during its peak. Many children and grandchildren of those who worked during that period are part of the staff today, providing precise oral testimonies passed down from generation to generation.

Declared Historical and Cultural Heritage of Concordia by the Deliberative Council in 2019, the building was recognized for its role in providing support to older adults and its historical value.

An intimate space that invites you to explore the living history of an emblematic institution, where care, family tradition, and social legacy are intertwined in every display case.

 

Location

• Saavedra and Luis Vernet

Contact:

• Phone number: 3454-097921

Social Media
@domingo.isthilard.7 @museodisthilart
 

The Provincial Image Museum rescues the visual memory of Entre Ríos with a collection that combines nearly 300 antique photographs on display —mainly from Concordia and its surroundings— and a digitized archive of 70,000 images in constant growth, incorporating material from the entire province to preserve its historical heritage.

Along with the photos, cameras from different eras, enlargers, developers, flashes, laboratory trays, developing tanks, manual and automatic slide projectors, and equipment for super 8 filmsare exhibited, objects that narrate the evolution of photographic technique: from the daguerreotype and chemical development to the transition to digital.

The museum especially welcomes school groups that explore local history through images, and makes reproductions, publications, and thematic exhibitions available to researchers, exploring everything from family portraits to landscapes of the Uruguay River and key moments of social life in Entre Ríos.

A journey through time in black and white —and color— where every click captures the life, landscapes, customs, and people who built the region's identity, inviting us to look at the past with today's eyes.

Location

• Buenos Aires 179, Ex Barraca Americana

Opening hours

• Tuesday to Friday from 09:00 to 12:00 and from 16:00 to 19:00
• Saturdays from 09:00 to 12:00 and from 17:00 to 20:00

Contact

• Phone number: 0345 528-7456
• E-mail: muprovimagen@gmail.com

Social Media
@museodelaimagen @museodelaimagen