Bernardino Rivadavia Natural Sciences Argentine Museum

The Bernardino Rivadavia Natural Sciences Argentine Museum is a natural history museum in Buenos Aires named for Bernardino Rivadavia and regarded as one of Argentina’s principal institutions for natural history research and public display.

Permanent displays are organised around standard natural history disciplines, with visible holdings in paleontology, zoology and mineralogy and a series of exhibition halls presenting specimens from Argentina and beyond. The museum also supports scientific research and public programmes aimed at education in the natural sciences.

The institution traces its roots to 19th-century scientific initiatives in Buenos Aires and later took the name of Bernardino Rivadavia; its collections grew through fieldwork, donations and transfers over successive decades. The museum has moved and expanded its exhibition and research facilities at various points in its history to accommodate growing collections.

Situated beside Parque Centenario in the central part of Buenos Aires, the museum sits in an urban park setting with good public-transport connections and nearby cultural attractions.

• Location: Located next to Parque Centenario in Buenos Aires, with easy access by public transport and close to other cultural institutions in the park.

What to See #

• Collections and exhibition halls: Houses major scientific collections arranged into conventional natural history sections including paleontology, zoology and mineralogy, with exhibition halls that display specimens from Argentina and other regions.