On this day in ...
1890 Dutch painter Vincent Van Gogh dies at the age of 47, two days after shooting himself.
1856 German composer Robert Schumann dies
1930 Paul Taylor dancer & choreographer was born
1983 Spanish filmmaker Luis Buñuel dies at 83

The Centre’s building dates from the 17th century and it was renewed many times, the last one in 1980 by Clorindo Testa, Jacques Bedel e Luis Benedit in order to adopt a new role as a cultural centre. The Centre realizes exhibitions of well known and emerging contemporaries artists arranged in 27 galleries . Moreover there are a theater, an auditorium and a multifunctional space for performing arts and rooms for courses and workshops.
http://www.centroculturalrecoleta.org
Junín 1930 (C.P. 1113) Buenos Aires, Argentina
Hours: Tuesday to Friday 2 pm - 9 pm / Saturday and Sunday 10 am - 9 pm
http://www.buenosaires.gov.ar/areas/cultura/prom_cultural/cculturales/buenosayres.php?menu_id=9310
Av Asamblea 1200 Buenos Aires Argentina

The Centro Cultural Borges is located in the heart of downtown Buenos Aires, within Galerías Pacifico, a prestigious building dating back to the end of the 19th century, especially known because of the mural paintings by Spilimbergo, Berni, Castagnino, Colmeiro and Urruchua in the dome. The Centre, inaugurated in 1995 and dedicated to the great Argentinean writer Jorge Luis Borges, offers many cultural activities, such as art exhibits, music, dance, films, theatre, conferences, workshops and various educational programs.
http://www.ccborges.org.ar
Viamonte St. and San Martín St. - Buenos Aires, Argentina
Opening Hours: Monday to Saturday 10am -9pm / Sundays 12am -9pms.
Admissions: $ 3 / Concessions: $ 1,50
Additional fee required on temporary exhibitions.
The Centro de Exposiciones de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires, located behind the UBA law department, offers 6 pavilons located in 20000 m² indoors and 3000 m² outdoors. Many exhibitions and conventions take place in this centre, for example Expotrastiendas, the Art Galleries Fair.
Figueroa Alcorta and Pueyrredón Av. Buenos Aires, Argentina
Hours: from 1 pm to 10 pm
Cruce de Artes is an underground tunnel that crosses Av. Del Libertador at the level of Av. Sarmiento and connect the zoological garden with Palermo gardens. This place opened in 2003 as a cultural espace after a twenty years closure so as to spread the knowledge of city’s cultural assets and art expressions.
http://www.museos.buenosaires.gov.ar
Av. del Libertador 3200 and Av. Sarmiento (in front of the Zoo) Buenos Aires, Argentina
Espacio de Arte is a gallery of the Fundación OSDE (OSDE’s group’s foundation created in 1992 in order to realize discussions and reflections about medical and business activities) dedicated to historical and emerging artists’ exhibitions to the purpose to promote contemporary art.
http://www.artefundacionosde.com.ar
Suipacha 658 - Buenos Aires, Argentina
Hours: Monday to Saturday from noon to 8 pm
Free Entrance

Collections: Prize-winning works from the National Salons (1911-1998) - Plastic Arts (Painting and Sculpture, 423 works), Engraving and Drawing (191 works), Textile Art (42 works), Ceramic Art (62 works) and Photography (62 works).
Activities: Temporary exhibits of national and international Contemporary Art
http://www.palaisdeglace.org/
Posadas 1725 - (1112) - Ciudad de Buenos Aires - Ciudad de Buenos Aires
Hours: From Tuesday to Friday 12 pm to pm/ Saturday and Sunday from 10 am to 8 pm.
Free entrance (suggested $2 as a contribution)