Museo Evita

The best museum in Buenos Aires! So much information! Easy to follow through the online recordings you can listen to on their website! Different language’s to choose from, also each room has information in English and Spanish! Highly recommended!

Museo Evita is an inspiring place, offering a fascinating glimpse into the life and legacy of Eva Perón. The exhibits are thoughtfully curated and provide valuable insights into this iconic figure and her impact on Argentina. However, I’m not entirely convinced it’s worth the full value of the ticket, as the experience feels somewhat limited for the price. Additionally, the internet connection inside the museum is unreliable, which makes it difficult to use the audio guide effectively—a key part of fully appreciating the exhibits. While it’s a worthwhile visit for history enthusiasts, these aspects could use improvement to enhance the overall experience.

Lovely story, and great initiative, but the museum in some parts just doesn’t explain the whole story and skips a lot of important parts. It isn’t a continuous story and is very choppy. There is also a lot that isn’t translated. Take headphones as the free audio guide helps a little. But quite pricey for what it is, better to just go to an art museum

Loved the museum filled with her personal items, wardrobe and keepsakes

Very beautiful architecture, and worth visiting if you’re interested in Evita. I visited on a Sunday and it was practically empty which was nice. However, slightly expensive in my opinion for a small museum (7.5k pesos as of today or 5.5k if you’re a student). Also, I have to agree that the museum doesn’t quite tell you a lot about the historical and political complexities of Peronism. I guess this rather two-dimensional image is to be expected given that it’s housed in a shelter that was founded by Eva.

Much better than I expected. It helps if you DON'T read up on her history.

A very interesting presentation of her life, with a clear bias to Peronism. In the 90s I lived 2 blocks from this building and thought it was a small private school! I had no idea it was a shelter for women and children.

Beautiful small museum. A must see for Evita fans

It was an interesting museum. I went early in the day today (Friday) and there were only a handful of people there. They have an audio narrative, lots of dresses, and interesting articles and overall it was pretty educational. The 7500 pesos to get in seemed steep considering the beaux arts museum is free and lots of larger and has world renowned artists like Van Gogh, Degas, Matisse and on and on. But it was still pretty good

Absolutely love and recommend this museum for a great visual and written history of the beloved Eva Peron. There are lots of rooms to wander through, video (in multiple languages on loop) that show lots of historical scenes. You really get a great feel for her and the impact she had on the people of Argentina. A must-do in Buenos Aires

While the scope of this museum is quite narrow, they've managed to collect a very impressive collection to give you quite an complete picture of the short life of Eva Peron.

Absolutely treasured coming to see the Museo Evita. If you are even slightly interested in the life of Eva Duarte Peron and her legacy, then you must come here while in Buenos Aires. It can be a bit awkward to navigate the space but once you figure it out you'll be rewarded. If you don't speak Spanish then have a translation app readily available because you'll need it to fully enjoy the experience.

This is a variation of the white myth of Evita. It's 5 star in terms of what they preserved and it gives a decent history, but it is whitewashed. Which is to be expected as it is run by her family. So I knocked off a star for that Also if you don't speak Spanish you are at a huge disadvantage here. I do but I realize not everyone does and if you are just here to learn about Eva and don't you will be left disappointed. Since Eva is an international icon no matter which way you look at her, this was disappointing.

Don't Cry for me Gayle Vassar, I'm Evita-d out. 3 Stars for me, 5 Stars for you - 4 Star average. Evita died over 60 years ago and was the Wife of a brutal fascist dictator. We did learn throughout our 3 week Argentina journey that folks either love her or hate her. But no one can argue that her influence continues to have a huge impact on the national psyche. That impact continues on with Gayle, who couldn't get enough of Evita while we were here. That included visits to the Juan Peron Museum in Camarones, attending a Tango show featuring a schmaltzy "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" finale, looking at the Buenos Aires building with 2 different Evita's on opposite sides, the Evita grave at the Recoleta cemetery, a statue or 2, and finally the Museo Evita. I even suggested (and she agreed) that her Evita love was consistent with her love of the British Monarchy, which at one point included a baby shower with friends for Princess Kate's first AND second children. Like US presidential libraries, the Museo Evita accents and glorifies the positive and sweeps the negative stuff under the rug. At the same time, the exhibits are well presented and easy to follow, and it doesn't take much time to get through it all. I particularly enjoyed the material around her early film career. There's also a nice gift shop at the end for those who want to take some memories with them. The Building itself was apparently once a home for unwed mothers that Evita helped establish.

This was an underwhelming experience. For a woman as famous as Evita and for as much as the people of Argentina loved her, I was expecting much, much more. I breezed through this museum in 30 minutes. I'm assuming much of her belongings were retained by the family because there wasn't much to see. The museum also does a terrible job of explaining the history behind her. It's almost as though you have to have advanced knowledge of her to truly enjoy it. Spend $180 pesos elsewhere.

I really enjoyed the museum because of its simplicity. The employees were helpful and guided the guest from exhibit to exhibit. Evita was magnetic and I think the museum captured her essence by displaying not only her private life but also her political life. The museum does not allow picture taking except for the entry and the patio.

Truly a five star museum. You HAVE to use the recording so you can fully understand the museum and the life of Evita Peron. I learned so much and was so touched by what I learned that day!! It changed everything!! The museum is not boring, it's very well done, very artistic, and so real!!! I am so glad I went!!!! Please don't miss it!!! With recording!!

Many of the Museo Evita reviews here say that the audio tour is a must-do, so I'll give you the perspective of someone who chose not to do that. The reason was the price, plain and simple: the audio headset for one person cost about twice as much as the actual admission! My boyfriend didn't really care whether he extracted the maximum value from his Evita Museum visit, and I was too cheap to fork out more pesos, so we decided to forgo it. The museum is located in a historic mansion that the Peron Foundation bought and set up as a homeless shelter for women and children, and some of the rooms have been turned into replicas of that era, like the kitchen that has actual cookware and dishes used at the shelter. You enter through a foyer and basically follow a linear, chronological path through the museum. Along the way, there are videos and photos, audio segments, ephemera and artifacts from Evita's life, and of course plenty of dresses, suits, hats, and accessories to ooh and ahh over (photography is allowed). This museum did a better job than most Argentine museums with bilingual signage, perhaps because of Evita's international appeal, so I felt I was pretty much able to grasp what I was looking at. The restrooms were well maintained and clean, and there's a nice little gift shop next to the front desk where you can get all kinds of postcards, books, and memorabilia for your favorite Evita lover. They also sell international postcard stamps individually, which is where I got mine. Prepare for sticker shock -- the postage will cost you the equivalent of several U.S. dollars! Despite its many small rooms, the museum collection isn't all that huge, and it won't take you more than an hour or two to go through. That was plenty for me, but perhaps a serious Evita fan would enjoy the in-depth information presented in the audio tour. As it is, I think most casual visitors can enjoy the pretty clothes and jewelry and political memorabilia on their own. A quick stop and fairly interesting, but I wouldn't call it a must-see in Buenos Aires.

Everyone Eva fan must stop by here to check out the museum so I felt obligated to check it out. It tells a very positive story of a controversial but fascinating woman. Evita is a beloved figure in Argentina and this museum is in the old school she used to attend. It houses relics of her past, fancy dresses, famous outfits. It also tells a brief history of her rise to fame as well as highlighting her famous accomplishments. But it lacks the details that one craves like her mysterious sudden illness that doesn't allow her to accept her Vice President candidacy and quick death (had a hysterectomy but poorly treated cancer returned with undeveloped chemotherapy). Her mysterious disappearance of her body after she died (rumors of her husband keeping the corpse on his dining table) and her troublesome political stunts are some of the interesting tidbits that aren't presented in this museum. Complete with a small store with Eva collectables, and a cafe, one can spend some of the reasons Argentinas love Evita

Stumbled upon this and WOW - what a pure pleasure it was!!! I feel like my entire trip to Argentina would have been incomplete had I not experienced the museum... MUST-DO!!!

Unless your seriously intrigued by the life of Argentina's beloved political figure then you may not want to pay visit to this museum. What I found interesting is how detailed it told the story of her early life in film, then politics and later humanitarian work. I did enjoy the museum but it may not be for everyone.

This is a really great museum that tells you about the history of Ava Peron.. It leaves you wanted to know more about her life and the life of her husband. It is informative and well taken care of. We did the audio tour and it was very good. Had lunch at the restaurant and was pleasantly surprised by the food quality.. had the risotto and it was great!!