Museo Casa-Taller de Celia Chevalier

Description:

• I don't get excited about much in La Boca, but I highly recommend this place, a boutique and house museum of an artist located just 2 blocks from El Caminito. Celia Chevalier grew up in Buenos Aires and creates whimsical paintings based on her childhood memories. She is charming and open, though she only speaks Spanish. The house is a restored conventillo, the type that Italian immigrants moved into when they came to Buenos Aires before the turn of the 20th century. The house dates from 1885 and was made into her studio museum in 1998. Credit cards are not accepted for art purchases. There is a US65¢ (45p) entry fee. It's open weekends and holidays from 2 to 7pm; call for an appointment on other days.

• © Frommer's 2013

Awards:

Frommer's

•  Highly Recommended 2010