La Plata City, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina

Main attractions

LA PLATA MUSEUM - FACULTY OF NATURAL SCIENCES AND MUSEUM

Source: http://www.museo.fcnym.unlp.edu.ar/edificio

The Museum of Natural Sciences of La Plata is the largest of its kind in Latin America and is

among the most complete in the world. This museum preserves, studies and exhibits important

collections related to the Natural Sciences, where Palaeontology and fossil remains stand out and

the rooms dedicated to Zoology, Entomology (insects) and Botany. It is also worth mentioning that

other disciplines such as Archaeology and Ethnography are studied in the museum.

Schedule

Tuesday to Sunday: 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Holidays: open

Ticket sales until 5:30 p.m.

Tickets

General: AR$ 50 (around US$ 1.13)

Under 12 years old: free

Tuesdays: free

Retirees and national pensioners (with card): free

National university students (with notebook): free

Address

Paseo del Bosque s / nº - La Plata, Buenos Aires - Argentina

Coordinates for GPS: Latitude 34º54'31 '' S Longitude 57º56'08''W

The Museum is located in the centre of the Paseo del Bosque de La Plata, next to the Zoo and in

front of the Martin Fierro Amphitheatre.

Website http://www.museo.fcnym.unlp.edu.ar/home

CATHEDRAL OF LA PLATA

Source: https://turismo.laplata.gov.ar/?s=catedral

The Cathedral of La Plata is the main Catholic temple of the city of La Plata and one of the

largest churches in the world. It is located between 14th and 15th streets, and between 51 and 53

avenues, in front of Plaza Moreno, the main square of the city.

It counts with a Museum located under the building of the Cathedral, which allows to observe a

singular space marked with thick exposed brick pillars that set the place and permit to appreciate

the majesty of the work that rises on top of it.

Through a thematic and chronological arrangement, the Museum allows to know the causes that

determined the location of the Cathedral, the characteristics of the style, the materials used, the

construction stages, the ornamentation and the people who took part in the execution of the work.

Cathedral Ecclesiastical Museum

• Schedule

Tuesday to Sunday and holidays: 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

• Tickets

General Admission: AR$ 100 (around US$ 2.26)

Accredited students and retirees: AR$ 70 (around US$ 1.58).

Colleges and contingents (10 people or more): AR$ 70 (around US$ 1.58).

People with disabilities: free

Under 10 years old: free

• Address

Between streets 14 and 15, and between avenues 51 and 53, in front of Plaza Moreno.

For guided tours, contact http://www.catedraldelaplata.com/museo/visitas-guiadas/#contact-form-

visitas-guiadas

CURUTCHET HOUSE

Source: https://turismo.laplata.gov.ar/portfolio/casa-curutchet/

The Curutchet House, located in La Plata, Argentina, is a building by Le Corbusier. It was

commissioned by Dr. Pedro Domingo Curutchet, a surgeon, in 1948 and included a small medical

office on the ground floor. The house consists of four main levels with a courtyard between the

house and the clinic. The building faces the Paseo del Bosque park. The main facade incorporates

a brise soleil.

The house exemplifies Le Corbusier's five points of architecture and incorporates a ramp and

a spiral staircase. The house represents a landmark in Corbusier own trajectory because it

exemplifies how cultural and historical characteristics of architecture (the elements of the traditional

Latin American courtyard house) can be rewritten using Corbusier's five points of modern

architecture.

In July 2016, the house and sixteen other works by Le Corbusier were recognized

as UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

Schedule

Monday: closed | Tuesday to Friday: 10 a.m to 5 p.m | Saturday and Sunday: 1 p.m to 5 p.m

Address

Av. 53 between 1 and 2 streets N° 320 – La Plata 1900, Argentina.

Tickets

Professors/Retirees/ Students: AR$ 100 (around US$ 2.25)

Residents of Argentina: AR$ 150 (around US$ 3.37)

Foreigners: AR$ 500 around (US$ 11.25)

Contact

casacurutchet@capba.org.ar | +54 221 4218032

PLANETARIUM OF LA PLATA

Source: http://porelpais.com.ar/planetario-la-plata/

This Planetarium is in our city since 2013. It depends of the Faculty of Astronomical and

Geophysical Sciences of the National University of La Plata.

• Visits for the general public

In the week during the afternoon, Thursday and Friday evenings, weekends and holidays, different

activities for people of all the ages are offered: visits to the Museum, nights of telescopes,

divulgation talks, shows in the Planetarium and nights of astronomical observation.

On Fridays, traditional visits with astronomical observation are offered to audiences of all ages.

These visits begin at 8:00 pm, after the talk within the framework of the "Friday at the

Observatory" cycle.

Schedules run in the following way:

- Start of the visit: 20:00 hs.

- Start of observation: 20:20 hs.

- End of the observation: 22:00 hs.

• Address

Av. Iraola and Calle 118 - Paseo del Bosque - La Plata, Argentina.

Important

- Only people entering the premises until 8:30 p.m. will be allowed.

- The astronomical observation is made in the Observatory Park, so we recommend that you attend

with comfortable clothing and insect repellent.

For more information about visits with reservations, go to http://planetario.unlp.edu.ar/visitas-

guiadas or contact the staff by email at visitas@observatorio.unlp.edu.ar or by calling (0221) 423-

6593 int. 1112, Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

We recommend that you visit the Natural Sciences Museum and the Planetarium the same day due

to their proximity.

ARGENTINE THEATRE

Source:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teatro_Argentino_de_La_Plata#/media/File:Teatro_Argentin

o_de_La_Plata.jpg

The Argentine Theatre of La Plata is an artistic complex that contains one of the most outstanding lyrical rooms in Argentina. Its opening was in the year 1890 but then it suffered a fire in 1977,

causing the closure of this. Finally, it was inaugurated again in the year 1999.

Guided visits

Inquiries and reservations: Tuesday to Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

| +54 (221) 429 1745 | ta.visitasguiadas@gmail.com

Groups: from 4 to 30 people. (60/70 minutes duration)

Schedules of visits prior reservation and confirmed shift:

Tuesday to Friday: 09.00 | 11.00 | 13.30 | 15.30 hs.

People who spontaneously present themselves and without prior reservation may be included in

these schedules, provided that the visiting schedule is not complete, and the groups formed have

between 4 and 30 visitors.

Saturdays: 11.00| 13.00 Only with prior reservation | Sundays: Only with prior reservation.

Tickets: (per person)

General public: AR$ 50 (around US$ 1.13)

Retirees and pensioners: AR$ 25 (around US$ 0.57)

Contact / Website

https://www.gba.gob.ar/teatroargentino

Address: Av. 51 n ° 706 - La Plata, Buenos Aires – Argentina

MACLA - LATIN AMERICAN CONTEMPORARY ART MUSEUM

Source:http://www.cultura.laplata.gov.ar/lugar/centro-cultural-pasaje-dardo-rocha

Source: http://www.cultura.laplata.gov.ar/lugar/macla

The Museum of Latin American Contemporary Art of La Plata -MACLA- is in the Dardo Rocha

Passage, 50th street between 6 and 7, the historic building of the city that concentrates diverse

cultural activities. It is a museum of plastic arts that was inaugurated in 1999 and has an important collection of works of art. Its access is free for the public.

Schedule

Tuesday to Friday: 10 a.m. to 20 p.m. | Saturdays and Sundays: 14 a 21 Hs.

Guided visits

Request a visit at www.macla.com.ar

Contact

education@macla.com.ar press@macla.com.ar

Address

50 street, between 6 and 7 streets - Dardo Rocha Passage

THE REPUBLIC OF THE CHILDREN

Source: http://laplataemprende.org/2016/05/11/registro-microemprendedores-2-2-2-2-2-

2-2-3-5/

It is the first thematic, educational park in Latin America dedicated to children. The Republic of

Children occupies an area of 53 hectares with different sectors, buildings of interest, places to visit, games and entertainment.

Its architectural similarity with Disneyland implied the emergence of an urban myth, which affirms

that Walt Disney was inspired by this park to found several years later the one located in California.

Schedule

Monday to Sunday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Tickets

General admission: AR$ 20 (around US$ 0.45)

Under 8 years old: free

Contact / Website

http://www.republica.laplata.gov.ar/

Address

Camino General Belgrano, corner of 500 street. Manuel Gonnet, La Plata.

Coordinates for GPS: 34 ° 53 '10.49 "S - 58 ° 1' 7.01" W

THE UNIQUE STADIUM OF THE CITY OF LA PLATA

Source: http://www.estadiolp.gba.gob.ar/es/noticias/2016/05/12/pincha-receives-boca-

sunday-el-unico/

Partially inaugurated on June 2003, and completed on February 2011, the Ciudad de La Plata

Stadium is one of the most modern in Latin America.

The idea of the project began in 1947, when the then governor Domingo Mercante expropriated

the property and formed the La Plata Sports Complex. As early as 1972, when La Plata was

nominated as a sub-delegate of the 1978 World Cup, the National State promoted the first

Preliminary Contest for the so-called Single Stadium. A large municipal property was proposed next

to the Ringuelet station of the General Roca Railway, which was intended to add land that had to

be expropriated. On that occasion, the preliminary project of the Antonini-Schon-Zemborain study

was chosen, but it was not built.

In 1989, after the convocation of the Government of the Province of Buenos Aires and the

Municipality of La Plata, the most important clubs in La Plata constituted a commission for the

construction and administration of a complex dedicated, integrally, to the practice of soccer and

other sports disciplines.

To request a guided tour of the Stadium write an email to the following email

address: visitasguiadas@estadiolp.gba.gov.ar

Guided tours are only with prior request.

Address

The Unique City of La Plata Stadium is located at the intersection of avenues 25 and 32.

How to get to the Stadium from the city center of La Plata

By bus: to the stadium of Ciudad de La Plata the following bus lines arrive: NORTH 13, EAST 45,

EAST 46, WEST 16, WEST 16 PZA. MORENO, WEST 24, 307 G, 506 branch 40 and 41.

By car: from the city centre (Av.13 and 51) take Av. 13 to Av. 32 and turn left until Av. 25.

To see routes, go to http://www.estadiolp.gba.gob.ar/es/contacto/como-llegar/