Discovering Centro Cultural Recoleta

Centro Cultural Recoleta (The Recoleta Cultural Centre) is an exhibition and cultural events centre located in the barrio of Recoleta tucked behind the Recoleta Cemetery. It holds sculptures and exhibitions, as well as concerts, book presentations, poetry readings and dramatic performances and a range of workshops. The building which houses the centre is one of the oldest in the city, constructed in 1732 and has served many purposes in its lifetime. It was originally donated to the Franciscan monks Recoletos who used the building and adjoining cemetery until 1822. After the May Revolution and Argentina's independence one of its first uses was a drawing school before it was converted to the Beggars Asylum in 1859. It was then the barracks and nursing homes Viamonte Governor before finally becoming the Cultural Center it is today in 1980.

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