Museo Evita
13 expert reviews
“Opened in 2001, this museum is housed in an aristocratic residence that Juan Perón expropriated; he converted it into a women's shelter for his wife's quasi-statal welfare agency.”
– Time Out
"The Museo Evita shies from pop culture clichés and conveys facts about Evita's life and works, particularly the social aid programs she instituted and her role in getting women the vote." Full review
"Great controversy still surrounds the life of Eva Duarte, who rose from humble beginnings to become a star actress and wife of the populist dictator Juan Perón."
"A museum devoted to the first lady-turned-cult figure, with a collection of her gowns and video clips of her speaking from the Casa Rosada balcony." Full review
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"In this museum you can learn all about the story of Maria Eva Duarte Perón, the famous Evita, whose destiny was so exceptional." Full review
"A home she founded for single mothers...exhibits inside include her early film posters and a selection of pieces from her enviable wardrobe; a shop sells Evita-themed books, jewelry and memorabilia." Full review
"No woman—or man—has come to symbolize Argentina more than Eva Perón, the country’s first lady from 1946 until her death at age 33, in 1952." Full review
"A women's shelter started by Eva Perón, is now a museum devoted to the first lady-turned-cult figure, with a collection of her gowns and video clips of her speaking from the Casa Rosada balcony." Full review
"For a closer look at the short life of glamorous first lady Eva Perón—who famously said she'd “return and become millions”—head to the Evita Museum, which recounts her professional and personal moves." Full review
"There's more to Argentina's beloved former first lady than Madonna would have you believe—and you can see it all here." Full review
"The most sensational wasp-waisted gowns, exhibited here; elsewhere they’ve got a box of her favoured Elizabeth Arden perfume, faded with age...rooms of grainy rolling footage chart her early acting "