Buenos Aires Herald 
The city has officially emptied out and is starting to heat up. If you’re one of the stragglers left behind in the ghost town of Buenos Aires summers, we’ve taken care of your weekend plans.
While nobody’s writing songs about this city in the summertime (looking at you dengue and global warming), there is something to be said for having a good rooftop pool and the entire city to yourself. So whether you’d rather hit up a museum or catch up on cinema classics, here’s your guide for getting started.
Outdoor movies
Cinematic classics at different times and places around the city
It’s officially outdoor movie season! Bring on Aperol Spritzes, balcony sunsets, and the type of cathartic crying reserved specifically for 90s rom-coms. There’s quite a few different places to catch outdoor cinema around Buenos Aires, so we’ll share our top picks.
Plan O Secuencia offers a lot of different outdoor movie options on a lot of different dates, all across the city. When it comes to choices, this is probably your best bet for finding something everyone’s going to like, on a day that everyone can actually make it. This Sunday they’re hosting multiple movie screenings at bars across Buenos Aires including “10 things I hate about you” at the Post Street Bar in Palermo.
The Cinema Club Company regularly shows the classics that shaped who you are today (think “Shrek” or “Mean girls”), in a few different venues across the city. They often have showings at Lado V or La Chopperia, both in Palermo.
Our recommendation is to follow these accounts on Instagram and keep an eye on the films they’re showing and where. They will occasionally have free viewings as well, so it’s definitely worth checking their feed regularly.
Classic Japanese Cinema
Thursday January 2 through Friday January 31
MALBA Auditorium (Av. Figueroa Alcorta 3415)
Tickets are ARS $5,000, students and retirees ARS $2,500
In January the MALBA is showing 12 cinema masterpieces by renowned Japanese filmmaker Mikio Naruse. The films are presented in 35mm prints and have been specially sent from Tokyo.
The programming includes classics such as “When a woman ascends the stairs,” “Floating clouds,” and “The voice of the mountain,” among others. The series is a collaboration between the MALBA, the Japan Foundation, and the Japanese Embassy in Argentina.
There are showings every Thursday and Friday of the month, with the exception of Thursday, January 16. Some dates have a double showing, so make sure to check the MALBA website to decide which classic titles you want to see.
Anne Frank Museum Summer Season
Thursdays through Sundays — 2 to 7 p.m.
Anne Frank Museum (Superí 2647)
Tickets are ARS $5,000, discounts available, children have free admission
If you haven’t been to the Anne Frank museum yet, it’s more than worth it to make the visit. They’ve just launched their summer programming, which includes guided tours led by young volunteers, new original artifacts from the Frank family and the Nazi era, and a replica of the secret annex where the Frank family hid.
The tours are conducted by a team of young volunteer guides aged 15 to 25, who highlight the importance of human rights in today’s world and share the legacy of Anne Frank. The tours cover four galleries, including two of which were recently renovated for the museum’s 15th anniversary.
The hour-long visit includes:
- A timeline of Anne Frank’s life before and during the Nazi regime.
- A walk through the replica of the secret annex.
- A visit to the gallery “From dictatorship to democracy: The relevance of human rights,” reflecting on the parallels between the mechanisms of Nazism and Argentina’s last civic-military dictatorship.
Museo Sívori Reopening
Museo Sívori (Av. Infanta Isabel 555)
Mondays, Wednesdays through Fridays (closed Tuesdays) — 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Saturdays, Sundays and holidays — 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Admission starts at ARS $1,000, free entry on Wednesdays
The Eduardo Sívori Museum of Fine Arts, better known as the small round museum next to the Palermo Lakes and Rosedal Park, has reopened its doors after renovations. The museum is dedicated to the diffusion of Argentine art, and has returned with a “Meet the artists” programming, featuring creators personally sharing insights about their works. If you’ve got little ones, stop by “Creative Saturdays,” which features a kids tour of the exhibition and a hands-on creative experimentation workshop.
The museum reopened its doors with a celebration of the 68th Manuel Belgrano Salon. This is a prestigious competition in Argentina’s artistic scene that celebrates excellence in painting, sculpture, drawing, printmaking, and monotype. You can catch the winning works, along with other selected pieces, currently on exhibit in the museum.
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