National Museum of Oriental Art

National Museum of Oriental Art is a museum in , , , which is located on Viamonte. National Museum of Oriental Art is situated near the theater building , as well as near the art gallery .
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  • Opening hours: Wednesday–Sunday 2:00 PM–9:00 PM
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: oriental art museum in Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • Also known as: “MNAO”, “Museo Nacional De Arte Oriental”, “Museum für orientalische Kunst”, and “Museum für orientalische Kunst Buenos Aires”
  • Address: 525 Viamonte, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Teatro Colón and Kavanagh building.

Theater building
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The is a historic opera house in , . It is considered one of the ten best opera houses in the world by National Geographic. is situated 1 km west of National Museum of Oriental Art.

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The is a residential skyscraper in , , Argentina. Designed in 1934 by architects Gregorio Sánchez, Ernesto Lagos and Luis María de la Torre, it is considered a pinnacle of modernist architecture. is situated 480 metres north of National Museum of Oriental Art.

Community center
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, is an sports and social club, established in 1882 by a group of Argentine Navy officers. The rugby union team currently plays in Primera C, the fourth division of the URBA league system. is situated 150 metres northwest of National Museum of Oriental Art.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Microcentro and Retiro.

Quarter
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The center of has most of the city's attractions, including performances in the Tribunales theater district, the dense downtown area with government buildings, the San Telmo tango scene, and the biggest train station and the general bus station that offers connections to the surrounding provinces and neighboring countries.

Suburb
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The center of has most of the city's attractions, including performances in the Tribunales theater district, the dense downtown area with government buildings, the San Telmo tango scene, and the biggest train station and the general bus station that offers connections to the surrounding provinces and neighboring countries.

Photo: Roger Schultz, CC BY 2.0.
The center of has most of the city's attractions, including performances in the Tribunales theater district, the dense downtown area with government buildings, the San Telmo tango scene, and the biggest train station and the general bus station that offers connections to the surrounding provinces and neighboring countries.

National Museum of Oriental Art

Latitude
-34.59969° or 34° 35′ 59″ south
Longitude
-58.37435° or 58° 22′ 28″ west
Established
1965
Wheelchair access
no
Operator
Dirección Nacional de Museos
Open location code
48Q3CJ2G+47
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5852946241
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Wiki­data ID
Q50358716
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In Other Languages

From French to Spanish—“National Museum of Oriental Art” goes by many names.

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Highlights: Centro Cultural Borges and Artentino.

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