BA Free(ish)

This is an informal list of things I run across that are free (or insanely cheap) to do here in Buenos Aires:

• MALBA (Museo de Arte Latinoamericano de Buenos Aires): Free on Wednesdays. Opens at noon. Not a bad museum, but it didn’t hold my interest that well. I did enjoy their book store however. Great selection of art books and this was the musuem that introduced me to the work of Argentine artist Xu Solar. I love his work.
• Bellas Artes (Museo National de Bellas Artes): Free all the time. Opening varies so check out the website. Great museum. They have a version of Rodin’s ‘The Kiss.’ A fanstastic statue of a great lip lock. Also have a few Monets, Picasso, and fastastic art from modern Argentina artists across the second floor. And to top it off, the third floor has daguerreotype’s taken in Argentina.
• Palais de Glace (Palacio Nacional de las Artes): Free! Currently has an incredible exhibit by the Asociacion de Reporteros Graficos de la Republica Argentina (think something like NPPA, or E&P out of the states) – incredible news photos on display until the 27th of July. The space is great for displaying with a central rotunda on the upper floor flooding light into the room. Check out the website for other shows.
• Ballet Contemporáneo: $5pesos. Yes, you read that right, pesos! For the Friday 1pm show. Amazing movements and incredible bodies. The program I saw had three parts and I really enjoyed two. Check out the website for information on their programs because obviously they change.