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Buenos Aires’ Night of the Museums Draws Record Turnout, Led by Minujín’s Spaghetti Tower

City officials put attendance near 1.2 million, citing free transport alongside programming at more than 300 venues.

Overview

  • The 21st edition ran from 7 p.m. to 2 a.m., offering free entry across museums, cultural centers and historic sites citywide.
  • The official kickoff at Centro Cultural Recoleta featured Marta Minujín’s towering ‘Torre de Pisa de Spaghetti’, with reports differing on whether it used around 20,000 or more than 14,000 pasta packages.
  • Major institutions reported heavy demand, including a first-hour entry of 1,400 at MALBA and long lines at the National Museum of Fine Arts.
  • The city supported crowd movement with free Subte and public bikes until 2 a.m., easing access to dispersed circuits.
  • Programming mixed exhibitions, workshops and tech displays such as UXart holograms at the Fondo Nacional de las Artes, with unusual openings like the Masonic Grand Lodge archives and participation by officials including Jorge Macri, Gabriela Ricardes and Leonardo Cifelli.