Winter Break 2025: Guide to Activities in Buenos Aires Museums

During these winter holidays , museums and cultural spaces from Buenos Aires and its surrounding areas offer a program specifically designed for children and families, from workshops that appeal to creativity, to film screenings, theater performances, and recreational tours: the range is wide and varied. Below, a look at some of the most attractive options for sharing your free time, from a vast cultural offering that can be found in detail on each museum's website and social media.

The National Museum of Fine Arts offers a busy program for this holiday season, with hands-on activities ranging from exploring sculptures "in search of secrets" to painting outdoors inspired by Monet, Sisley, and Pissarro.

The "Moments in Full Color" series, for example, invites children ages 5 to 10 to take paintbrushes and stains to the nearby park, while "Sculptures... Are They There?" suggests examining the museum's exhibits from every possible angle. There's also a self-guided tour for the whole family of the "Secret Museum. From the Reserve to the Exhibition," featuring nearly 300 works not usually on display (Av. del Libertador 1473).

Teenagers (ages 13 to 18) have their own space with a workshop inspired by the New York Graphic Workshop , which explores the works of Liliana Porter and Luis Camnitzer. And to round out the program, the "Todo Toy Story" series, which screens all four films in the series along with shorts from the "Forky Asks" series, is held in the auditorium of the Friends of the Museum of Fine Arts (Av. Presidente Figueroa Alcorta 2270).

At Malba (Av. Figueroa Alcorta 3415), winter break revolves around the temporary exhibitions by Liliana Porter and Sandra Vásquez de la Horra, with the series "Unexpected Encounters." There are workshops and tours that seek to stimulate the imagination: from "Small Stories, Great Deeds," to create your own stories, to "Where Things Happen," a tour-workshop where children invent characters from objects and scenes that inhabit the galleries.

All activities are free and require prior registration on the Malba website. There will also be Kamishibai Theater performances, and on Tuesday the 22nd, the museum will celebrate its traditional Reading Festival , where it transforms into a vast living library with hundreds of titles. For readers of all ages.

In Escobar, Buenos Aires province, Malba Puertos joins the program with a combination of workshops, concerts, and games from July 19 to August 3. Kids can model clay, create origami cities, or enjoy interactive concerts with the Escobar Chamber Orchestra. All with free admission and no reservation required.

The Museum of Modern Art (Av. San Juan 350) is hosting a true cultural festival under the slogan "We like it here and beyond," with activities for audiences "from 0 to 99 years old." During the school break, its San Telmo building is transformed into a living laboratory, with workshops that combine design, science, movement, performance, drawing, technology, and theater.

There are spaces to invent miniature furniture or try 3D printing, shoe illustration workshops inspired by Dalila Puzzovio, sensory tours under ultraviolet lights that pay homage to Luis Felipe "Yuyo" Noé, family philosophy, and even laboratories for creating 16mm short films . There are also activities for early childhood, such as Paper Theater or the portrait and self-portrait workshop "My Other Me."

Located in the Errázuriz Palace, the National Museum of Decorative Art (Av. del Libertador 1902) opens its doors to "Infinite Design," the first retrospective dedicated to Alberto Churba, a key figure in modern Argentine design. During the holidays, they will also offer porcelain-making activities for children aged 5 and up, and the guided tour "Fantastic Landscapes," on Saturdays, July 26 and August 2.

The Proa Foundation (Av. Pedro de Mendoza 1929) is joining the winter vacation program with a children's film series from July 21 to August 1, featuring screenings of films such as "Moana 2," "Ice Age 4," "Aladdin," "Toy Story 3," and "Inside Out 2," among others.

The screenings are free, while capacity is limited, and are designed for children of all ages. The exhibition "Here We Are! Women in Design 1900-Today," organized in collaboration with the Vitra Design Museum, continues in the galleries.

Located in the heart of Palermo, the Evita Museum offers a daily workshop called "Museum Builders" throughout July, designed for children ages 4 and up. There, young visitors can imagine, design, and shape their own museum, painting and creating spaces with complete creative freedom. This free experience takes place Tuesday through Sunday at 3:00 PM, at Lafinur 2988.

Other notable activities include the manga and anime drawing workshop for children, “Konnichiwa!”, on Saturday, August 2, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Museo Casa de Yrurtia (O'Higgins 2390) and the “Taller de fileteado porteño” (Porteño Fileteado Workshop), for boys and girls ages 5 to 13, on July 24 at 2 and 3 p.m. at the Museo Histórico Nacional del Cabildo de Buenos Aires y de la Revolución de Mayo (Bolívar 65).

Furthermore, in this iconic space of local and city history, the exhibition "Behind the Walls. A Large Building for a Small Village" by artist Seba Báez continues: a series of textile and ceramic works that seek to vindicate the importance of the tasks and trades that sustained the working class, marking the 300th anniversary of the start of construction of the Cabildo.

Located in the Borges Cultural Center, the National Museum of Oriental Art (Viamonte 525, 2nd floor), dedicated to the cultures of the East, combines storytelling, classic cinema, and hands-on activities . From the "Kimono Story," where children make mini kimonos while listening to stories, to screenings of the first animated feature film in history (The Adventures of Prince Achmed, from 1926) or the beautiful fable "Azur and Asmar."

For its part, the Korean Cultural Center (Maipú 972) will host an exhibition designed exclusively for children: "Annyeong! We Are Your Friends from Korea" offers a visual tour of the country's main animated series, such as the penguin "Pororo" or the transforming dinosaurs from "Go Go Dino." During the tour, the animated characters visit various tourist spots in the country, such as the La Boca neighborhood, the Obelisk, and the Iguazu Falls.

The exhibition includes a screening of animated series, giant posters of the characters, and a display of stuffed animals, toys, and merchandise . Children will also have access to a drawing and coloring station, as well as the ability to paste drawings and messages. During the holidays, there will be surprises and special activities on July 22, 23, 25, and 26, at two times (July 11 and 14), with free admission.

Finally, another emblematic cultural space that is joining the holidays with a special program is the Teatro Colón, which in its main hall and the Golden Hall will offer proposals for the whole family, including "Sancho Panza Adventures in La Mancha" , a colorful choreographic version inspired by "Don Quixote" and the "Concert between pillows" , a fun tour of great musical classics.