House of Rogelio Yrurtia Museum

The House of Rogelio Yrurtia Museum (Spanish: Museo Casa de Rogelio Yrurtia) was the home of the sculptor Rogelio Yrurtia and is located in the Belgrano district of Buenos Aires. History In 1942, by law 12.824, sculptor Rogelio Yrurtia and his wife, the painter Lia Correa Morales (1893-1975), transferred his home and its assets to the government. It opened to the public as a museum in 1949. In 1923, the house was awarded a municipal architecture prize. The style chosen by Yrurtia was, according to the neo-colonial appreciation of the Hispanic tradition, popular among the intellectuals of the time. The works of art collected by Yrurtia along his travels resulted in a varied and diverse collection, all of them displayed in different rooms of the.