Trips Places Foods Stories Newsletters

Take your next trip with Atlas Obscura!

Our small-group adventures are inspired by our Atlas of the world's most fascinating places, the stories behind them, and the people who bring them to life.

Visit Adventures
Trips Highlight
Taktsang Lhakhang, also known as the “Tiger’s Nest”.
Bhutan • 11 days, 10 nights
Festivals & Temples of Bhutan
from
Macchu Picchu
Peru • 10 days, 9 nights
Peru: Machu Picchu & the Last Incan Bridges
from
View all trips
Top Destinations
Latest Places
Most Popular Places Random Place Lists Itineraries
Add a Place
Download the App
Top Destinations
View All Destinations »

Countries

  • Australia
  • Canada
  • China
  • France
  • Germany
  • India
  • Italy
  • Japan

Cities

  • Amsterdam
  • Barcelona
  • Beijing
  • Berlin
  • Boston
  • Budapest
  • Chicago
  • London
  • Los Angeles
  • Mexico City
  • Montreal
  • Moscow
  • New Orleans
  • New York City
  • Paris
  • Philadelphia
  • Rome
  • San Francisco
  • Seattle
  • Stockholm
  • Tokyo
  • Toronto
  • Vienna
  • Washington, D.C.
Latest Places
View All Places »
Saint Anthony’s Sign of the Cross
The plane as it lies
Douglas C-47B Crash Site
Museum of Perfume
Charlotte Temple’s Grave
Latest Places to Eat & Drink
View All Places to Eat »
The sign declares this the number-one gumbo shop in town.
Gumbo Hut Shioya
The pavlova comes crowned with jewel-like fruit.
Central Park Boathouse
The Village Tavern of Long Grove - exterior.
The Village Tavern
Hunter House Hamburgers
L’Escamoteur
Recent Stories
All Stories Video Podcast
Most Recent Stories
View All Stories »
Omni Parker House Hotel
The Omni Parker House: Inside the History of Boston’s Most Iconic Hotel
about 3 hours ago
The cute capybara.
Animal Takeover: Brace Yourself for Adorable Hordes
1 day ago
The Codex Gigas (the Devil’s Bible) open to the portrait of the devil.
Codex Gigas: Who Drew the Devil in This Massive Medieval Bible?
2 days ago
USDA and Washington State agriculture officials tagged this Asian giant hornet. Sept. 10, 2021.
What Ever Happened to the Murder Hornets?
3 days ago

No search results found for
“”

Make sure words are spelled correctly.

Try searching for a travel destination.

Places near me Random place

Popular Destinations

  • Paris
  • London
  • New York
  • Berlin
  • Rome
  • Los Angeles
Trips Places Foods Stories Newsletters
Sign In Join
Places near me Random place
All Argentina Buenos Aires Ricardo Rojas House Museum

Ricardo Rojas House Museum

A pocket of serenity in hectic Buenos Aires, complete with a peaceful courtyard and massive library.

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Added By
rosariofn
Email
Been Here
Want to go
Added to list
The house and garden.   Secretaría de Cultura de la Nación/cc by-sa 2.0
The house and garden.   Secretaría de Cultura de la Nación/cc by-sa 2.0
The house.   Sebosim/cc by-sa 4.0
The outside.   Roberto Fiadone/cc by-sa 4.0
Fountain at the Ricardo Rojas Museum.   Larita1237/cc by-sa 4.0
Portrait   ski queen / Atlas Obscura User
Entryway   ski queen / Atlas Obscura User
Bust   ski queen / Atlas Obscura User
Been Here
Want to go
Added to list

About

This beautiful house right in the middle of busy Buenos Aires holds a serene Spanish-like courtyard, complete with plants and a quiet fountain. While there, you won't believe you're still in the heart of the hectic city, surrounded by plants and shelves of books that belonged to the private library of Ricardo Rojas (1882-1957).

Rojas wrote poems, essays, and plays, and was also a great promoter of education and intellect. While a professor at the University of Buenos Aires, he created the first syllabus for a class on Argentine literature which, until then, was only a marginal topic in a broader genre of Spanish literature.

Rojas was interested in the constant interaction between Europe and Latin America, particularly Latin American’s efforts to combine a European influence with their indigenous selves in a search for a sense of native identity.

The house where he lived is the work of Ángel Guido, who gave shape to what Rojas called euríndico, a term for this conception of culture as a melting pot for European and Latin American societies. It now holds a museum full of furniture, artwork, and artifacts. Its library houses thousands of books and newspapers, many of which were donated.

Related Tags

Houses Gardens Authors Museums Museums And Collections Libraries Homes Plants

Know Before You Go

It's open Tuesday to Saturday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Community Contributors

Added By

rosariofn

Edited By

Kerry Wolfe, ski queen, breaingram

  • Kerry Wolfe
  • ski queen
  • breaingram

Published

November 1, 2018

Edit this listing

Make an Edit
Add Photos
Sources
  • https://www.buenosaires.travel/en/museo-casa-de-ricardo-rojas/
  • http://www.buenosairescityguide.com/Museums-Culture/Ricardo-Rojas-Museum/index.htm
  • https://museorojas.cultura.gob.ar/info/museo/
Ricardo Rojas House Museum
2837 Charcas
Recoleta
Buenos Aires
Argentina
-34.593955, -58.406478
Visit Website
Get Directions

Nearby Places

Xul Solar Museum

Buenos Aires, Argentina

miles away

El Ateneo Grand Splendid

Buenos Aires, Argentina

miles away

Villa Freud

Buenos Aires, Argentina

miles away

Explore the Destination Guide

Photo of Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires

Argentina

Places 26
Stories 3

Nearby Places

Xul Solar Museum

Buenos Aires, Argentina

miles away

El Ateneo Grand Splendid

Buenos Aires, Argentina

miles away

Villa Freud

Buenos Aires, Argentina

miles away

Explore the Destination Guide

Photo of Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires

Argentina

Places 26
Stories 3

Related Places

  • Margaret Mitchell House.

    Atlanta, Georgia

    Margaret Mitchell House

    The small first-floor apartment where the author wrote her Pulitzer Prize-winning book 'Gone with the Wind.'

  • Monet’s House

    Giverny, France

    Claude Monet House and Gardens

    At Monet's beloved home you can still see the Japanese bridge, waterlilies, and weeping willows that were the subjects of some of his most iconic paintings.

  • Charlottesville, Virginia

    Monticello's Vegetable Garden and Fruitery

    Thomas Jefferson's estate is home to hundreds of varieties of historic fruits and vegetables.

  • The Walt Disney Hometown Museum, 2008.

    Marceline, Missouri

    Walt Disney Hometown Museum

    A celebration of the animation wizard's childhood home and antique railroad memorabilia collection.

  • North Adelaide, Australia

    David Roche House Museum

    A vast and opulent collection of art and show dog memorabilia collected over one man's lifetime.

  • Sheffield, England

    Bishops' House

    This house was home to a succession of park keepers for more than 90 years, but in all that time, it never had a toilet.

  • Thomas Wolfe Memorial

    Asheville, North Carolina

    Thomas Wolfe Memorial

    An early life spent in this "Old Kentucky Home" inspired the writings of North Carolina's most famous novelist.

  • Main dining room.

    Santiago de Querétaro, Mexico

    Zacatecana House Museum

    This eerily opulent residential museum is home to a haunting local legend.

Aerial image of Vietnam, displaying the picturesque rice terraces, characterized by their layered, verdant fields.
Atlas Obscura Membership

Become an Atlas Obscura Member


Join our community of curious explorers.

Become a Member

Get Our Email Newsletter

Follow Us

Facebook YouTube TikTok Instagram Pinterest RSS Feed

Get the app

Download the App
Download on the Apple App Store Get it on Google Play
  • All Places
  • Latest Places
  • Most Popular
  • Places to Eat
  • Random
  • Nearby
  • Add a Place
  • Stories
  • Food & Drink
  • Itineraries
  • Lists
  • Video
  • Podcast
  • Newsletters
  • All Trips
  • Family Trip
  • Food & Drink
  • History & Culture
  • Wildlife & Nature
  • FAQ
  • Membership
  • Feedback & Ideas
  • Community Guidelines
  • Product Blog
  • Unique Gifts
  • Work With Us
  • About
  • FAQ
  • Advertise With Us
  • Advertising Guidelines
  • Privacy Policy
  • Cookie Policy
  • Terms of Use
Atlas Obscura

© 2025 Atlas Obscura. All Rights Reserved.