Caseros: Art, Automotive History and the Sendero Cardoso

Art, automotive history and a path alongside the railway

Caseros offers various reasons to explore art, everyday history and public space. MUNTREF Museo de Artes Visuales was founded as a museum of contemporary art; the Sendero Cardoso runs alongside the San Martín railway tracks. This gives you a range of different themes to choose from when planning your trip, rather than just one reason to visit: you might be interested in visual art, a car made in Argentina, sculpture or a route between two places.

The history of the railway is also part of Caseros. On 25 March 1888, the first train arrived at Caseros station on the then Buenos Aires al Pacífico railway, now the San Martín line. This date anchors the station in the early history of the railway connection. The Sendero Cardoso draws on the railway in a different way: it uses the public space alongside the tracks and connects Caseros station with Santos Lugares. This gives visitors a distinct thematic experience, different from a museum visit. As you plan your stay, you can consider whether you would rather focus on exhibitions and collections or on this connection between railway space and walking route.

Discover art and local themes

MUNTREF Museo de Artes Visuales was founded in Caseros in April 2002 as the first contemporary art museum in the Greater Buenos Aires area. The original MUNTREF location on the Caseros campus also features exhibitions of major works of modern Argentine and international art. These two aspects offer different perspectives: the museum is associated with contemporary art, while the exhibitions at the original location focus on modern Argentine and international art. Those interested in visual art will find that Caseros has more to offer than just a description of MUNTREF’s programme.

The Museo del Fitito puts a very different, tangible subject in the spotlight. It opened as the first museum dedicated to a car manufactured in Argentina. The tours last 40 minutes and are organised in groups of 20 people. Its subject differs markedly from that of the art museums: instead of exhibitions of visual art, the focus here is on the history of a car produced in Argentina.

The Casa Museo Escultor Santiago Parodi displays works by sculptor Santiago Parodi, specifically plaster casts. They depict aspects of social life from 1930 to 1970. This visit therefore combines sculpture with scenes and themes from several decades of social life. Travellers who enjoy exploring different art forms can consider the house as a distinct focus alongside the MUNTREF exhibitions and the Museo del Fitito: here, the subject is sculpture and the social aspects portrayed, not a collection of contemporary or modern art.

Plan a trip around your own interests

The Cine Teatro Paramount is another cultural venue in Caseros. After an extensive renovation, it reopened to all residents of Tres de Febrero and began a new season of cinema, performances and artistic activities. Its reopening brought together several forms of cultural life. Alongside the museums, this offers a range of experiences, from exhibitions and sculpture to cinema and performances.

If you are looking for a holiday rental in Caseros, your preferred focus for the trip can help shape your choice of area: would you like to make time for art and museum visits, are you interested in the history of a car made in Argentina, or does the Sendero Cardoso alongside the railway appeal to you? The differences between these attractions give you specific themes to consider when planning, without requiring you to choose just one kind of stay. Caseros can be explored from several perspectives through its art venues, the history surrounding the station and the route to Santos Lugares.

For the wider travel overview: Partido Tres De Febrero.