The Dr. Julio Marc Provincial Historical Museum (in Spanish, ''Museo Histórico Provincial Dr. Julio Marc'') is a

museum A museum ( ; plural museums or, rarely, musea) is a building or institution that cares for and displays a collection of artifacts and other objects of artistic, cultural, historical, or scientific importance. Many public museums make thes ...

in Rosario,

Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...

. It comprises more than 30 rooms hosting collections of archaeological items, Spanish-American art,

numismatics Numismatics is the study or collection of currency, including coins, tokens, paper money, medals and related objects. Specialists, known as numismatists, are often characterized as students or collectors of coins, but the discipline also includ ...

, pre-Columbian textile and silverwork crafts, and weapons, complemented by archives, a library, and collections of historical newspapers and maps. The museum is located within the grounds of the

Parque de la Independencia The ''Parque de la Independencia'' (Independence Park) is a large public park in Rosario, . It is located near the geographical center of the city, its limits defined by Moreno Street and three important avenues: Pellegrini Avenue, Ovidio ...

. It is administered by the government of the

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of Santa Fe. It was founded in 1939, during the governorship of Manuel Iriondo, and received the name of Julio Marc, its first director. The architect of the neo-classical structure was

Ángel Guido Ángel Francisco Guido (1896–1960) was an Argentine architect, engineer and writer. Guido was educated at the National University of Córdoba and graduated as an architect in 1921. Most of his work is in his home town of Rosario. With ...

References

Dr. Julio Marc Provincial History Museum of Rosario
at ''Museos Argentinos''. *

at the website of the Ministry of Culture of the Province of Santa Fe.

External links

Official site
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