Curator´s Choice – Bridge To Argentina

Curator’s Choice

Dry cleaners, handheld fans and identity: Japanese in Buenos Aires

Among the objects at the Museum, one finds a collection of Japanese-style handheld fans. Japanese immigrants formed small communities in many parts of Argentina starting in the late 19th century.

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Between Two Worlds: Child Migrants

Among the millions of adults who arrived in Argentina, hundreds of thousands of children also came. In the extensive collections of photographs that the museum exhibits to illustrate the diversity of experiences that came with immigration, we can find images of boys and girls who forged their own paths in local society.

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Immigrant Associations: Integration and Legacies

Associations were a common experience for migrants of many origins. These institutions show both integration and the legacies that immigrants left in Argentina. Immigrants could join one of many associations that provided a specific service or resource: schools, hospitals, social clubs.

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Azur and Abraham: From the Eastern Mediterranean to the Río de la Plata.

In 2022, the Museum of Immigration in Buenos Aires opened its exhibit “From the Eastern Mediterranean to the Río de la Plata”, aiming to make visible the ethnic and religious diversity in Argentina, in part due to the arrival of immigrants from all over the world.

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The trunk of a Jewish-Italian Couple

This trunk is part of the exhibit For all the men of the world (Para todos los hombres del mundo)  at the Museo de la Inmigración in Buenos Aires, a title drawn from the preamble to the Argentine Constitution. 

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Radio, Niní Marshall and Immigration

Tucked away in a corner of the exhibit “For all the men in the world” we find an object that is striking for its size and functionality.

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Exile and Writing

This typewriter belonged to the Spanish poet Rafael Alberti, who came in exile to Argentina as a result of the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). Writing is a central aspect of migration. Migrants use it maintain connections with the land and the people they leave behind.