Argentina Art Noveau Route

San Miguel de Tucumán was designated an “Art Nouveau City 2025” for its examples of the Art Nouveau architectural style.

The emblematic Art Nouveau sites that grace the city are the White Hall of the Government House (90 25 de Mayo Street) and the City Museum (532 Salta Street), a building formerly known as the Casa Sucar.

It is worth noting that Tucumán boasts the only Art Nouveau Government Palace in Latin America and the second in the world, after the Government Palace in Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic.

Art Nouveau was an international artistic style that emerged between the late 19th and early 20th centuries, characterized by its fluid lines and curves inspired by nature, especially plant forms. It manifested itself in various disciplines such as architecture, decorative arts, painting, and sculpture, seeking a unified and modern aesthetic that broke with previous conventions.