Across Avenida de Mayo, the statues of La Virtud and La Sabiduria stand. They are in the plazoleta that stretches towards Rivadavia street. It’s a hot summer day in Buenos Aires in 2006. The renovation of the first section of the small square, reaching up to Hipólito Yrigoyen, is complete. White tiles replace the grass up to the middle of the block. They end in a continuous perimeter bench. The reflection of the sun off the white tiles near La Virtud is intense. It makes one think that the statues could use a pair of dark bronze glasses.
Museo de Arte Hispanoamericano
The Museo de Arte Hispanoamericano is a treasure. It offers a window into the past and present of Hispanic-American art.