The San Martín Palace and the foreign embassies opened their doors to hundreds of visitors in the framework of the first edition of “La Noche de las Embajadas”, to promote cultural exchange and bring diplomacy closer to society, through different artistic, culinary and architectural expressions.
The San Martín Palace, headquarters of the Argentine Foreign Ministry, the embassies of Angola, Palestine, Paraguay, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, El Salvador, the United States and Chile, opened their doors at 6:00 p.m., while those of Colombia, South Korea , United Arab Emirates, Hungary, Indonesia, Italy, Mexico and Uruguay did it at 7:00 p.m.
In the San Martin Palacelocated at Arenales 761, visitors were able to enjoy folk music with Lola Barrios Expósito and Adrián Cañavera in trio format with guitarist Leonardo Emmanuel Avendaño. In addition, the queer tango dancers Julieta Falivene and Natalia Fures performed, and the evening closed with a performance by César Angeleri and the singer Veronika Silva.
Also, this space had Guided visits to the Museum of Diplomacy.
The first visitors that were present at the San Martín Palace showed enthusiastic faces and took photos of the facade and interiors of the sumptuous building, where the Dante Caputo Hall stands out, where a large portrait of General José de San Martín is arranged.
Going up the white marble staircase, visitors were able to access the second floor, where different objects were exhibited in showcases, such as decorations dating from 1970 and that are part of the cultural and historical heritage of the Foreign Ministry, Marcy Herrera explained to this agency. Sander, tourist guide.
During this afternoon, the public had access to the two buildings of the rbrazilian diplomatic representation, located at Cerrito 1350 and Arroyo 1142, in the Retiro neighborhood.
The hall of the building is an architectural landmark of the Buenos Aires landscape, inaugurated in 1989, where two works by the renowned Brazilian plastic artist Athos Bulcão are permanently exhibited. Visitors stopped to take photos before the artist’s works arranged on the ground floor.
At the Bolivian Embassylocated at Carlos Pellegrini 1289, visitors were able to taste typical food, accompanied by dances and a photographic exhibition at the Casa Patria Grande, where the music of Don Kingtana, Que te vas animar and Flores del Pantano also played.
Upon entering, visitors could enjoy a musical band that played in the patio and then they could appreciate Bolivian handicrafts such as bags, earrings, kolla hats, socks and alpaca coats. Attendees were also able to try a typical drink made from peach and cinnamon.
Also from 7:00 p.m., in the Carlos Pellegrini 1363 building, headquarters of the Colombian Embassydance and music groups from different regions of the country performed, accompanied by Colombian coffee, one of the most emblematic products and recognized for its quality.
With a screen and stage set up in the street, the embassy’s façade was filled with applause, music, flowers, colors and shirts from the Colombian national team.
“This is the embassy of the people. Long live Colombia and Argentina,” said Camilo Romero, representative of that country in Argentina.
Watching the show was Clemire Echeverri, a native of the Caribbean coast of Barranquilla, who has lived in Argentina for 10 years. “The idea of being here is to be able to show a bit of Colombia to the world. We are joy and love,” said the woman.
While, at the Italian Embassy, located at Av. Libertador 2100, there was a tasting of typical chocolates and it was possible to visit the Alvear Palace (Ambassador’s Residence), where from the garden you could see the façade illuminated with the colors of the Italian flag and inside you could see the works of art found in the hall. In the place, only the ground floor was enabled, since the diplomatic representative lives upstairs.
Hundreds of people lined up to enter the building, where its white marble floors stood out.
The ambassador’s meeting room and the dining room were the great attractions of the place.
