Visiting Museo Casa de Fader

About Museo Casa de Fader

A provincial art museum in an early-20th-century mansion in Mayor Drummond, Luján de Cuyo, with walls painted by Fernando Fader, one of Argentina's leading painters of the period. The rooms show his work and other Argentine art, and the garden has sculptures and old trees.

Tip: Combine it with a Luján winery visit or lunch in Chacras de Coria, both a few minutes away.

Plan your visit

• Time needed: 1 hour.
• Cost: Low cost.
• Book ahead: not usually needed; buy on arrival.
• Where: Luján de Cuyo wine country, Agrelo and Perdriel estates where Malbec grows at the foot of the Andes.

Best time to visit Museo Casa de Fader

Museo Casa de Fader is indoors, which makes it a good plan for the wettest months:

• January: 32°C (90°F) highs, about 6 rainy days, moderate crowds.
• February: 30°C (86°F) highs, about 6 rainy days, busy crowds.
• December: 31°C (88°F) highs, about 5 rainy days, moderate crowds.

When to visit Mendoza has the full month-by-month picture.

Fit it into your trip

Our 3-day Mendoza itinerary visits Museo Casa de Fader on day 2, together with Luján de Cuyo wineries and Avenida Arístides Villanueva.

• No. 11 of the 14 sights in our Mendoza things-to-do list.
• Day 2 of the 2-day plan.
• Day 2 of the 5-day plan.

Near Museo Casa de Fader

Also in Luján de Cuyo wine country, so you can walk between them:

• Luján de Cuyo wineries — full day, expensive

If you like Museo Casa de Fader

• Área Fundacional and San Francisco ruins — Microcentro, 1–1.5 hours
• Museo de Ciencias Naturales Juan Cornelio Moyano — Quinta Sección and Arístides Villanueva, 1–1.5 hours

Staying near Museo Casa de Fader

Stay in Luján de Cuyo wine country ($$$$) to walk here: Agrelo and Perdriel estates where Malbec grows at the foot of the Andes. All areas to stay in Mendoza.

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