Academia Nacional del Tango de la República Argentina

Academia Nacional del Tango de la República Argentina is an institution in Buenos Aires, Argentina, located in the Avenida de Mayo above the Café Tortoni.[1]

External view from the Avenida de Mayo

Overview

The museum was established on June 28, 1990, by national decree with the aim of collecting, sorting, reviewing and saving from loss or destruction the cultural heritage of the tango.

The founder and first president was the poet and tango lyricist Horacio Ferrer.

Activities

The Academy has a comprehensive library and regularly conducts seminars, workshops and exhibitions.

Publications

The Academy has produced a series of publications in different formats (books, magazines, booklets) and the newspapers El Chamuyo and El Chamuyito.

See also

References
  1. "Academia Nacional del Tango". TripAdvisor. Retrieved 29 November 2016.



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