This Thursday November 27between 18 and 22Retiro will have her own long night. The Ministry of Economic Development of the City of Buenos Aires presents the first edition of Open retreatAn experience that invites you to look at the neighborhood with different eyes.
There will be more 100 activities Distributed in different blocks, and a little more 50 galleries, hotels, cafés, design spaces and gastronomic proposals They will open their doors on a nightly basis designed to activate the cultural and creative identity of the neighborhood.
“All galleries, restaurants and hotels participating in Retiro Abierto did so through an open callThey explained from the Ministry of Economic Development. According to their details:Each participant had to sign up with a specific suggestion for that day“.
They also pointed out that “there were previous working meetings with art galleries, food establishments and the Friends of the Retiro Neighborhood Association, in which they worked with the Ministry to think of an initiative that invites residents and tourists to rediscover this emblematic neighborhood.”
In terms of the exhibition, there will be a diverse programme: Fat gallery It will have a musical interjection and conclusion of its existing samples; Praksh It will showcase contemporary work. Rolf Art will present a special exhibition by Adriana Listido; Tokonoma There will be a joint exhibition of local artists. and Moth gallery A solo exhibition created especially for this occasion will be opened.
The hotel department is also joining in with its own proposals. Palacio Paz Hotel will offer private tours with artist Alberto González Vivo; Libertador Hotel You will have live music. Regent’s Palace You will participate with gastronomic offers. St. Moritz The created list will be launched nightly. and Barquin Gardens It will open on an extended schedule. Cora Cafe He will provide a tailored proposal for the Open Retreat.
In parallel, different parts of the neighborhood will be the scene of musical interventions. Vinyl on the sidewalk It will occupy the corner of Arroyo and Suipacha; Venusio Club will come to aquarium; Bobby Flores The music will play Dada Bistro; and Mitra School Will make a presentation on Socorro Church. The finale will be in Plaza San Martin, where Dante Spinetta He will perform at 10 p.m. To bring neighbors and tourists together.
according to Hernan LombardiMinister of Economic Development of the city, the spirit of the project is clear: “Open Retiro is an invitation to take a look at the neighborhood again and put its identity at the forefront. Galleries, hotels, gastronomic spaces and shops will be the protagonists of this first edition that highlights its great potential.”
There will also be guided tours throughout the day to learn about the Retiro from different points of view: architecture, art, literature, heritage and gastronomy. Among them, an architectural itinerary by Joanna Koifman; A literary career centered around “Borges in Retirement,” under guidance Josefina del Solar; A dedicated tour of the new coordinates of contemporary art led by Vic Tolomei and Tammy Selfwood.
He will also participate “My Personal Retreat”, a proposal from Olivia Salle Which invites you to discover the intimate corners of the neighborhood, and “Tradition and Modernity in the Retiro”, a visit he leads Rudo Reich. Two special tours will be added to the Monument to Liberator José de San Martín, organized by a team Antiquities and works of art (MOA), which will provide a historical reading of public space.
For the Ministry, Retiro Abierto is “the convergence of all the actors that make Retiro a unique neighborhood. It is to meet again with that historical and symbolic solitude, to rediscover it and to connect again with that vital energy that it knew how to possess and which it still possesses, although today in a different way.“.
The proposal acts as an urban experience that allows new ways to meet, trade and enjoy one of the city’s most emblematic – and sometimes little-known – sectors.
For the Ministry, the initiative has two specific goals. “There is an economic impact: galleries and their artists can become more known; there are even specific tours for collectors. We also aim for gourmet restaurants to be able to sell more, as well as hotels,” they explained. And the other goalLong-term positioning: Promote the Retiro in terms of tourism and ensure that the city government supports the development of this emblematic neighbourhood“.
Tours will be open to the public, but require advance registration through the official form. Only foreign residents of Argentina and Argentine citizens may participate. To register you can do so at this link.
Those who have an art gallery, design space, gastronomic establishment or hotel and would like to join future editions of Retiro Abierto can also register through the same form. All full programs can be viewed on the interactive map available on the event page.