Cuyo History Museum

The Cuyo History Museum is a window into the past in the Cuyo area. In the museum you can see valuable exhibits that give an idea of the life of the population of the provinces of Mendoza, San Juan and La Rioja in the XIX century.

The museum opened on May 24, 1967 and occupies sixteen rooms and four courtyards.

The main document stored in the museum is the manuscript of General Geronimo Espeio "Crossing the Andes". In addition to the manuscript in the museum you can see a collection of weapons of the era of Independence and civil wars, medals and coins. The museum has an exhibition hall where you can see furniture belonging to local families of the XIX century and a large newspaper collection since 1820.

The museum consists of several halls: the archaeological, the oil hall in Mendoza, the religious hall, the Cuyo Hall, the arms hall, the hall dedicated to Unitarian and federal ideas, the Independence Hall, the civil governor's office and the hall dedicated to the independence fighter Jose de San Martin, where visitors can see an exact replica of his curved saber. Now, in addition to the museum, the building houses the Historical Council for Research of the city and a library, where more than 5,000 volumes are stored, a large archive of documents, where facts and famous people of Mendoza are reflected.