Argentina May 2026 - Photo Essay

Jack Richards
May 5
1 min read

As an excuse to explore more of our neighbor country, we decided to attend Open House Rosario. After three years of only visiting Buenos Aires, the festival is a perfect way to explore a new part of Argentina.

But before the festival, I took a few days in Buenos Aires to visit friends, including a fun night of R&D for a cabaret idea we have followed by a perfect Sunday barbecue, and a week of work.

Leaving Montevideo

The largest container ship I've seen in the MVD port
The Montevideo skyline through the frosty windows the BuqueBus
We made our own rainbow!

Buenos Aires

Sex El Show
El DJ
Flor de la V
Lasers, glow sticks, and a flame thrower, all at once!
Acrobatics
And tear away pants!
Grand finale
The final look
Club 69 performance time
The theme changes each week, but the routine stays the same
Parilla time
Parilla crew
BA - Old
BA - New
Fall Foliage
Quick trip to the NYC subway
Quick trip to "Asia"
Quick trip to Bavaria
Very important fixture in the bus station—hot water for mate
Very important fixture of the bus—drain to wash out mate
Cow country

Austin in Montevideo

A few shots from Austin's week in MVD.

Contemporary Art Space
Contemporary art
The sun sets over the city this time of year
Glow around Palacio Salvo

Rosario (not Open House)

Rosario Bus Terminal
Arrival
Airbnb terrace view
Monum...ental
Jockey Club (see inside below)
Snowball!
Monumento Histórico Nacional a la Bandera
The capturer
The capture
Votive for the soldiers of independence
Nonchalant
The Paraná River personified
The flag
The flag personified (and monumentalized)
Riverfront
El Aura Del Parana
ROSA...RIO
Exhibit of graphic humorist Maitena: the gift of doing well
The gift of aging
The gift of feminine beauty
The gift of the future
Fuente de las Utopías
Rosario Signage: Majestic Hotel
Two faced
Rosario Signage: La Favorita - Golden Hour
Club Español by day
Club Español by dusk
Bike factory turned food hall
El Palacio de la Oportunidad
Bolsa de Comercio de Rosario
El Rosarino—drink Crush!
Street cleaners... but not street sweepers (with trash flying from the power washer)
Centro Cultural Roberto Fontanarrosa
Montevideo that way ⬅️
Clay on a gray day
El Palacio de la Oportunidad
Gate keepers
Old
Newer
Deep city blocks make for long city passageways
The city would benefit from some cable management
Rosario Signage: La Favorita - Day
Rosario Signage: Sorocabana Cafe
The monument at golden hour
Rosario Signage: Cine Cairo
La Favorita inside
Amazing exterior lamps
Pasaje Arquitecta Matilde Luetich
Puerto Rosario
Can you tell it's a monument to the flag?
A pigeon and a parakeet are sitting in a tree..
Safe from MAGA?
Sociedad de Ingenieros, Arquitectos, Constructores, Obras, y Anexos
Golden work hour

Open House Rosario

We visited (at least passed by) 22 of the 101 sites that were open for the two day festival. Below are the highlights.

Started off at Casa Cúpula
The casa
The cúpula
Tour of Edificio Iconic, by Kramer Desarrollos
Bolsa de Comercio de Rosario
Rosario Board of Trade / Stock Exchange
Hermes—God of Commerce (and expensive scarves?)
Edificio Torre De La Bolsa De Comercio
Lobby gallery
Natural light, artificial setting
The capture
The capturer
Biblioteca Argentina "Dr. Juan Álvarez"
To know is to love, to ignore is to hate
Itchy eyes
Sede del Rectorado UNR, antigua residencia Pinasco
Facultad de Derecho UNR, ex Palacio de Justicia y Tribunales
Dedicated law students...
Sede de Gobierno de la Provincia de Santa Fe en Rosario
Flag of Argentina, Crest of Santa Fe Province
Glowing ballroom
Gloomy prison (during the dictatorship)
Former fire watchtower when it was the tallest building in town (a century ago)
Edificio Castagnino
Quotidien
Club Alemán Deutsher Verein
Bowling, but different
Iglesia Anglicana San Bartolomé
Casa Rosagreco
Jockey Club Rosario
American Bar
Americans
Just a brief history of art
Chinese influence
Greek Influence
Roman Influence
Snooker?
Cards?
Golden hour Hotel internacional - Liceo Avellaneda
End of Day 1
Day 2
Club Español de Rosario
Mate is life
Contemporary addition to the centenarian ballroom
Edificio Editorial Diario La Capital
Antigua Aduana
Dragons?
Glass tiles for light, but also for security incase the boiler below blew
The capture (plus Austin)
The capturer (Jack)
Colegio de Arquitectura y Urbanismo de la provincia de Santa Fe CAUD2
Metalic plywood!
Concejo Municipal - Ex Palacio Vassallo
Crest of Rosario
Refueling (and calling moms)
Refueled to wait in line for 80 minutes!
For Casa Fracassi
Weekend closing party

Post Open House Exploration

After the festival weekend, we worked and took the afternoons to explore a few more Rosarino sites.

Museo Municipal de Arte Decorativo Firma y Odilo Estévez
Grand house for a Rosario power couple (contemporary art by Nicola Costantino)
Pocket curtains
Living room just for the fan collection
Lions = Spain = well connected
Ornament on ornament
Ornamentation & Shadow - Old
Ornamentation & Shadow - New (art by Fabiana Imola)
Lobby pendant at the opera house
Rosario Tower - 1
Rosario Tower - 2 (fire escape detail)
Rosario Tower - 3 (fire escape detail)
Rosario Tower - 4
Rosario Tower - 5
Rosario Park - Parque Urquiza
Rosario Park - Parque Independencia - Pérgola del Rosedal
Rosario Park - Parque Independencia
Rosario Park - Parque Independencia - Fuente de los Españoles
Rosario Park - Parque Independencia - Fuente de los Españoles
Rosario Park - Parque Independencia
Rosario Park - Parque Independencia - Edificio semienterrado del Jardín de los Niños
Rosario Park - Parque Independencia - Jardín Francés
Cementerio "El Salvador" - exterior
Cementerio "El Salvador" - main coordidor
Cementerio "El Salvador" - greeting death
Cementerio "El Salvador" - feline guardian 1
Cementerio "El Salvador" - Centro Union Dependientes
Cementerio "El Salvador" - Centro Union Dependientes
Cementerio "El Salvador" - interior
Cementerio "El Salvador" - rooftops
Cementerio "El Salvador" - 2nd Class
Cementerio "El Salvador" - memorabilia
Cementerio "El Salvador" - modern interior
Cementerio "El Salvador" - modern exterior
Cementerio "El Salvador" - feline guardians 2
Museo Municipal de Bellas Artes Juan B. Castagnino - A
Museo Municipal de Bellas Artes Juan B. Castagnino - B
Museo Municipal de Bellas Artes Juan B. Castagnino - C