Carlos Gardel House Museum

History

The house of Jean Jaurès 735 was acquired by Carlos Gardel in 1926 for his mother, Berta Gardés, in the then-bustling Abasto neighborhood. They lived together there between 1927 and 1933, in a typical "chorizo" house with rooms aligned around a central patio, from where Gardel would depart on his tours and return to everyday life in Buenos Aires.

After the singer's death in 1935, the house passed through various owners and uses, even functioning as a tango bar, but it retained its original structure. In 1997 it was declared a National Historical Site, recognizing its symbolic value as Gardel's "last porteño house" and as a testimony to the domestic architecture of the time.

In the early 2000s, the City undertook a restoration process that returned the house to its original appearance and adapted the rooms for museum use. In 2003 it opened as the Carlos Gardel House Museum, dedicated to researching, preserving, and disseminating the life and work of the Zorzal Criollo and the cultural context in which they are set.

The Carlos Gardel House Museum today

The Gardel House today offers guided tours, exhibitions, educational activities, music cycles, talks, and special proposals around tango, inviting visitors to explore the life of the singer from his own home.

Its heritage importance

The Carlos Gardel House Museum directly connects the Abasto with the figure of the most emblematic singer of tango. It preserves domestic architecture, objects, and archives that are part of the cultural heritage of the city and the emotional memory of those who recognize Gardel as a porteño symbol.