Evita Museum

We live not fifteen minutes by foot from the Evita Museum....which is probably why it has taken us four months to get there. The museum is housed in an old mansion that the Evita Peron Foundation turned into a transition home for women and children, part the foundation's extensive social mission. Evita is such a mythical figure that I was eager to get a serious, historical evaluation of her life and legacy.

The exhibit opens suggesting a two-sided view. One exhibit case -- "Blanca" -- shows images of her as a saint. The other -- "Negra" -- shows images and headlines critical of her.

Too bad the rest of the museum only focused on the "blanca."

We learned a lot about her wonderful works and her powerful speeches. We also saw a lot of dresses, interspersed throughout the museum with little comment. We also heard, in her own voice, about people who hated her and accused of her being only out for herself. But for the uninitiated (aka, the ignorant) it is very hard to understand what wasn't to love, other than her association with Peron whose autocratic tendencies undermined many populist policies.

We continue to search for a fully story.