Museo Ferroportuario, Comodoro Rivadavia
Facts and practical information
Museo Ferroportuario Teodoro Nürnberg is a museum located in the center of the city of Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina. It consists of six exhibition rooms that show through photographs, plans, and other objects, historical aspects of the city, related to the Comodoro Rivadavia Railroad and the Antonio Morán Port. Its main objective is to show the link between the railway and the port.
The building in which it is located corresponds to the old Comodoro Rivadavia Station of the Comodoro Rivadavia Railroad. The museum is located on the top floor of the old station, and also houses the Comodoro Culture Agency and other municipal offices and the Railway Archive. On the 20th anniversary of its foundation, the museum was named after the historical photographer Teodoro Nürnberg. Mayor Juan Pablo Luque presided over the ceremony and valued "the decision to recognize those who left an indelible mark in the history of Comodoro".
In this context, the name of Nürnberg was established to the Railway Museum at the initiative of the Executive and Legislative powers of our city and the space "Culture 360 Degrees" was presented, which proposes a tour of historical images of Comodoro Rivadavia.
Avenida Rivadavia y 9 de JulioComodoro Rivadavia
Museo Ferroportuario – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: Comodoro Rivadavia Cathedral, Museo Nacional del Petróleo, Rada Tilly, Chenque.