Organized by the European Comission Delegation and Alliance Francaise, with the collaboration of the embassies of the member states of the European Union, the 6th European Cinema Film Series (6a Muestra de Cine Europeo) will feature 16 movies from 17 countries: Germany, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Slovenia, Spain, Finland, France, Greece, Hungary, Lituania, Italy, Nederland, Poland, Rumania, Czech Republic, Sweden, from May, Monday 18th to Friday 22nd, 2009.

Program:

Monday, May 18
4.00 pm: Risto Rapero (Risto Räppääjä) - Finland
5.00 pm: Working man´s death - Austria
9.00 pm: Lednice - Czech Republic
Štestí - Czech Republic

Tuesday, May 19
4.00 pm: Ekko - Denmark
5.30 pm: Caravaggio - Italy
9.00 pm:Wer früher stirbt ist länger tot - Germany

Wednesday, May 20
3.00 pm: Kolekcioniere - Lithuania
4.30 pm: Binecuvântată fii, închisoare! - Rumania
6.30 pm: All is love - Nederland
9.00 pm: La France - France

Thursday, May 21
4.30 pm: S.O.S. Szerelem! - Hungary
6.30 pm:Νύφες, Nyfes - Greece
9.00 pm: 7 Mesas (De billar francès) - Spain

Friday, May 22
3.00 pm: Petelinji zajtrk - Slovenia
5.15 pm: Ogród Luizy - Poland
7.15 pm: Si le vent soulève les sables - Belgium
9.15 pm: Darling - Sweden

All films will be presented in their original version with Spanish subtitles, except S.O.S. Szerelem! from Hungary which will be dubbed to Spanish.

Location: Alliance Francaise Buenos Aires. Av. Cordoba 946
Free entrance: free tickets must be picked up 30 minutes before the performance. Limited to the auditorium's capacity.

For the celebration of the International Museum Day, the Sub Secretary of Culture invites the public to visit the Museums of Buenos Aires, that will open their doors with free entrance on Monday, May 18, 2009, to enjoy the activities programmed to celebrate that day.

Museums and special activities:

MUSEO DE ARTE ESPAÑOL ENRIQUE LARRETA
Av. Juramento 2291 - 2.00 pm - 8.00 pm
Projection of the documentary “Las cajas españolas” by Alberto Porlan, on Sunday 17, 3.00 pm and 5.00 pm, and Monday 18 at 4.00 pm. About the committee created during the Spanish Civil War to rescue the works from Museo del Prado, libraries and churches, to avoid them from being destroyed.
The Museum also presents the temporary exhibition “Carlos Alonso. Ilustrador de novelas y romances”, a selection of illustrations by the Argentine artist, and the museum's permanent collection. The public will be also able to visit the Andalusian garden.

MUSEO DE ARTE HISPANOAMERICANO ISAAC FERNÁNDEZ BLANCO
Suipacha 1422 - 2.00 pm - 7.00 pm
The museum presents “El Cuarto Mundo”, the complete renovation of its permanent collection, that includes three new rooms with a collection of silverware, imagery and Ibero American furniture from the XVIth to XIXth centuries; documents, books, religious ornaments, engravings, ceramics, clothing and women's accessories. The exhibit “Donaciones 2008” will also be presented, where pieces donated during 2008 will be showed.

MUSEO DE ARTE POPULAR JOSÉ HERNÁNDEZ
Av. del Libertador 2373 - 1.00 pm - 7.00 pm
The museum exhibits works from the Collection Suescun-Benard: “Mates de porcelana. Recuerdos del Centenario”, and the collective exhibition by Tierra Purpúrea, with works by craftsman Flavio Grinblat, winner of the I Biennial of Urban Crafts. The permanent collection includes colorful costumes from the Corrientes carnival, wood carves, tapestries, ceramics, musical instruments, religious images, daily use objects, made by renowned Argentine artisans, as well as traditional silver and textiles from the Mapuche women.

MUSEO DE ARTES PLÁSTICAS EDUARDO SÍVORI
Av. Infanta Isabel 555 - (Rosedal - Parque Tres de Febrero) 12.00 - 8.00 pm
Works by: Sívori; Malharro; Fader; Quinquela Martín; Facio Hecbequer; Bellocq; Pettoruti; Guttero; Gramajo Gutiérrez; Melé, Kosice y Lozza; Ary Brizzi; Manuel Álvarez; Testa; Martorell, Brizzi, Vidal; Píccoli, Quiroga, Sbernini, Bertani, among others. Also, the exhibition “Anhelo Hernández - Pinturas y grabados”, by the great Uruguayan painter, and the Sculpture Garden with fifteen works specially selected for blind or visually impaired people.

MUSEO DE ESCULTURAS LUIS PERLOTTI
Pujol 644 - 11.00 am - 7.00 pm
The Museum presents “Nuestros Ancestros” (Our ancestors), by artists Alba Campo, Norma D´Ippolito, Oscar De Bueno, Claudia Fernández, Alejandro Eduardo Fiadone, María Laura Galeotti, Pablo Madrid, Adriana Vanesa Mazzotta, Mabel Remeseiro, Pedro Tricarico and Daniel B. Verniers, about the aboriginal people. Guest artist: Alfredo Yacussi.

MUSEO DE LA CIUDAD
Defensa 219 / 223. Alsina 412 - 11.00 am - 7.00 pm
The Museum presents the exhibit “Cuando los porteños se daban aire”, that showcases hand held fans, with which the museum reopened its doors on March. The museum also presents the photographic exhibition “Ventanas de Buenos Aires” (Windows of Buenos Aires), by Lucía Pacenza and Luis Girotti, and the permanent collection of antique toys, furniture, musical instruments and victrolas.

MUSEO HISTÓRICO DE BUENOS AIRES CORNELIO DE SAAVEDRA
Crisólogo Larralde 6309 - 9.00 am - 6.00 pm
The Museum offers the opportunity to see objects from the daily life in Buenos Aires during the XIXth century, through documents, jewelry, clothes, furniture, decorative arts, etc.

MUSEO CASA CARLOS GARDEL
Jean Jaurés 735 - 11.00 am - 6.00 pm
At the house where Carlos Gardel lived with his mother, an exhibition about musician and composer Pedro Laurenz. At 1.00 pm the public can participate of a guided visit.

DIRECCIÓN GENERAL DE MUSEOS
Av. de los Italianos 851, Puerto Madero - 10.00 am - 7.00 pm
The public can visit this building, built by Hungarian architect Andrés Kálnay and inaugurated in 1927 as Cervecería Munich. Guided visits from 10 am to 6 pm.

The city of Buenos Aires will join the celebrations for the 61st Anniversary of the creation of the State of Israel with an artistic and cultural event that will take place on Sunday, May 17, 2009, at the corner of Avenida de Mayo and Bolivar, facing the Buenos Aires City Governement Building.
This event is part of a program of festivities destined to pay homage to the different communities present in the city, that will be carried out throughout the year.
The event will start at 3.00 pm and last until 6.00 pm, on an open air stage where musical shows and Israeli dance groups will be presented, and visitors will also be able to enjoy exhibitions of Jewish gastronomy and crafts, among other activities.

The Buenos Aires International Book Fair is the largest of its kind in the Spanish speaking world. It is considered as one of the most important cultural and editorial events in Latin America, and as a meeting point for authors, editors, book sellers, distributors, teachers, librarians, scientists, and over 1,200,000 readers from around the world. Just as in last year's edition, the Fair will occupy the whole of the 45,000 sqm of La Rural exhibition complex, in its "Ocre", "Azul", "Verde", "Amarillo", "Rojo", "Blanco", and Nº 9 pavilions. The Fair features conferences, round-tables, talks with prestigious national and international intellectuals, book presentations, shows, activities for children and teenagers, events for specialists and publishing professionals, and book sales of literature in all languages.

The special activities this year include: a Book Reading Marathon; the 4th International Poetry Festival; the International Meeting "Thinking democracy"; a Story-telling meeting; free courses and workshops.

One of the outstanding features of the Fair is the participation of internationally renowned authors. Some of the intellectuals that have confirmed their presence this year are: Swedish writer Henning Mankell; Italian pedagogue Francesco Tonucci; Dominican writer Junot Díaz (winner of the Pulitzer Prize 2008); Argentine philosopher Néstor García Canclini; French writer Michel Lafon; Spaniard writer and journalist Juan José Millás, ansd American philosopher Judith Butler; among others.

There's a special sector for children between 4 and 12 years of age, with activities like story telling, a children's library, and a playground. For teenagers between 12 and 18, talks, conferences, courses and presentations, related this year to the "International Year of Astronomy"

On Thursday April 30th, the fair will stay open from 2 pm to 1 am, celebrating "The night of the city at the fair". On that date the entrance will be free after 8.30 pm.

Location: La Rural Exhibition Center, Ave. Santa Fe and Sarmiento, Palermo, Buenos Aires.
Dates: April 23th through May 11th, 2009
Opening hours:
Sunday to Thursday: 2 pm to 10 pm
Friday and Saturday: 2 pm to 11 pm
Thursday April 30th: 2 pm to 2 am
Entry fee:
Monday to Thursday: AR$ 10.
Friday, Saturday and Sunday, and May 1st (holiday): AR$ 13.
Children under 12, free (except May 1st).
Wednesday April 30th, after 9 pm: free.

For further information, visit the 35th International Buenos Aires Book Fair official website (in Spanish only).