"Nuestros Caballos 2011" (Our Horses 2011), the most important equestrian exhibition in Latin America, will be held at La Rural Exhibition Center from April 5 to April 10, 2011, with equestrian and recreational activities for the whole family.
Children and adults alike will be able to see, in the heart of the city, over  850 horses specially brought from different spots in the country for this exhibition, from the main breeds that are raised in Argentina: Criolla, Árabe, Cuarto de Milla, Polo Argentino, Silla Argentino, Tiro Argentino, Percherón, Petiso, Peruano de Paso, Appaloosa, Paint Horse and Pura Raza Española.
The program of activities of "Nuestros Caballos" will include a variety of attractions, such as:

• Show Jumping competitions
• American Horse Ball Cup "Nuestros Caballos 2011"
• Indoor polo exhibitions
• Dressage Exhibition
• Argentine Final of the "Golden Gag Bit" of "Criollo" breed.
• Election of the national champions from the different breeds
• Equine Therapy Exhibitions
• Auctions of animals and antique carriages
• Breed exhibitions
• Loose jumping National Championship
• National Rodeo Championship
• Joint exhibition "Nuestros Perros" (Our Dogs).

There will be a sector specially designed for children, where they will be able to take their first steps in horse back riding and have fun at the recreational area called "Los Potrillitos" (The little foals), with activities specially designed for toddlers and small kids.
"Nuestros Caballos" will also be the venue for the "4th International Journey on Equine Therapy", where outstanding specialists will lecture on the latest news on this important therapeutic method.

Location: La Rural Exhibition Center. Av. Sarmiento 2704
Dates: April 5 - 10, 2011
Opening hours 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM

More information: Nuestros Caballos official website

Malba - Fundación Costantini opens its 2011 exhibition schedule with "Modern papers. From Toulouse-Lautrec to Picasso", a selection of 85 works on paper, from the Collection of the National Museum of Fine Arts (MNBA), that will be exhibited from March 18th to May 23rd, 2011.

Organized as part of the celebrations for tenth anniversary of Malba, the aim of the exhibition is to put to value some of the works on paper by the European School belonging to the MNBA, which have not been exhibited as a whole for more than three decades, and highlight the importance of paper in the artistic production of modern artists from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

The exhibition features drawings and prints made from the second half of the nineteenth century by European artists such as Honoré Daumier and Henri Toulouse-Lautrec, to works from the mid-twentieth century by Carlo Carrà, José Gutiérrez Solana, Federico García Lorca and Giorgio de Chirico. Also included are works on paper by figures from the School of Paris such as Amedeo Modigliani, Marc Chagall and André Lhote, and independent artists as James Ensor, Georges Rouault, Henri Matisse, Pablo Picasso, Käthe Kollwitz, Georges Braque, Paul Klee, among others.

MALBA - Latin American Art Museum of Buenos Aires. Avda. Figueroa Alcorta 3415 

Hours:
Thursday through Monday and Holidays: from 12:00 pm to 8:00 pm. Wednesday till 9:00 pm.
Closed Tuesday.
Admission:
Adults: AR$22. Teachers and Seniors: AR$11. Students: AR$11. Children under 5: Free.
Wednesdays: General: $10. Teachers and Seniors: $5. Students: Free.

A retrospective on French-American artist Louise Bourgeois’ work will be exhibited in Argentina for the first time at Fundación PROA of Buenos Aires.
From March 19th to June 19th, 2011, the exhibition, called "Louise Bourgeois: The Return of the Repressed", will feature over seventy-five works from all of her diverse periods of production, including installations, sculptures, drawings, paintings, and objects.
Her famous and monumental “Maman” spider (photo) will be on display at the museum's esplanade. Made in stainless steel, bronze and marble, weighing 22,000 kilos and 9 meters tall, Maman is the biggest of her series of spiders, and has already been displayed in public spaces in London, Paris, New York, Tokyo, and Bilbao.
The exhibition catalog will reunite texts by art specialists on her work and a special book with Bourgeois’ writings on psychoanalysis.

Location: Fundación PROA
Av. Pedro de Mendoza 1929. La Boca, Ciudad de Buenos Aires
Opening hours: Tuesday to Sunday, 11:00am to 7:00pm. Mondays closed.
Entry fee: AR$ 10.-

The great Spaniard tenor Plácido Domingo will offer a free show on Wednesday, March 23rd, 2011, 9:00pm** at the Obelisk.
22,000 seats will be placed on Avenida 9 de Julio and Corrientes (Obelisk), where only people with free tickets will have the right to sit. These unnumbered tickets will be distributed free of charge on Sunday, March 13th, from 11:00am 7:00pm Casa de la Cultura, Avenida de Mayo 575.
Those without tickets will also be able to enjoy the show, either standing or bringing their own chairs.

Domingo will be joined by the Argentine soprano Virginia Tola, and choir and orchestra of 64 musicians led by pianist and conductor Eugene Kohn (US). Besides opera arias, Placido Domingo will perform songs from zarzuelas, popular songs, and two tangos

Four large screens will be installed for easy viewing of the show, which is sponsored by Fundación Beethoven.

**NOTE: THE CONCERT HAS BEEN POSTPONED DUE TO RAIN FOR THURSDAY 24,  8:00 PM.