Museo de los Niños sits on the second level of Abasto Shopping, inside the converted Mercado de Abasto building on Avenida Corrientes, and gives kids in Buenos Aires a scaled-down city built entirely for them to run.
The layout mimics a miniature town: a bank, a TV studio, a supermarket, a hospital, a radio station, and a fire truck, all sized for children and staffed with props that let them role-play adult jobs. Kids scan groceries at working registers, deliver mock news broadcasts, or treat patients in the clinic corner. The exhibits lean on hands-on repetition rather than screens, which keeps younger children (roughly ages 2 to 10) engaged far longer than a typical static museum. Staff rotate through stations to guide activities, and the space gets loud and chaotic in a good way—this is built for play, not quiet contemplation.
Visitor Highlights & Practical Info
Weekday mornings run quieter than weekends, when local families pack the floor. Tickets are sold at the entrance and priced per child, with adults typically entering free as supervising companions. The museum sits directly above Abasto’s food court, convenient for a meal before or after, and the Carlos Gardel subte station (Línea B) is a short walk away, making it an easy stop alongside the shopping center’s planetarium and arcade level.
