James Turrell Museum - Bodega Colomé
About This Museum
I thought I was just visiting a remote winery in the Calchaquí Valleys, but I ended up walking into the sky itself. This place is a sanctuary dedicated entirely to the American artist James Turrell, built nine feet below the earth to perfectly control the light. You don't just look at his work; you step inside it, feeling colors shift and dimensions dissolve around you. It’s less of a traditional museum visit and more of a sensory recalibration, leaving you questioning the very nature of perception.
Collection Highlights
The journey culminates in 'Unseen Blue', a breathtaking Skyspace where the ceiling frames a perfect rectangle of Argentinian sky that transforms from brilliant azure to deep violet at sunset. Other rooms hold his mesmerizing light projections, like 'Alta Green', which create luminous, floating shapes that seem to hover in mid-air.
Visitor Information
Heads up, you absolutely must book your visit in advance through the Colomé website—they don't take walk-ins. It's a real trek to get out here, deep in the mountains of Salta province, but trust me, the otherworldly experience is worth every bump in the road.
Architecture & Building
The building is an unassuming, minimalist structure of local stone and adobe that blends into the landscape, almost like a bunker. Its genius is all on the inside: a series of nine perfectly proportioned, stark white rooms designed as vessels for Turrell's immersive installations.
Contact & Location
Address: Instituto Antártida Argentina, 2119, Salta, Centro, Mar del Plata, Partido de General Pueyrredón, Buenos Aires, 7600, Argentina
Phone: +54 3868 49-4200
