More than a million immigrants passed through the Hotel de Inmigrantes (Immigrants' Hotel) during its 42 years of operation, and the National Museum of Immigration now occupies this former reception complex in Buenos Aires. Built between 1905 and 1911, the group of buildings is often compared to a citadel. It was constructed to receive new arrivals and to stem the spread of communicable diseases after mass cholera outbreaks around the world.
The complex is attributed to the architect Johannes Kronfuss and is built in the Beaux-Arts style. It is designated a national historic monument of Argentina. Alongside the museum, the buildings also house the Contemporary Art Center of the National University of Tres de Febrero, so the site combines a record of immigration with a venue for contemporary art. It suits visitors interested in the history of migration to Argentina and in the buildings where that history took place.
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