Gaucho and Coin Museum

Here we are! We arrive at the current headquarters of the Gaucho and Currency Museum, located in the main hall of the Headquarters of Banco República. This space brings together two fundamental collections to understand the identity and economic-social history of Uruguay. History of the museum. The institution was born at the initiative of the Board of Directors of the Bank of the Eastern Republic of Uruguay with the objective of preserving the country's cultural heritage. For more than four decades it operated in the Jackson Palace, an emblematic three-story residence designed by architect Alfred Massüe in the Center of Montevideo. It operated there from its inauguration in 1978 until the end of 2019, when it closed for restoration work. In October 2024, after a reorganization process carried out together with the Ministry of Education and Culture, the museum reopened its doors in its current location within the Old City. The present and its collections. Today, the museum integrates two complementary collections in the same venue. On the one hand, it exhibits an outstanding display of rural Creole silverware and objects linked to life in the countryside, which illustrate the customs, clothing and daily work of the gaucho. On the other hand, it houses the bank's numismatic collection, which reviews the evolution of the coins, banknotes and medals used in the country over time. TO…

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