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Buenos Aires, Argentina > Buenos Aires attractions > Museo de la Pasion Boquense Museo de la Pasion BoquenseBrandsen 805 (@ J. De Dios Filiberto); Tel. +(011.54.11) 4362.1100
Occupying a space worthy of a hall of fame for the entirety of Argentina’s decorated futbol history, the Museo de la Pasion Boquense is dedicated to those blue-and-yellow clad athletes that inspire such devotion, such fanaticism, and indeed such passion, the one and only Boca Juniors. Visitors from the United States might wonder why storied franchises such as the New York Yankees or the Boston Red Sox, the Green Bay Packers or the Chicago Bears, don’t have similar shrines. But as popular as these teams are, and as loyal as their fans may be, Buenos Aires’ Boca Juniors are worshipped with an intensity that is perhaps unparalleled anywhere else in the world and certainly blasphemous to anyone who observes religious laws concerning false idols. There are 8 x 12 framed portraits of every single Boca player since 1931. A sizable auditorium showing an hourly presention entitled “Los Idolos.” Two rows of computers where one can fetch the stats and history of any player or season since the team's inception in 1905, and watch some of the most famous goals and saves since the 1940s, when they began to record Boca games on film. The Museum also features Championship cups and classic photos as well as an extensive timeline cataloguing significant events in Boca history. Of secondary importance, there is also a cronology of what was happening in the world at large parallel to the history of Boca Juniors. A gorgeous diorama of the gritty La Boca neighborhood where many of the team’s star players were born and bred. There are displays dedicated to Diego Maradona, of course, but contrary to what one might expect the museum does not devote an inordinate amount of space to this most famous and controversial of Boca heroes. And, yes, there is an overpriced gift shop, a coke machine, and free water (extra cold, just like the blood that runs through Boca players’ veins).
—Museo de la Pasion Boquense review by David Muller
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