This particular museum, located in Santiago is a treasure trove of articles from ancient history of Santiago. The tour of this museum will enable the visitor to reconstruct the history of Santiago. It has seven exhibition halls. Large scale models of different articles are displayed in this museum. Letters, maps, carriages and costumes are the main exhibits in this museum. The museum is open for the public from Tuesday to Friday between 10 am to 6 pm. For Sundays and other public holidays it is open from 11 am to 2 pm.
National Museum of Fine Arts, Chile
This museum is an exquisite art museum, a perfect place for art lovers. Intricate tapestries, sculptures and drawings form a part of the 3,000 artworks. These works are displayed according to their subjects and ages. Modern art exhibitions are also organized in the premises of this museum. The visitors can visit this museum from Tuesday to Sunday from 10am to 6.45pm. During the weekdays there is an entrance fee. Admission is free on Sundays.
Museum of Contemporary Art, Chile
The museum is a repository of modern or contemporary art of Chile. The paintings sculptures and the engravings by the Chilean artist reflects the cultural and political scenario of the country. The museum houses and impressive collection of artwork of foreign artists. This museum is also located in Santiago. This museum is open from Tuesday to Saturday from 11 am to 7 pm. On Sundays and public holidays it is open from 11am to 5 pm.
Museum of Pre Columbian Art, Chile
This museum in Santiago reconstructs the history and development of the Andean and Central American cultures before the arrival of the Spaniards. Different artifacts in ceramics, paintings, sculpture and textile are the main exhibits. The museum is open from Tuesday to Sunday from 10 am to 6pm. There is an entrance fee for general public but entry is free for students and children.
National Museum of Natural History, Chile
This museum helps the tourist to go through the valuable treasures of anthropology, botany, geology and zoology. It also showcases Chile's main vegetable and mineral products. The museum is open for public from Tuesdays through Saturdays from 10am unto 5.30pm. On holidays the timings are from 12pm to 5.30pm. Entrance fee has to be paid before entering the museum.
The Popular American Art Museum, Chile
This museum is under the University of Chile's Art School. It displays samples of the popular art of different countries of America. These were donated by the government of the respective countries to commemorate the University's first centenary. It is open from Monday to Friday from 10am to 12 noon and from 2.30pm to 4pm.
Other important and popular museums in Chile are the Cathedral Museum, The San Francisco Colonial Museum, National Historical Museum, The La Chascona Museum House and the MIM inter Active Museum. The The La Chascona Museum House is the home of Chile's literary Nobel Prize Laureate, the famous poet Pablo Neruda. His house has now been turned into a museum.
The Gustavo Le Paige is a famous archaeological museum, in Chile set up in San Pedro. This museum contains mommies, ceramics, lithics, textiles and also metals. The San Miguel Azapa Archaeological Museum in the Arica city contains valuable exhibits of petroglyphs. It is a chronological view from fishing time to hunters, before the Chinchorro mummies.
