Museums
Museums of Chile
401 museums with a page of their own, best known first: what they show, their famous works and how many people visit.
History museum122museums
Art museum85museums
Archaeological museum72museums
Natural history museum46museums
1Martin Gusinde Anthropological Museum
Puerto Williams, Region of Magallanes
History museum · 1975
4,905 visitors
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2Chilean National Museum of Fine Arts
Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan
Art museum · 1880
1 famous works
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3Chilean National Museum of Natural History
Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan
Natural history museum · 1830
5Museum of Memory and Human Rights
Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan
History museum · 2010
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6Santiago Museum of Contemporary Art
Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan
History museum · 1947
7Chilean National History Museum
Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan
History museum · 1911
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9Museo de la Solidaridad Salvador Allende
Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan
Art museum · 1972
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11Centro Cultural Matucana 100
Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan
Art museum · 2001
12Father Sebastian Englert Anthropological Museum
Hanga Roa, Valparaiso
1973
13Museo Histórico y Militar de Chile
Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan
History museum · 1895
14Museo Nacional Aeronáutico y del Espacio
Lo Espejo, Santiago Metropolitan
Aviation museum · 1944
15Centro Cultural La Moneda
Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan
Art museum · 2006
16Museo Histórico y Antropológico Maurice van de Maele
Valdivia, Los Ríos Region
Archaeological museum · 1986
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17Paine Memorial
Paine, Santiago Metropolitan
History museum · 2008
18Museo Arqueológico de Santiago
Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan
Art museum
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19Museo Ferroviario de Santiago
Lo Prado, Santiago Metropolitan
Railway museum · 1982
20Museo Histórico Carabineros de Chile
Providencia, Santiago Metropolitan
Art museum
22Museo de Arte Contemporáneo Valdivia
Valdivia, Los Ríos Region
Art museum · 1994
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23Museo de la Catedral Metropolitana de Santiago
Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan
24Museo de la Exploración Rudolph Amandus Philippi
Valdivia, Los Ríos Region
History museum · 2006
25Museo de la Guerra del Pacífico
Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan
History museum · 2001
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26Paleontological Museum of Caldera
Caldera, Atacama
Paleontological museum · 2006
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28Museo Arqueológico San Miguel de Azapa
Arica, Arica y Parinacota Region
1967
31Museo Arqueológico, La Serena
La Serena, Coquimbo Region
Archaeological museum · 1943
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32Museo Artequin
Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan
Art museum · 1992
33Museo Colonial Alemán de Frutillar
Frutillar, Los Lagos Region
Archaeological museum
34Museo Histórico y de Armas del Morro de Arica
Arica, Arica y Parinacota Region
1974
35Museo Numismático del Banco Central de Chile
Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan
History museum
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36Museo Regional de Antofagasta
Antofagasta, Antofagasta
Natural history museum · 1905
37Museo Salesiano Maggiorino Borgatello
Punta Arenas, Region of Magallanes
Natural history museum
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38Museo de Arte Popular Americano
Providencia, Santiago Metropolitan
1944
39Museo de Historia Natural de Valparaíso
Valparaíso, Valparaiso
Natural history museum · 1878
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41Open Air Museum Viña del Mar
Viña del Mar, Valparaiso
Art museum · 2011
42Palacio Sara Braun
Punta Arenas, Region of Magallanes
Historic house museum · 1905
43Regional museum of Magallanes
Punta Arenas, Region of Magallanes
Archaeological museum · 1983
45Casa Museo Eduardo Frei Montalva
Providencia, Santiago Metropolitan
Biographical museum · 2008
46Casa Museo de Vicente Huidobro
Cartagena, Valparaiso
Art museum · 2013
47Casa Tornini Museo - Centro Cultural
Caldera, Atacama
Archaeological museum · 2010
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48Casa natal de Violeta Parra
San Carlos, Ñuble
Art museum
50Centro Nacional de Arte Contemporáneo Cerrillos
Lo Espejo, Santiago Metropolitan
Art museum · 2016
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52Chile Pavilion of Expo 2015
Temuco, Araucania
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54Fashion Museum
Providencia, Santiago Metropolitan
Fashion museum · 2007
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55Firefighters Museum of Santiago
Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan
Art museum · 1980
56Galería de la Historia de Concepción
Concepción, Biobio
History museum · 1983
58Museo Arqueológico de Los Andes
Los Andes, Valparaiso
Archaeological museum · 1969
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59Museo Ciudadano Vicuña Mackenna
Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan
Biographical museum · 1957
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Kinds
What the museums show
| Kind | Museums with a page |
|---|---|
| History museum | 122 |
| Art museum | 85 |
| Archaeological museum | 72 |
| Natural history museum | 46 |
| Historic house museum | 4 |
| Firefighting museum | 4 |
| Naval museum | 3 |
| University museum | 2 |
| Railway museum | 2 |
| Maritime museum | 2 |
| Biographical museum | 2 |
| Automobile museum | 1 |
| Open-air museum | 1 |
| Paleontological museum | 1 |