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Chilean National Museum of Fine Arts
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La perla del mercader
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La perla del mercader
Casa Museo Artesanías de Chile
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Casa Museo Artesanías de Chile
Museo Arqueológico de Santiago
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Museo Arqueológico de Santiago
Museo de Artes Visuales
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Museo de Artes Visuales
Art museumSantiago, Santiago Metropolitan

Chilean National Museum of Fine Arts

Art museumFounded 1880
KindArt museumSantiago
Visitors a year–
Founded1880
Best monthsApr · Oct–NovSantiago
33.44° S, 70.64° WUTC−3 · Chile Summer Time
When to goSantiago · weather score
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec96October
Best timeApr · Oct–Nov
October: high / low22° / 9°
About

Chilean National Museum of Fine Arts in brief

Chilean National Museum of Fine Arts is an art museum in Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan, Chile.

It was founded in 1880.

Its best-known works include La perla del mercader.

For the trip, the weather in Santiago is best in April, October and November; in October afternoons average 22°.

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Facts

Kind
Art museum
Founded
1880
Town
Santiago
Region
Santiago Metropolitan
Coordinates
33.43532° S, 70.64357° W
In the collection

Famous works to see here

The best-known pieces of the collection, by how widely they are written about.

La perla del mercader
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La perla del mercaderAlfredo Valenzuela Puelma · 1884
Location

Where to find it

When to visit

Weather in Santiago

Climate guide

Month score for sightseeing

Best Apr · Oct–Nov

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  12. Dec

January

Only the month is given: the exact dates change from year to year.
Nearby

More to see close by

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Casa Museo Artesanías de Chile
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Casa Museo Artesanías de Chile

0.3 km W
Craft museum
Casa Museo Artesanías de Chile
Museo Arqueológico de Santiago
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Museo Arqueológico de Santiago

0.4 km SE
Art museum
Museo Arqueológico de Santiago
Museo de Artes Visuales
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Museo de Artes Visuales

0.4 km SE
Archaeological museum
Museo de Artes Visuales
Museo La Merced
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Museo La Merced

0.5 km SW
Art museum
Museo La Merced
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Museo de Arte Popular Americano Tomás Lago

0.6 km SE
Archaeological museum
Museo de Arte Popular Americano Tomás Lago
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Museo de Santiago Casa Colorada

0.6 km SW
History museum
Museo de Santiago Casa Colorada
Around here

Santiago and around

Santiago
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Santiago

Santiago Metropolitan · Chile
Apr · Oct–Novbest months
16°July high
556 maltitude
Santiago

Nature

Apoquindo Waterfall
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18 km E

Apoquindo Waterfall

Waterfall
Apoquindo Waterfall
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21 km S

Rio Clarillo

River
Rio Clarillo

Mountains

Cerro Provincia
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20 km E

Cerro Provincia

2,750 m · Sierra de Ramón
Cerro Provincia
Cerro Las Tórtolas, Santiago Metropolitan
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35 km N

Cerro Las Tórtolas, Santiago Metropolitan

1,149 m
Cerro Las Tórtolas, Santiago Metropolitan
Morro del Fraile
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26 km W

Morro del Fraile

1,123 m
Morro del Fraile

Heritage

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1.6 km N

Palacio de La Moneda

Tentative World Heritage Site · 1784
Palacio de La Moneda
Estación Central
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2.9 km W

Estación Central

Historical Monument of Chile · 1857
Estación Central
Basílica del Salvador
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2.1 km NW

Basílica del Salvador

Historical Monument of Chile · 1932
Basílica del Salvador

Museums

Chilean National Museum of Natural History
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3.5 km NW

Chilean National Museum of Natural History

Natural history museum · 1830
Chilean National Museum of Natural History
Museum of Memory and Human Rights
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3.5 km NW

Museum of Memory and Human Rights

History museum · 2010
Museum of Memory and Human Rights
Santiago Museum of Contemporary Art
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3.4 km NW

Santiago Museum of Contemporary Art

History museum · 1947
Santiago Museum of Contemporary Art