Museo Colonial
Museo Colonial is a historical, cultural and religious museum located in Santiago, Chile. The museum explores the colonial period of Chile and South America, with a collection of paintings, sculpture, furniture and other objects.Photo: Mx. Granger, CC0.
- Opening hours:
Monday—Friday: 9:30 AM—1:30 PM and 3:00 PM—6:00 PM
Saturday and Sunday: 10:00 AM—2:00 PM - Type: Museum
- Description: museum in Santiago
- Address: 834 Avenida Libertador Bernardo O’Higgins, Santiago
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Iglesia de San Francisco and Municipal Theatre of Santiago.
Iglesia de San Francisco
Church
Photo: Fjvamicn, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The San Francisco Church is a Franciscan church on Avenida Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins, in the downtown of Santiago de Chile. The church, along with the adjacent convent, is one of the oldest colonial-era buildings in the country.
Municipal Theatre of Santiago
Theater building
Photo: Carlos yo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Teatro Municipal, National Opera of Chile is the most important stage theatre and opera house in Santiago, Chile. Municipal Theatre of Santiago is situated 280 metres north of Museo Colonial.
Londres 38
Memorial
Photo: Carlos yo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Londres 38 is a building that was used by the National Intelligence Directorate as a detention and torture center for opponents of Augusto Pinochet's dictatorship.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Barrio La Bolsa and Barrio Cívico de Santiago.
Santiago
Santiago is the capital and economic center of Chile. With its many museums, events, theaters, restaurants, bars and other entertainment and cultural opportunities, it is also the cultural center of the country.
Museo Colonial
- Categories: art museum, private museum, archaeological museum, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Central Santiago, Santiago province, Santiago Metropolitan, Chile, South America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-33.44361° or 33° 26′ 37″ southLongitude
-70.64784° or 70° 38′ 52″ westOpen location code
47RFH942+HVOpenStreetMap ID
node 1297908112OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q16494156
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Spanish—“Museo Colonial” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “殖民博物馆”
- Dutch: “museum Chili”
- Egyptian Arabic: “متحف استعمارى”
- Polish: “Muzeum Sztuki Kolonialnej Świętego Franciszka”
- Portuguese: “Museo Colonial”
- Portuguese: “Museu de Arte Colonial de São Francisco”
- Spanish: “Museo de Arte Colonial de San Francisco”
- Spanish: “Museo San Francisco”
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