Museum of Contemporary Art
The Santiago Museum of Contemporary Art is located in Santiago, Chile. It is one of the city's major museums, created in 1947, and is run by the University of Chile Faculty of Arts.Photo: Carlos yo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Art gallery
- Description: art museum
- Also known as: “Contemporary Art Museum Quinta Normal”, “MAC”, “MAC Quinta Normal”, “Museo de Arte Contemporáneo”, and “Santiago Museum of Contemporary Art”
- Address: 506 Ismael Valdés Vergara, Santiago
- Wheelchair access: no
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Chilean National Museum of Fine Arts and Castillo Forestal.
Chilean National Museum of Fine Arts
Museum
Photo: Carlos yo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Chilean National Museum of Fine Arts, located in Santiago, Chile, is one of the major centers for Chilean art and for broader South American art. Established in 1880, the organization is managed by the Artistic Union. Chilean National Museum of Fine Arts is situated 100 metres east of Museum of Contemporary Art.
Castillo Forestal
Historic building
Photo: Carlos yo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Castillo Forestal is a historic building, which is situated 170 metres east of Museum of Contemporary Art.
Monumento al Bombero Voluntario
Work of art
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Monumento al Bombero Voluntario is a work of art.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Barrio Lastarria and Barrio Patronato.
Barrio Lastarria
Neighborhood
Photo: Marco Nuñez, CC BY 2.0.
The Historic Center is the traditional financial downtown district in Santiago. It comprises the historical center, including Cerro Santa Lucia, historic and public buildings.
Barrio Patronato
Neighborhood
Photo: TomasVial, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Barrio Patronato is a traditional neighborhood in Recoleta, Santiago, Chile. It is bounded by Avenida Recoleta from the west, Bellavista Street from the south, Loreto Street from the east, and Dominica street from the north.
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.
Museum of Contemporary Art
- Categories: contemporary art museum, museum, and tourism
- Location: Central Santiago, Santiago province, Santiago Metropolitan, Chile, South America
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Latitude
-33.43511° or 33° 26′ 6″ southLongitude
-70.64448° or 70° 38′ 40″ westOpen location code
47RFH974+X6OpenStreetMap ID
node 8197637769OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=galleryOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=noWikidata ID
Q605703
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Ukrainian—“Museum of Contemporary Art” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Ժամանակակից արվեստի թանգարան”
- Armenian: “Սանտյագոյի ժամանակակից արվեստի թանգարան”
- Azerbaijani: “Santyaqo Müasir İncəsənət muzeyi”
- Czech: “Muzeum současného umění Santiago”
- Egyptian Arabic: “متحف سانتياجو للفن المعاصر”
- Esperanto: “Muzeo de Nuntempa Arto de Santiago”
- French: “Musée d’Art contemporain de Santiago”
- French: “Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Santiago”
- Georgian: “სანტიაგოს თანამედროვე ხელოვნების მუზეუმი”
- Portuguese: “Museu de Arte Contemporânea de Santiago”
- Russian: “Музей современного искусства”
- Spanish: “MAC Quinta Normal”
- Spanish: “Museo de Arte Contemporáneo (Arte - Historia)”
- Spanish: “Museo de Arte Contemporaneo de Santiago”
- Spanish: “Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Santiago”
- Ukrainian: “Музей сучасного мистецтва Сантьяго”
- Ukrainian: “Музей сучасного мистецтва”
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