Museum of Memory & Human Rights

The Museum of Memory and Human Rights is a museum in Santiago, Chile, which commemorates the victims of human rights violations during the military dictatorship led by Augusto Pinochet between 1973 and 1990.

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Opening hours: 10:00 AM—6:00 PM
Type: Museum
Description: museum in Santiago de Chile
Also known as: “Museum of Memory and Human Rights”
Address: 501 Matucana, Santigo de Chile, 8500000

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Quinta Normal metro station and Museo de la Educación Gabriela Mistral.

Quinta Normal metro station

Metro station

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Quinta Normal is an underground metro station on the Line 5 of the Santiago Metro. It is one of the largest metro stations in Santiago, Chile and provides access to Quinta Normal Park and Museum of Memory and Human Rights. Quinta Normal metro station is situated 110 metres southwest of Museum of Memory & Human Rights.

Museo de la Educación Gabriela Mistral

Museum

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Museo de la Educación Gabriela Mistral is a museum, which is situated 250 metres southeast of Museum of Memory & Human Rights.

Verbo América

Work of art

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Verbo América is a work of art.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Barrio Yungay and Unidad Vecinal Portales.

Barrio Yungay

Neighborhood

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Barrio Yungay is a neighborhood of Santiago, Chile, located to the west of the city center in the commune of Santiago and to the west of Barrio Brasil.

Unidad Vecinal Portales

Neighborhood

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Unidad Vecinal Portales is a neighborhood.

Barrio Brasil

Neighborhood

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Barrio Brasil is a neighborhood of Santiago, Chile, located to the west of the city center in the commune of Santiago and to the east of Barrio Yungay.

Museum of Memory & Human Rights

Categories: history museum, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
Location: Santiago Metropolitan, Chile, South America
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Latitude

-33.43974° or 33° 26′ 23″ south

Longitude

-70.67941° or 70° 40′ 46″ west

Wheelchair access

yes

Open location code

47RFH86C+46

OpenStreetMap ID

way 80216503

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=museum

Wikidata ID

Q6940940

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Tatar—“Museum of Memory & Human Rights” goes by many names.

Basque: “Memoria eta giza eskubideen museoa”
Catalan: “Museu de la Memòria i els Drets Humans”
Chinese: “记忆与人权博物馆”
Dutch: “Herinneringsmuseum van de Mensenrechten”
French: “musée de la mémoire et des droits de l’homme”
French: “Musée de la mémoire et des droits de l’homme”
German: “Museo de la Memoria y los Derechos Humanos”
Hausa: “Gidan Tarihi da ‘Yancin Dan Adam”
Hausa: “Gidan Tarihi da ’Yancin Dan Adam”
Italian: “Museo della memoria e dei diritti umani”
Russian: “Музей памяти и прав человека”
Spanish: “Museo de la Memoria (Chile)”
Spanish: “Museo de la memoria y los derechos humanos”
Spanish: “Museo de la Memoria y los Derechos Humanos”
Spanish: “Museo de la Memoria”
Tatar: “Хәтер һәм кеше хокуклары музее”

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Highlights include Galería de la Memoria and Sala Pablo Neruda.

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