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Museo Artequin

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Reviewed by Elena Voss · Roavina Travel Editor

About Museo Artequin

Museo Artequin is an interactive art museum opened in 1992 in the Pabellón París, in the Estación Central district of Santiago. Through reproductions of representative works of Western painting, it aims to introduce visitors to the main aspects of the different art movements and their history; its collection consists of photographic reproductions of universal works from the 15th to the 20th century. Artequin is a non-profit corporation whose founding members are the Municipality of Santiago, Empresas El Mercurio and Empresas CMPC. Besides its exhibitions, the museum runs guided tours, workshops, inclusive visits and educational material for schools and families.

Checked 2026-11-05 · Source

What's inside

The museum occupies the Pabellón París, a building constructed in France in 1889 to represent Chile at the Universal Exhibition held in Paris for the centenary of the storming of the Bastille. After the exhibition it was dismantled, shipped to Valparaíso and taken to Santiago, where it was reassembled in 1894 in the Quinta Normal to house the Mining and Metallurgy Exhibition of that year. It was later used by various institutions, and from 1968 to 1992 it housed the National Aeronautical and Space Museum. The Ministry of Education declared the building a National Historic Monument in 1986. Inside, reproductions of Western paintings are presented to explain art movements in an interactive way.

Checked 2026-11-05 · Source

Place details and sources

Address
Avenida Portales, 3530, Santiago, CL OpenStreetMap · Checked 2026-09-09
Museum type
Art OpenStreetMap · Checked 2026-09-09
Type of place
Museum OpenStreetMap · Checked 2026-09-09
Established
1992 Wikidata · Checked 2026-09-09
Heritage designation
Historical Monument of Chile Wikidata · Checked 2026-09-09
Opened
1992 Wikidata · Checked 2026-09-09

Common questions

Are the artworks originals?

No. The collection consists of photographic reproductions of universal works from the 15th to the 20th century.

What is the Pabellón París?

Chile's pavilion at the 1889 Paris Universal Exhibition, rebuilt in Santiago in 1894 and declared a National Historic Monument in 1986.

Where it is

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