Handpicked from the same exhibitions lineup, scored for this weekend.
EXHIBITIONS
Museo de Arte Precolombino
World-class pre-Columbian art museum near Plaza de Armas. Permanent galleries of Andean, Mesoamerican and Amazonian artifacts plus temporary exhibitions. Free on first Sundays.
EXHIBITIONS
Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes
Chile's principal fine arts museum in a stunning 1910 Beaux-Arts building in Parque Forestal. Permanent collection plus rotating exhibitions. Free admission.
EXHIBITIONS
Museo de la Memoria
Powerful museum documenting human rights violations during Chile's dictatorship. Free permanent exhibition plus rotating shows on human rights worldwide. Near Metro Quinta Normal.
SCIENCE
Museo Nacional de Historia Natural
Chile's natural history museum in Quinta Normal park since 1830. Paleontology, zoology and Chilean ecosystems. The whale skeleton hall is iconic. Free admission.
CONTEMPORARY
Isabel Croxatto Galería
Contemporary art gallery on Alonso de Córdova's gallery strip in Vitacura. Emerging and mid-career Latin American artists. Free admission, rotating shows every 6 weeks.
PHOTOGRAPHY
Galería AFA
Photography and visual arts gallery on Vitacura's gallery row. Regular exhibitions, artist talks and book launches. Free admission Wednesday through Saturday.
SCULPTURE
Galería Patricia Ready
Leading contemporary art gallery in Vitacura with rotating exhibitions of Chilean and international artists. Sculpture garden, free entry. Opening receptions monthly.
SCULPTURE
Spoken by Hand - Felipe Pineda
A year ago, artist Felipe Pineda and curator Ayelén Ruiz relocated to Europe simultaneously, sparking a shared investigation into gesture and body as communication when language fails, and into classical sculpture gestures and museum signage as organizing devices.
