Superb collection of local cultural heritage. Beware that rooms 1 to 8 of 12 could not be visited, but you're not informed of this when buying a ticket. Regardless, a must-see. There is so much to learn and do much scope for the imagination!

This is THE coolest museum I've ever been to. I had only ever seen this stuff in archaeology text books at university, but now I've seen them up close and personal. There were great artifacts ranging from textiles to pottery and statues. Such beautiful art and an impressive facility with helpful staff.

A must see stop in Santiago if you are at all interested in Latin American history. This museum tells the story of the time before the Spanish conquered South America. It tells the story of the people who lived here, their lives, and their culture. Absolutely amazing museum.

(Translated by Google) Very beautiful place, ideal for those who appreciate art, as well as being inspiring for their own works (Original) Lugar muy bello, ideal para los que aprecien el arte, además de ser inspirador para obras propias

The museum showcases an impressive collection of pre-Columbian objects, including pottery, textiles, mummies, lithic pieces, metalwork, and more. To fully appreciate the details of the collection, plan to dedicate at least 2-3 hours to your visit.

Great small museum with a collection of Pre-Columbian artifacts worth seeing. A nice collection of Mayan ceramics, always a highlight for us. Beautiful weavings and textiles magnificently preserved and displayed. Beautiful Mapuche jewelry.

A great muse6of pre-Colombian artifacts. One floor is for central and south American cultures and civilizations, Mayan, Inca, Moche, etc. The bottom floor is for artifact from Chile and called Chile before Chile. Amazing stuff, from tiny objects to giant figures sculpted out of wood. If you are in Santiago, do not miss this place.

Small, high-quality. Student and senior discount tickets available. Visit if you’re nearby!

Only part of the museum was open due to construction works. Still nice to see artifacts of pre Columbian Chile

I'm giving the museum 5 stars cause I think it will be amazing once its finished. When I visited there was only really the basement exhibits open. That being said the quality of the exhibit was amazing. There was great info on the artifacts and about different cultures that lived throughout the country. Also written in English which was great for me!

Good museum with a great selection of pre-Columbian items, lots of quirky pots with faces on which was particularly fun. Took about 90 minutes to look around.

Amazing art en self explanatory. Ticket cost 10000. We where there for 1,5 hours. Enjoyed the art and well preserved pottery.

Beautifully designed museum with pre-(Christopher Columbus)Columbian artifacts and art. The permanent exhibition downstairs shouldn't be missed!

(Translated by Google) The collection is beautiful, the room in the basement is special! I found the entrance a little expensive. (Original) A coleção é linda, a sala no subsolo é especial! Achei a entrada um pouco cara.

Great museum, amazing objects from all south and Central America, makes you reflect on the impact of European colonialism on indigenous cultures

Excellent and priceless. Not too simple, not too complicated. Could be bigger but loved the size of it. A bigger souvenir shop(or with more buying options) would be nice.

Good place to see and learn about pre Colón cultures through mesoamericana and south America... They have a good collection of ancestral cultures before Europe colonization. Second floor Inka, Maya and so on... First floor, a temporary exhibition and underground floor Chile before Chile, a good selection of our natives.

A wonderful experience. This museum puts Chile in perspective, by showing you its rich history and the very diverse fabric that makes the nation.

This is a high class, high quality museum. The exhibits are well put together similar to what you'd see at any world class museum. The architecture of the building is tastefully done. There's English on the majority of the plaques. Unlike other museums there is a fee for this one of 10,000 CLP for foreigners. There's also artefacts you can see here which aren't available anywhere else. Like 7000 year old mummies..

Beautiful collection beatifully displayed. Be sure to descend to the -2 floor. The architecture is amazing - feels like you are entering a high security underground vault.

A must visit if you want to understand the various peoples and cultures of mesoamerica and Chile. Fantastic exhibits. Many in English language too.

Brilliant if small museum focussed on the pre-Colombian art of South America. Beautiful pottery and textiles from different indigenous groups. Lovely building. It’s a small museum so will only take around 1 hour- 1.5 hours to get around. Worth a trip if you have free time in Santiago however cost for tourists is 5 times the price for Chilean citizens (!!!) was around $10 which was expensive for how small the museum is so will depend on if you are price sensitive!

Possibly the best museum in the world, definitely the best in Chile. Disclaimer: I love Pre-Columbian art & history. The sheer number and variety of artifacts is astounding. You’ll see things here you won’t see anywhere else on Earth. This is a must-visit spot in Santiago.

This is one of the COOLEST museums I have ever been to anywhere in the world. The “Chile before Chile” exhibit downstairs was breathtaking to see the rich history of the land dating back over 13,000 years. Price is so reasonable at 10,000 pesos, it was not busy, and you can expect to spend ~1 hour here.

The museum is located directly in the center of Santiago within an area of a lot of old nice buildings. The most interesting part was in the basement where some parts of the precolombian art was shown also with description in relation of different location and time. In the upper part of the museum of lot of exhibits are shown but with missing additional information. Also no idea was given how to best go through the museum. Overall for a price of 10000 Pesos for a foreigner the visit was ok.

Absolutely phenomenal museum if you’re interested in the history of some fascinating peoples. The museum presented the pieces in a brilliant taxonomy that helped to appreciate the sophistication and advancement of the peoples. The second floor remains closed at May 12, 2022, which is one-third of the museum

While this is not a large museum, the preservation of the clothing and textiles from so long ago was truly spectacular. I had to ask a museum worker if they were replicas of what was created years ago because the condition was so perfect. Very informative

While most exhibits have more information in Spanish than English, there is still a decent level of information available in English next to the exhibits. The museum broadly covers Chile, and surrounding regions, before 1500. It is well curated, with different rooms representing different regions and periods of time. The ground floor has temporary exhibitions. As of December 2019 this was a display by Sheila Hicks, whose work with fibres was inspired by precolombian weaving techniques. The museum has clean bathrooms, lifts between floors, a cafe and gift shop. Entry is 7000 pesos (~£7/$10) for adults and half price for students.

The Museo Chileno de Arte Precolombino is a huge building that houses a relatively small collection of exquisite items. The collection consists of a diverse range going from tools, pottery and textiles to instruments and weapons to quipus and mummies. Everything is annotated in Spanish and English, everything's behind glass and, I suspect because of the fragile nature of the items, it's relatively dark inside. Heartily recommended.

Really awesome museum at an affordable price showing off some of the more intricate artifacts of Chile's vibrant history. Starting from the amazing basement which is 4 flights of stairs down from the main level, once you walk through the glass doors, you are greeted with an absolutely amazing exhibition space with vaulted ceilings as high as some churches but in the ground. Only a little bit of light comes through the specially designed ceiling skylight to help prevent the artifacts from degrading due to light exposure. Lots of very detailed descriptions for each artifact. The upper level also contains a massive amount of artifacts split across 2 sections of the museum. It was quite easy to navigate due to the square shape of the museum All descriptions were given in both English and Spanish which is highly appreciated. The price for admission is extremely reasonable and the quick Wi-Fi for the cafe is a nice perk.

Small museum as many galleries were closed due to Covid. Make an online reservation before showing up. Nice quick way to learn about the three different inhabited regions of Chile.

Of all of the museums I visited in Santiago, this was my favorite. The pieces I saw were unforgettable. I learned a lot about the first nation people of South America, Central America, and Mexico. The ceramics and textiles on view are fascinating. The texts are presented in English and Spanish. If you work for a museum and have your ID, you have free entry. The cafe is a great place to rest. The food is delicious and the staff is very friendly. Don't miss the experience!

I loved it. The bottom basement floor had Chilean precolumbian art. The top, second floor had art from almost all the Americas. The ground floor had an exhibit of Sheila Hicks art whose art is, in part, inspired by Incs art. Signs were in Spanish and English. They charge too much if you are not Chilean (7,000 pesos or 10 USD).

There’s plenty to see here, with some fascinating exhibits that are nicely arranged, Sadly the whole top floor is out of action due to a lack of funds. The displays are all in English as well as Spanish, but the size of some of the text is a little on the squinty side. Very nice place to spend a couple of hours.

Very rich in culture. You can't miss this.

Bacis museum, with some few interesting things(not very good information about the objects) the second floor is close....which makes is verry small

We really enjoyed this museum. A great chance to see a range of art and learn more about pre-Colombian communities and the Indigenous peoples of different parts of the Americas. It was a really well-set up museum and we definitely ran out of time to truly enjoy everything. I'd recommend at least 2 hours if you want to really read and explore the whole place! (We also had a quick coffee and sandwich in the cafe downstairs which was expensive but good quality!)

Considering this is supposed to be the top cultural attraction in Chile, I am shocked how pathetic the restaurant is. Every other major museum I have been to in South America has a five star restaurant with an extensive menu. At this restaurant there is just a handful of junk food. If you are hungry rather eat at one of the many places outside before visiting the museum.

We went before the national holiday. They were closing in 30 mins but the kind person let us in for free to visit the first floor. Very enjoyable

Also a very nice museum to visit in Santiago which has pre-Columbian artworks and artifacts from Central and South America. When we visited the museum the 2nd floor was closed. The lady at the ticket office told us beforehand. Foreigners have to pay way too much comparing to Chileans.

It is absolutely amazing, a wonderful experience that everyone should have. Sadly only one floor of the museum is currently available, but it was totally worth the visit. The information is very clear and well displayed, and I wish to go back there one day when all floors are open.

The whole second floor is closed, and will be for a long time. They do tell you this up front, which is honest and transparent, but there's no reduction of price considering the fact that most of the exhibits are on the second floor. I decided not to pay full price to go through and only see one third of the available exhibits. The customer service is very friendly and explaining the situation. But someone in charge should definitely make a decision about price reduction while the largest part of the museum is under renovation. Pre-Colombian history is fascinating, including the relics, sculptures and artwork that remains as a testimony of these past civilizations. This would be a great museum, if it were opened up and it's entirety. CLP 8.000 is the highest daily admission fee for non Chilean residents to visit the museum. Locals and students get a discount. CLP 1.000 for locals admission. CLP 4.000 for foreign students.

Some very good and informative artefacts in the basement. But the rest of the museum floors were closed. They have yet to re-open since covid. They still charged 5000 CLP though.

I will respect the opinions of those who have given this place five stars, but I simply can't do it. Given that this place charges an inflated 8000 pesos for foreigners (eight times the local price) and half of it is shut off, I left feeling really ripped off. Now, in fairness, what is open is presented well, and beautifully displays the art of Chile's diverse indigenous tribes. Ultimately though, even though it's a good room, it's not $10 good, and a discount while half the museum is closed off would have made this visit better. Ultimately, as long as they keep charging the same for much less, I would hold off on going to this museum.

Very interesting museum on the cultures before the white men came to the South and Middle America's

The second floor was closed and the 1st floor had no English translation on any exhibit. The overall display across the two floors open is very little compared to other museums. Besides the above the museum has some great pieces and very interesting information on the countries past cultures.

Impressive (but not massive) collection spanning not just Chilean but other Latin American countries’ history. English translations made this more accessible than many other museums we have been to on the continent.

Very nice compact museum that included most descriptions in English. We enjoyed the displays and the salons. The woven artifacts and textiles were sing the most amazing elements, making you wonder why we don't see such quality today.

Wow!! First museum that made me cry. So tasteful, so absolutely beautiful. I plan to return for a longer visit. The textile room is amazing.

Many objects, I'd like to have more storytelling. The building anyways is amazing, especially level -1, sala minerali Escondida.

(Translated by Google) I only passed there, I was not ... (Original) Solo pasé x ahí, no estuve ...

(Translated by Google) Excellent pieces of pre-Colombian art and other ... (Original) Excelentes peças de arte pre-colombianas e outras...

(Translated by Google) Spectacular (Original) Espectacular

(Translated by Google) Super interesting a little bit of history. Great for those who are on the subject. (Original) Super interessante um pouco da história. Ótimo pra quem é do assunto.

(Translated by Google) Very interesting museum. It is worth visiting and getting to know the cultures that inhabited America before Europeans arrived. (Original) Museu muito interessante. Vale a pena visitar e conhecer as culturas que habitavam a América antes da chegada dos europeus.

(Translated by Google) Always good exhibitors, their products are a little expensive for my taste but good ride (Original) Siempre buenos expositores,un poco caro sus productos para mi gusto pero buen paseo

(Translated by Google) Excellent exhibition and architecture of the building. Very cheap entry value. Very easy to get to in the center of Santiago. 100% recommendable (Original) Excelente exposición y arquitectura del edificio. Valor entrada muy económico . Muy fácil de llegar en el centro de Santiago. 100% Recomendable

(Translated by Google) Amazing very educational (Original) Increíble muy educativo

(Translated by Google) Its hallways are full of good vibes and great music. It is a cultural institution created by the Municipality of Santiago and the Fundación Familia Larraín Echeñique. The Museum was founded on December 10, 1981 and, being a public-private institution, it is financed in equal parts by the Municipality of Santiago, the Ministry of Cultures, Arts and Heritage and the own resources generated by the Museum itself. Its hallways are full of good vibes and great music. It is a cultural institution created by the Municipality of Santiago and the Fundación Familia Larraín Echeñique. The Museum was founded on December 10, 1981 and, being a public-private institution, it is financed in equal parts by the Municipality of Santiago, the Ministry of Cultures, Arts and Heritage and the own resources generated by the Museum itself. (Original) Its hallways are full of good vibes and great music. It is a cultural institution created by the Municipality of Santiago and the Fundación Familia Larraín Echeñique. The Museum was founded on December 10, 1981 and, being a public-private institution, it is financed in equal parts by the Municipality of Santiago, the Ministry of Cultures, Arts and Heritage and the own resources generated by the Museum itself. Sus pasillos están llenos de buena vibra y excelente música. Es una institución cultural creada por la Municipalidad de Santiago y la Fundación Familia Larraín Echeñique. El Museo fue fundado el 10 de diciembre de 1981 y, siendo una institución público-privada, es financiado en partes iguales por la Municipalidad de Santiago, el Ministerio de las Culturas, las Artes y el Patrimonio y los recursos propios generados el propio Museo.

(Translated by Google) This museum charges but it is not that expensive and it is very beautiful inside. It will come back when the pandemic passes. (Original) Este museo cobra pero no es tan caro y es muy bonito por dentro. Ya volverá cuando pase la pandemia.

(Translated by Google) English Great museum to see and learn about the native cultures from Chile. Spanish Excellent museum to see and learn about the native cultures of Chile (Original) English Great museum to see and learn about the native cultures from Chile. Español Excelente museo para ver y aprender acerca de las culturas nativas de Chile

(Translated by Google) The best museum in Santiago (Original) O melhor museu de Santiago

(Translated by Google) Very rich! (Original) Muy rico!

(Translated by Google) Undoubtedly the best museum in Santiago and second after the National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City in the richness and diversity of monuments of ancient civilizations in South and Central America. You need to lay down at least three hours for a visit. (Original) Несомненно, лучший музей Сантьяго и второй после Национального музея антропологии в Мехико по богатству и разнообразию памятников древних цивилизаций Южной и Центральной Америки. На посещение нужно закладывать не менее трёх часов.

(Translated by Google) Despite having only a few exhibitions, the route is the most brutal (Original) A pesar de haber solo pocas exposiciones el recorrido es de lo más brutal

I thought it was expensive for a tourist. 7 times the price of a resident. If they are going to do that, they should expand the English descriptions. The museum was fairly interesting. I enjoyed the bottom floor the most. The gift shop was overpriced.

It was an experience that taught me a lot about the history of the native people around Latin America. It is a most!!!

Worth checking it out if you are in town and especially if you haven’t check out other museums in South America. There were things I like but a little bit underwhelmed compared to museums I have visited throughout South America. Also go on Sunday the entrance fee is waived, otherwise it is 7000 peso.

Crossed this museum during the day. Lovely monument. Unfortunately did not get the time to visit it. hopefully next time👍

A truly breathtaking museum in Santiago. Great building housing fantastic Precolombian pottery, figurines, and some fantastic textiles and fabrics. Not to be missed! (6,000 pesos for foreign visitors and well worth it). Plenty of English captions, as well.

Tremendous museum of South American civilization before the Spanish invasion. Beautiful art.

Wow! What a wonderful museum! It gives a great overview of the indigenous people that were here through arts and crafts. A lot of useful information in English also. Really recommended!

I have visited this museum twice and I am in love! Such a nice atmosphere. The objects are presentet in a very nice way! Love it and would go there again!

(Translated by Google) Wonderful paintings, very good to know a little of Chilean history (Original) Pinturas maravilhosas, muito bom conhecer um pouco da história chilena

Wonderful museum for precolumbian art. Well displayed with excellent pottery, textiles, statues and jewelry. Information in Spanish and English.

(Translated by Google) High quality samples. You have to go with time (Original) Muestras de gran calidad. Hay que ir con tiempo

(Translated by Google) Magnify the exposure (Original) Magnifica la exposición

(Translated by Google) Good place to visit with children. (Original) Buen lugar para visitar con los niños.

(Translated by Google) To know is good and culture (Original) Para conocer es bueno y de cultura

(Translated by Google) I thought that my 7 year old daughter was not going to enjoy it, but we spent almost two hours there and she was happy. Besides, I learned a lot. Thanks nice site recommended (Original) Pense que mi hija de 7 años no lo iba a disfrutar, pero pasamos casi dos horas allí y ella feliz. Aparte que aprendío muchísimo. Gracias lindo sitio recomendado

(Translated by Google) Pleasant atmosphere. The exhibition well distributed and very interesting. Surprising Mr. Larrain's donation. (Original) Ambiente agradable. La exposición bien distribuida y muy interesante. Sorprendente la donación del Sr. Larrain.

(Translated by Google) Beautiful place to visit if you like small museums (Original) Hermoso lugar para visitar si les gustan los museos pequeños

(Translated by Google) Very beautiful and interesting (Original) Muy bonito e interesante

Great museum a lot of pieces

(Translated by Google) It is interesting and the chile room before Chile very interesting. (Original) Es interesante y la sala de chile antes de Chile muy interesante.

Highly recommended! This is a great museum. You can see precious items that are from all over latin America. I wish I could have spent more time here. I spent about 2 hrs and weren't enough! Rich history and culture. You can learn much from reading the descriptions.

(Translated by Google) They have a varied and beautiful display. I was impressed about all the artifacts, models and details that they keep, this is all in an excellent condition. In addition the capchat work very well to explain each exhibition and that is wonderful. (Original) Tienen una variada y hermosa exhibición. Me impresionó a sobre manera todos los artefactos, maquetas y detalles que conservan, esta todo en un excelente estado. Además los capchat funcionan muy bien para explicarte cada exhibición y eso es maravilloso.

Really loved the underground level detailing the history of the native people throughout Chile. Very clean and English friendly.

(Translated by Google) Excellent place to know something about our history (Original) Exlente lugar para conocer algo de nuestras historia

(Translated by Google) Extraordinary museum. It has a very good collection and facilities. (Original) Extraordinario museo. Cuenta con una muy buena colección e instalaciones.

(Translated by Google) Pleasant is quickly traveled the exhibitions are not very varied. (Original) Agradable se recorre rápidamente las exposiciones no son muy variadas.

(Translated by Google) Very nice, it connects you with the past of America .... the people who attend are very friendly. There are very new activities for children (Original) Muy lindo, te conecta con el pasado de América ....la gente que atiende es muy amable.Hay actividades muy novedosas para los niños y niñas

(Translated by Google) Beautiful museum where a friend of mine worked for several years ... It shows that she was there since the site is incredible. (Original) Precioso museo en el que trabajó una amiga mía varios años... Se nota que estuvo allí ya que el sitio está increíble.

(Translated by Google) Renovated, clean. Welcome visit. (Original) Renovado, limpio. Grata visita.

(Translated by Google) Very funny (Original) Muy divertido

(Translated by Google) Good place (Original) Buen lugar