Santiago is a city in constant growth, which every day has more spaces, whether museums, galleries or outdoor spaces, for painting, illustration, graffiti and visual art in general. With a growing demand not only to visit museums, but even art in public spaces, Santiago has been adapting to create real routes of urban and classic art, available to everyone. We invite you to a tour of some of the places you can visit to enjoy different works in Santiago:
Located in the heart of downtown Santiago, on the corner of Bandera and Compañia, this museum houses a wealth of original works preserved from the American cultures before the Spanish conquest. It is the perfect opportunity not only to appreciate art and its cultural development, but also to learn a bit of history about our native peoples.
With two venues in Santiago, the Museum of Contemporary Art is the ideal space to learn about and admire trends in contemporary art and culture, in addition to having a collection of more than three thousand pieces dating from the late nineteenth century. The headquarters located in Parque Forestal is located in an annex building of the Museo de Bellas Artes and is home to the main collection, along with temporary exhibitions of renowned artists. The headquarters located in Parque Quinta Normal, in the building known as Palacio Versailles, which was the original location of the museum, concentrates exhibitions of a more experimental nature, as well as exhibitions related to architecture.
With art and theater halls equipped with state-of-the-art technology, this cultural center's main goal was to bring new audiences or younger audiences closer to our artistic platforms. Having hosted exhibitions that became a milestone, such as the particular installation of lights, dots and objects by Yayoi Kusama or the exhibition of Yoko Ono herself.
After several months of being closed and under repairs, Bandera Street reopened, but now converted into a pedestrian walkway that combines architecture with colors and artwork. The now called Paseo Bandera is an open space that invites the inhabitants of Santiago to appreciate urban art from another perspective. The most striking feature is a floor mural, designed by artist Dasic Fernández, which covers 3,300 square meters and runs from Moneda Street to Compañia.
Because it is not all frames and frames, this museum has transformed into works of art the facades of multiple buildings in the commune of San Miguel. Muralism and graffiti reign in this place, beautifying the walls and transforming San Miguel into a place of high tourist attraction. A true symbol of urban and neighborhood art, where entire communities come together to create and fill the streets of the commune with light.
Photo: Municipality of Santiago
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