Santiago Museums: Ancient, Colonial & Modern Chile

Overview

Travel Chile's history in order with a local: 5,000 years of pre-Columbian art, the square where the conquest began, and a colonial mansion spanning colony to today. Coffee and tickets included.

Highlights

• Explore 5,000 years of art at the Pre-Columbian Museum
• Meet Chile's first peoples: Mapuche, Rapa Nui, Lickanantay
• Stand where the Spanish conquest began, at Plaza de Armas
• Enter a 1769 colonial mansion, now the Museum of Santiago
• Museum tickets and a classic downtown coffee included

Itinerary

1. 01

   Meet your guide & welcome 15 min

   Meet at the Pre-Columbian Art Museum entrance.

2. 02

   Pre-Columbian Art Museum 75 min

   5,000 years of American art and Chile's first peoples.

3. 03

   Coffee at Galeria Edwards 45 min

   Coffee at Siniestra, a classic downtown gallery.

4. 04

   Where the conquest began 30 min

   Plaza de Armas, the founding heart (1541).

5. 05

   Casa Colorada, colony to today 45 min

   The 1769 red mansion, now the Museum of Santiago.

6. 06

   Farewell & recommendations 15 min

   Goodbye and tips.

Where we meet

Meeting point

Museo Chileno de Arte Precolombino, Bandera 361 (Metro Plaza de Armas)

Ends at

Casa Colorada / Plaza de Armas

Cancellation

Cancel up to 24 hours before the start for a full refund. Later cancellations and no-shows are not refundable.