Presentday diaguita communities in chile speak spanish only. Get your team aligned with all the tools you need on one secure, reliable video platform. This wellendowed collection of artifacts of the regions indigenous peoples, much of it donated by the. Welcome to our website, where you will find information about the precolumbian art of chile, the cultures that created it, and their descendants. To limit the spread of the coronavirus, attractions may be closed or have partial closures. The museum closed in 2011 for extensive renovations and reopened in january 2014. Welcome to our website, where you will find information about the precolumbian art of chile, the cultures that created. Currently, it is the only specialized periodical of its kind in latin america. Book for a general audience that offers a vision of the development of the tiwanaku society in the lake titicaca basin and its sphere of interaction in the southcentral andes.
This file is licensed under the creative commons attributionshare alike 4. The museum was founded in 1981 by sergio larrain garcia moreno a chilean philanthropist. Ubicacion del rio ilave y zonas del estudio klink 1999. The museum was founded by the chilean architect and antiquities collector sergio. Historic documents tell us that in the early traveling exhibits and close to eighty. Free entrance for teachers of the formal chilean education system and for academics of chilean universities. Chilean museum of precolumbian art is an art museum dedicated to the study and display of precolumbian artworks and artifacts from central and south america. The first part focuses on the urbanceremonial core of tiwanaku. Download recordings of the permanent exhibition display texts in english, french, portuguese and spanish here. Chiles indigenous peoples are the human groups that descended directly from precolumbian cultures and retain social and cultural elements that distinguish them from the rest of the population. Precolumbian cultures that developed in a given territory and period of what is now chile.
The works left by these cultures often present similar styles. Since it was founded thirty years ago, the museum has produced a wide range of publications on precolumbian art and cultures. Please consult government travel advisories before. Inside a spanish colonial mansion with an inca ceremonial courtyard, this dramatically curated precolumbian art museum showcases a stunningly varied, if selectively small, collection of archaeological artifacts previously buried in the vast storerooms of limas museo larco. If you book with tripadvisor, you can cancel at least 24 hours before the start date of your tour for a full refund. Quando viajamos, as visitas aos museus sempre estao em nossos roteiros. His donation of ancient american art and artifacts has been matched over years by generous donation especially that of latin american historic objects and art. The museum is located in the city centre of santiago, the capital of chile.