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North America. Perhaps the most famous, is the surrealist
painter Roberto Matta. Other prominent artists include
Nemesio Antúnez, Arturo Duclós, Samy Benmayor, Bororo,
Alfredo Jaar, José Balmes, Gracia Barrios and Gonzalo
Cienfuegos. Fine examples of Chilean and international art
are on display at the Museo de Bellas Artes (Fine Arts Musem)
and the Museo de Arte Contemporáneo (Contemporary Art
Museum) in Santiago.
Museums in Chile
Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes (Fine Arts Museum) Parque
Forestal, Santiago
Museo de Arte Contemporáneo (Contemporary Art Museum)
Parque Forestal, Santiago
Museo Chileno de Arte Pre-Colombino (Museum of
Pre-Colombian Art) Bandera 361, Santiago
Casa Colorado y Museo de Santiago (Red House and Santiago
Museum) Merced 860, Santiago
Museo de Arte Colonial San Francisco (San Francisco Church
and Museum of Colonial Art) Londres 4, Santiago
Quinta Normal Park. Houses Museo Ferroviario (Railway
Museum), Museo de Ciencia y Tecnología (Museum of Science
and Technology), Artequin Museum and Museo Nacional de
Historia Natural (Museum of Natural History).
Museo Interactivo Mirador (MIM) Avenida Sebastopol 90,
Parque Brasil, Santiago. Hands-on children’s museum.
Museo de Arte Popular Americano (Museum of American
Folk Art) Compañía 2691, Santiago
La Chascona ( Pablo Neruda’s House) Fernando Márquez
de la Plata 0192, Bellavista, Santiago
Isla Negra ( Pablo Neruda’s home on the coast)
Museo de Bellas Artes de Viña del Mar (Museum of Fine Arts
of Viña del Mar) Palacio Vergara, Viña del Mar.
Museo Antropológico P. Sebastián Englert (Rapa Nui Museum),
Tahai, Easter Island
Museo Arqueológico Padre Le Paige, San Pedro de Atacama.