The Government of Chile has launched the “Museums in Summer 2025” program, which basically consists of the FREE opening of several museums that normally charge admission will be free for this unmissable day.
Below we tell you what the museums of Chile that on Friday the 17th will open free.
Which museums in Chile open on Friday for FREE?
Artequin Museum (Metropolitan Region)
This museum It is interactive in nature, and was inaugurated in 1992. It is located in the Paris Pavilion, located in the Estación Central commune in the city of Santiago.
Sound Museum (Metropolitan Region)
This museum is dedicated to preserving the history of musical recording and reproduction. It is located in the Yungay neighborhood of the city of Santiago, Chile.
Chilean Museum of Pre-Columbian Art (Metropolitan Region)
This museum is a cultural institution created by the Municipality of Santiago and the Larraín Echeñique Family Foundation.
In the enclosure you can see unique works of art such as Chinchorro Mummies, works in ceramics, metal and stone, true works of art from the Mayans, Aztecs, Andean cultures, ancient peoples of the Amazon and the Caribbean, and an outstanding collection of art from the societies that inhabited the current Chilean territory.
National Circus Museum (Metropolitan Region)
According to the Chilean museums website, this place has the “mission of generating a space for the dissemination and study of the country’s circus culture. Promoting the circus in its different styles and disciplines; through samples shared by the community circus.”
Morro de Arica Historical and Weapons Museum (Arica and Parinacota Region)
This museum It commemorates the War of the Pacific and the Assault and Taking of Morro de Arica by Chilean troops on June 7, 1880.
The weapons that have been part of the Army, from the end of the 19th century to the 1960s, are exhibited in the place. The museum has been in operation since the 1970s.
Huantajaya Silver Museum (Tarapacá Region)
Another of the museums that will open for free is the Huantajaya silver museum, which is located in Alto Hospicio. It preserves the history of the Huantajaya silver mine, from pre-Hispanic times to the Republican era.
