Museo Colonial (English: ''Colonial Museum'') is a historical, cultural and religious museum located in

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. The museum explores the

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period of Chile and South America, with a collection of paintings, sculpture, furniture and other objects. Many of the pieces are religious, and were created in Peru, the former colonial capital. The museum also features a

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of the

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which is "gigantic" in size and includes 644 miniature portraits. The museum is housed in the convent adjacent to San Francisco Church.

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