Centro Cultural Palacio de La Moneda ("Palacio de La Moneda Cultural Center") is a cultural facility located in
Santiago, Chile
Santiago (, ; ), also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile as well as one of the largest cities in the Americas. It is the center of Chile's most densely populated region, the Santiago Metropolitan Region, whose ...
, under the
Citizenry Square, in the southern façade of the
Palacio de La Moneda
Palacio de La Moneda (, ''Palace of the Mint''), or simply La Moneda, is the seat of the President of the Republic of Chile. It also houses the offices of three cabinet ministers: Interior, General Secretariat of the Presidency and General Secre ...
. It is intended to place the Chilean capital in the international cultural circuit, allowing participative and formative access for all citizens to the cultural and audiovisual richness of the nation.
It was built between November 2004 and January 2006
and was designed by Chilean architect
Cristián Undurraga
Cristián Undurraga (born October 13, 1954 in Santiago, Chile) is a Chilean architect.
Early life
He graduated from Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile in 1977.
Career
In 1978 he founded Undurraga Deves Studio. Among his foundational wo ...
. It contains 7,200 m², with two main exhibition halls, each 620 m² in area.
This project is part of the bigger Bicentennial Project,
in preparation for the 200th anniversary of Chile's Republican Life. As part of this plan, many public buildings, parks, libraries, airports, and boulevards have been built or improved.
Also this center houses other minor exhibition halls: the ''Centro de Documentación de las Artes'' ("Arts Documentation Center", with information and resources concerning modern and contemporary art), ''Cineteca Nacional'' ("National Film Archive"). The program for the movie showings at the National Film Archive can be foun
here The museum also has a Digital Laboratory (for film restoring and digitallization), Restaurants, Café, and a small Shop. There is a new art and technology exhibition room.
There is a parking garage under the space with room for 564 cars on 4 levels, with pedestrian and vehicular access on Morande street and Teatinos street.
The inaugural exhibit (from January to July 2006) is ''México: del Cuerpo al Cosmos'' ("Mexico: from Body to Cosmos"), featuring about 200 pieces of ancient
Mexican art
Various types of visual arts developed in the geographical area now known as Mexico. The development of these arts roughly follows the history of Mexico, divided into the prehispanic Mesoamerican era, the colonial period, with the period after ...
.
If you plan ahead, you can get a free guided tour of the museum. On the weekends only the general public can receive the tour. On the week days, social organizations, students, and companies can organize a guided tour, as well as the general public.
References
External links
Official Centro Cultural Palacio de La Moneda websiteOfficial Bicentennial Project WebsiteChile 15 Mil Años
show at Centro Cultural Palacio de La Moneda
{{authority control
Art museums and galleries in Chile
Museums in Santiago, Chile
Art museums established in 2006
2006 establishments in Chile