Chilean architect Emilio Jequier designed this beautiful palace and museum to replicate the Petit Palais of Paris. The palace now houses the Fine Arts Museum, one of the most important in the country and the oldest in South America. Inside the stately interior, visitors find around 2,700 paintings by foreign and Chilean artists, as well as interesting reproductions, sketches and sculptures. The museum also houses a large slide collection and an art library with more than 15,000 volumes, documents and archives. Entry is free on Sundays.

This informative museum was installed in the Real Aduana building, which was built in 1805 and 1807. Now it hosts important traveling exhibitions that bring in a large number of visitors. Permanent exhibits include valuable ceramics, paintings, sculptures and significant pre-Columbian textiles, from Mexico to Chile. Guided tours are available on request.

Artequín is an innovative scheme that allows children and young people to get close to the world of art through artistic reproductions, audiovisual materials, computers and intelligent robots. It is situated in the beautiful National Monument of the Paris Pavilion. There are tours led by professional guides and a multimedia room that includes audiovisuals, CD-ROMs, laser discs and a computer database. This museum is an excellent place for learning and for carrying out research projects.