The Museo Arqueológico (MAS) is located next to the Museo de Artes Visuales (MAVI) in Barrio Lastarria. The museum has a collection of textiles, ceramics, jewelry, indigenous carvings and everyday artifacts from the pre-Columbian era. Highlights include the Chinchorro mummy and the tablets used by religious leaders to sniff hallucinogenic drugs. The museum is small and everything can easily be seen in under an hour. Open 10:30 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. Closed Monday.

Location:
José Victorino Lastarria 307
Center, Santiago, Chile

Museum

Getting There
Closest Metro: Bellas Artes or Universidad Católica

Price Description: $2

Free on Sundays

Free with entrance ticket to MAVI

Open Hours from:10:30 a.m.

Open Hours to:6:30 p.m.

Days Closed:Monday

Travel Skills: None

Currencies accepted
Chilean Peso

Contact Information:
Phone: 56-2-6383502
URL: www.mavi.cl

By Noleen Turner

I'm originally from Northern Ireland but have lived in Santiago de Chile for over two years. I work in marketing communications and as a writer and...

Created: 17 Oct 2008

Updated: 24 Aug 2009

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