Santiago and the arts  

Santiago and the arts The arts of Santiago cover a wide range of expressions: like a heart they pulse in every corner of this town. There are street artists who would deserve to be admired for hours, as well as painters, poets, sculptors and musicians at the most refined level. 

One of the most astonishing aspects of Santiago is the contrast between the growth of a modern metropolis and the urgency of expression coming from the soul of the people. The history of the Chilean arts reflects naturally two souls: the heart of the original populations of the country before the colonial society and the new style created afterwards. 

With this tour we will see a wonderful collection of fabrics, musical instruments, ceramics, sculptures and paintings documenting the local societies preceding the discovery of America, like that of the Mapuche culture, and we will confront them with furniture and objects created by the new society of Chile in the following centuries, importing European models of art. We will also understand the relation and the constant dialog between Chile and Europe, or Chile and North America. 

Along with the discovery of masterpieces in some churches, your adventure will include stops in the Museum of Bellas Artes, or in the Museo Interactivo Mirador. In the 1800s we assist to the development of a wonderful school of painting, and seeing the masterpieces created by the local artists. New artistic currents where developed in Chile after World War Two, just think of the genial painter Matta, so that we will complete our tour with an immersion in the world of contemporary art.