The Chilean National Museum of Fine Arts , located in Santiago, Chile, is one of the major centers for Chilean art and for broader South American art. Established in 1880 , the organization is managed by the "Artistic Union" .
The current building, the "Palace of the Fine Arts" , dates to 1910 and commemorates the first centennial of the Independence of Chile. It was designed by the Chilean architect Emile Jéquier in a full-blown Beaux-arts style and is situated in the Parque Forestal of Santiago. Behind it is located the Museum of Contemporary Art of the University of Chile, in which is also located the old School of Fine Arts .
The Santiago Museum of Contemporary Art is located in Santiago, Chile. It is one of the city's major museums, created in 1947, and is run by the University of Chile Faculty of Arts. Since 2005, the museum has had two separate sites: MAC Parque Forestal and MAC Quinta Normal Park.
The museum specializes in modern and contemporary art and focuses on the development, study, and dissemination of modern art through exhibitions and other activities. It also concentrates on protecting the cultural heritage that forms its collection, which is made up by over 2,000 pieces and files.
One of the museum's sites is located in Parque Forestal behind the Chilean National Museum of Fine Arts and sharing its grand Palacio de Bellas Artes building. The other site is located in Quinta Normal Park.
