One of the famous museums in Santiago is the Museo de San Francisco, Santiago. It is one of the most visited tourist attractions in Santiago. The city is the capital of Peru and is known as Santiago de Chile in Spanish. The Spanish Conquistador Pedro de Valdivia founded the city on February 12, 1541. Santiago is one of the important tourist destinations in Chile. Don’t’ miss out the Museo de San Francisco, Santiago while traveling in Santiago.
Museo de San Francisco in Santiago comprises of a monastery and a museum. The monastery was constructed through many incidents of fires and earthquakes. The two-storey cloisters beside the church of this Santiago tourist attraction were finished. But these were damaged significantly in the earthquake of 1647.
There was a refectory and four cloisters in the mid 18th century. The Franciscan brothers sold the interior cloisters in the early 20th century. With this, the monastery of the Museo de San Francisco, Santiago was reduced to only one cloister. The Franciscan brothers still use the cloister and the adjacent buildings.
The Museo de San Francisco, Santiago features the San Francisco Museum of Art. This museum is located in a part of the monastery. The precious collections reflect the religious sentiments of the colonial period. The public have been able to view thee precious collections from 1969. The Museo de San Francisco, Santiago is maintained by the San Francisco Restoration Committee.
In the sacristy of the Museo de San Francisco, Santiago church, there are precious outstanding paintings. Some of the priceless painting is the ‘Series on the Life of the Virgin’. This oil painting was made in the 17th century in the school of Cuzco. The other painting is the ‘Genealogy of the Franciscan Order’. There are a number of sculptures of the Crucifixion and others art items made in the style of the School of Quito. You can see a beautiful Jesuit altar at the Museo de San Francisco, Santiago. This chapel was in the chapel of Ossa and there are various Chilean origin objects and furniture.
Visit the Chapter House of the Museo de San Francisco, Santiago where you can fine paintings. Other important places in Santiago museum are the Hall of the Silversmiths, the Hall of St. Pedro of Alcantara, the Hall of Gabriela Mistreal, the Hall of the Locksmiths Craft and the Hall of the life of St. Francis.
This museum gives travelers an idea of the artistic heritage of the colonial times in Chile.
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