Museo del Mar Lord Cochrane, Valparaiso is one of the frequently visited tourist attractions in this city. There are a number of museums in the city that are surely worth a visit. Museo del Mar Lord Cochrane, Valparaiso is one of them.
Museo del Mar Lord Cochrane, Valparaiso was built for Lord Thomas Cochrane, although he never lived here. Lord Cochrane was a Scottish naval hero who set up the navy of Chile. This edifice is perched atop the Cerro Cordillera cliff and housed inside the residence of the Englishman Juan Mouat. The museum is built on level ground on the edge of Cerro Cordillera. You can access the museum by climbing up the Cordillera ascensor, better known as Calle Serrano.
Museo del Mar Lord Cochrane in Valparaiso is a large, colonial-style structure built in the year 1842 by Juan Mouat. The building is tile-roofed and adorned with all the trimmings. Juan Mouat installed an astronomical observatory inside the house. This is the first observatory of this sort in the country. At present, the astronomical observatory has been converted into a museum.
The exhibits in the Museo del Mar Lord Cochrane, Valparaiso include model ships that once belonged to Lord Cochrane. The ship models are on permanent display in the museum. Besides, you will come across several paintings while looking around the museum. Round the year temporary exhibitions are organized at this museum.
From the terrace of the Museo del Mar Lord Cochrane you can enjoy panoramic vistas of Valparaiso city and the harbor nearby. There are beautiful gardens near the museum. You can enjoy a nice stroll in this garden. Moreover, you can enjoy spectacular views of the surrounding from the garden.
Museo del Mar Lord Cochrane, Valparaiso remains open to public from 10 in the morning till 6 in the evening from Tuesday to Sunday between mid-March and mid-September. For the other months of the year, the museum remains open from Tuesday to Sunday from 10 am till 1 am, and again from 3 pm to 8 pm. Come to Museo del Mar Lord Cochrane, Valparaiso on your tour to this beautiful town in Chile.
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