Museum of Memory and Human Rights
Estudio América · Santiago, Chile · 2010
The Museum of Memory and Human Rights provides a contemporary setting for documentation and remembrance in Santiago. Estudio América's design opened in 2010, placing a distinctive gallery volume above a public ground-level approach. The contrast between the building's outer enclosure and the more concentrated exhibition route supports a programme concerned with difficult historical material. Its architecture is useful for studying how a civic institution can combine public gathering, symbolic presence and the practical demands of displaying archives and testimony. Visiting: General museum admission is free. Check temporary exhibitions and opening hours.