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Museums and galleries in Punta Arenas

6 museums and galleries in Punta Arenas, from the big collections to small independent spaces.

Ranked with the travel guide's picks and well-known places first.

Museums and galleries in Punta Arenas

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    Isla Magdalena Pinguinera (penguin rookery)

    One of the top natural attractions of the region is the penguin rookery at Isla Magdalena, part of Monumento Natural Los Pingüinos. The island is a breeding site for hundreds of thousands of magellanic penguins. You can also see cormorants, seagulls and sea lions. The lighthouse has a small exhibition of the local fauna. A 5-hour trip. Two hours each way by boat and one hour on the island. Humans must stay on the path, but the penguins ignore it and will practically step on your feet as they waddle by. October - April. To get there, take the ferry from in the northern end of the city The ferry runs between November and April. The sailing takes two hours in each direction, with one hour on the island. As strong winds are common in this part of the world, seasickness can be a real risk on the ship.

    61.000

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    Museo Histórico Militar Austral

    Museum in the military facilities showcasing the military history of the region.

    Free.

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    Museo Maggiorino Borgatello

    Maggiorino Borgatello Museum

    A Salesian Society museum of natural history and pre-Colombian ethnic groups.

    Tue-Sun 10:00-12:30, 15:00-18:007,000 pesos

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    Museo Nao Victoria

    Museo Nao Victoria

    A nautically-themed museum that hosts replicas of the Nao Victoria, James Caird, Schooner Ancud and is building the first replica of the HMS Beagle. To arrive take the bus with destination Río Seco from the corner of Chiloé and Ignacio Carrera Pinto in town for $400.

    Daily 09:00-19:001,000-3,000 pesos

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    Museo Regional de Magallanes

    Regional museum, with historical artifacts and part of the Braun-Menéndez Mansion.

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    Museo de Historia Natural Río Seco

    Río Seco Natural History Museum

    Has an extraordinary collaboration between science and art, to bring natural and cultural heritages together. In 2013, brothers Benjamín Cáceres (a marine biologist) and Miguel Cáceres (a visual artist) assembled animal remnants such as skeletons in an artistic manner. It is housed in industrial buildings of the seaweed firm Algina.

    Thu Fri 15:00–18:00Free but donation welcomed

Listings from the Wikivoyage guide to Punta Arenas (CC BY-SA 4.0).