This is a great museum. Get the headphones to follow along the different rooms. We really enjoyed our hour plus there.
The charming man at reception let us leave our coats and backpack with him. We donned shoe covers to protect the parquet floors. We were given a guide in English, to the different rooms on display. There was also a photography exhibition on in one of the rooms. Just when we thought we were done, we were directed outside to the basement level. We now regretted leaving our coats at the front desk!!! Here is social history showing life downstairs. We then had to walk around the outside of the house to get back to our coats, it was now raining of course! It was inexpensive and worth quick visit.
We really liked this museum, the audio gives a thorough history to the area as well as the house. So many original furnishings, make it seem like the family had just stepped out for a moment. Amazing place!
It's a lovely house and nice to get a glimpse into the beginnings of Punta Arenas. The entry fee is very low and includes the audio guide (you will need your passport for the audio guide). Unfortunately, as you move through the house and get past the period rooms, the exhibits get poorer and seem quite unfinished. The audio guide could also be better. Worth a visit, especially because it's cheap, easily accessible and quick.
...citizens of Punta Arenas in its early years. The excellent presentation of this house gives a wonderful view of how the rich and powerful lived and spent. A good English language folder is available. Some wonderful items on display which give an indication of the European influence, not just on the furnishings but also on the food and drink and the structure of the household.
This is a lovely mansion and a very cheap admission ($1?). You are given a few pages of poorly translated English to self-guide yourself through the main floor of this mansion. It is worth it to do this, but I was disappointed that the English pamphlet did not provide more historical background and better English.
How little has changed in 100 years - the well to do certainly knew how to 'survive' early Punta Arenas life! All mod cons in an age where the majority were living in much more straitened circumstances. the house, exhibits and furniture has been well preserved and was worth the visit - note it is closed Tuesdays.
If you lived in Punta Arenas a hundred years ago, this would be "The Place to Live". I found it a great place to get lost in the romance of the past, as well as a wonderful chance to see art and history 'in context'. Often I skip the guided tour, but this is the exception. Wait, it's worth it. You can always make the loop again, solo, if you find it as interesting as I did. The premise of the premises is that with sufficient comfort one could live at the ends of the earth. You decide. . . could you live here?Fun, interesting, historic, and easy to find. Go.
A nice little anthropological museum to get you familiar with the context of this area, but the best part was the surprise contemporary art exhibit venue in the basement.
Architecture of an era gone by is witnessed in the colonial building set in the heart of the older area of Punta Arenas. With much of the trappings having to be imported from the "Olde World" you can feel the charm this home once had. Artifacts, drawings, pictures of the history and the native inhabitants of the area are also on display to allow you to see the evolution here.