Heritage day draws high turnout across Chile

The 27th edition of Heritage Day concluded with thousands of visitors to monuments and more than 4,000 free activities nationwide over the weekend.

Minister of Cultures Francisco Undurraga highlighted participation from 100% of the country's communes. Preliminary figures show the Museum of Fine Arts received 30% more visits than in 2025.

The “Motores con Historia” exhibit in front of La Moneda displayed more than 50 vintage vehicles, including Padre Alberto Hurtado’s Ford truck. Biminister Louis de Grange visited the display on Sunday, May 31.

The Central Bank received about 2,000 visitors and the Government Palace more than 2,600. Santiago hosted over 70 activities, while more than 1,000 people visited Palacio Falabella in Providencia on Saturday.

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Group photo of Chilean presidents and former leaders at La Moneda palace for 200th anniversary of the presidency.
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Kast and former presidents mark 200 years of the Presidency

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President José Antonio Kast gathered former presidents at La Moneda on Thursday to mark 200 years of the Presidency of the Republic. Gabriel Boric and Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle attended with family members of Sebastián Piñera and Patricio Aylwin.

Andrés Bello University will open the Palacio Herquíñigo and Casona de Las Condes to the public during Heritage Day on May 30 and 31, 2026.

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La Nit dels Museus drew 125,000 people to 94 cultural centers across Barcelona and its metropolitan area on Saturday night.

Venezuelan communities in Rancagua, Curicó, Talca and Santiago held rallies on May 3 to demand the release of political prisoners in Venezuela. Opposition leader María Corina Machado called for actions in over 120 cities worldwide. Comando Con Vzla and Mundo con Vzla organized the protests in Chile.

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President José Antonio Kast arrived Thursday at Cerro Castillo palace in Viña del Mar to finalize details of his first public account, scheduled for June 1 at the National Congress.

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