As a way of celebrating Heritage Month, Casa Museo Eduardo Frei Montalva exhibits, during the whole month of May, five figurines in polychrome wood attributed to the XVIII century Escuela Quiteña (Quito School); a part of a valuable patrimonial collection belonging to the former president.

Colonial Polychrome Figures

These colonial imaginery-related figurines – colonial period three-dimensional figures created in a Baroque manner, which were attributed with miraculous powers, representing Christ, The Virgin, Saints, and other characters from the Catholic religion – give account of the importance that Eduardo Frei Montalva gave to cultural and artistic patrimony of past epochs and his fondness for it. This, in turn, allows us to reappraise the value of our own Latin American history.

One of the five figurines is of Saint Anthony of Padua, known as the “Franciscan Saint of Miracles”, who travelled through Italy and France bringing his message, dying at the age of 36, in 1231. Then, two figurines of Saint Gabriel can be appreciated, in which he appears dressed in clothes with a Roman influence, with his hands held upwards in a sign of prayer. Finally, there are two figurines called “Man and Woman in Flames”, simulating their travel to purgatory (see picture).

The figurines attributed to the XVIII century Quito School – one of the most representative cultural manifestations of artistic and religious merging between the indigenous and the European world during our colonial epoch – will be available for visiting, free of charge, from May 11th to May 18th, because of the second anniversary of Casa Museo and the International Museum Day. Also, you will be able to visit our Museum, free of charge, on Sunday 30th of May, during the XI Heritage Day celebration.

We will be expecting your visit from Tuesday to Sunday, from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm.

Hindenburg Street 683, Providencia. Tel. (02) 881 86 74

Adults $ 1,300 (Chilean pesos)

Senior citizens, students and children $ 700 (Chilean pesos)

E-mail: contacto@casamuseoeduardofrei.cl