Museo Regional de Iquique, Regional museum in Iquique, Chile.

The Museo Regional de Iquique occupies a former courthouse in a heritage-protected area of the city. The building holds collections about the archaeology and ethnography of the north, including mummified remains and handicrafted objects from different periods.

The museum grew out of an archaeological centre set up by teachers Julio Romero Corrotea and José Cubas with pupils of the Liceo de Hombres Bernardo O'Higgins, and was founded in 1960 under the Universidad del Norte, with Romero as its first director until 1965. It first occupied houses at Baquedano 902-930, moved to the Ferrocarriles del Estado buildings on Sotomayor in 1979, passed to the Municipality of Iquique in 1982, and since 1987 has been housed in the former courthouse at Paseo Baquedano 951.

The museum displays objects that tell the story of Andean peoples and coastal cultures of this region. Visitors see textiles, ceramics, and everyday items that show how people lived and traded with one another here.

The museum is reachable on foot from the city center and is located in an easily recognized building in a well-known cultural district. Visitors should allow enough time to move through the different sections, especially if interested in archaeology.

The collection includes ancient mummies from before the Inca period, showing that this region had a long history of burial practices. Such finds are rare and offer insight into the lives of coastal peoples before they encountered other cultures.