Museo de Lota, Mining history museum in Lota, Chile.

The Museo Histórico de Lota occupies a 25-room house built in 1864 in English style to store valuables and lodge the highest-ranking administrators of the Lota coal company. Its rooms display furniture, decorative ceramics, lamps, mining tools, paintings, photographs and texts on the city's history, plus four cases devoted to the Mapuche people and pieces from the Cousiño family.

Built in 1864 in English style with 25 rooms, the house stored valuables and lodged the highest-ranking administrators of the Lota coal company. In 1871 it was occupied by Dr. Munro, the first physician the Cousiño family brought to Lota, later by Dr. Duncan and by successive company managers. From here Matías Cousiño drove large-scale coal mining; after Luis Cousiño died in 1873, his widow Isidora Goyenechea took over the business. The Fundación Chile created the museum on 17 December 1998.

Four display cases are devoted to the Mapuche, alongside pieces from the colonial period and objects linked to the Cousiño family. Furniture, decorative ceramics, lamps, mining tools, paintings and photographs illustrate the history of Lota and its coal company.

The museum is 100 metres from the entrance to Isidora Cousiño Park, in Lota, Concepción Province. The house has 25 rooms, so allow time to see the furniture, ceramics, lamps, mining tools, paintings and photographs on display. Four display cases are devoted to Mapuche pieces.

The house was built in 1864 to store valuables and lodge the highest-ranking administrators of the Lota coal company. In 1871 it housed Dr. Munro, the first physician the Cousiño family brought to Lota, followed by Dr. Duncan and later company managers. It stands 100 metres from the entrance to Isidora Cousiño Park.