Museo Parque de las Esculturas de Providencia, Open-air sculpture museum along Mapocho River in Providencia, Chile

Museo Parque de las Esculturas is an open-air art museum with more than 40 sculptures arranged across landscaped grounds along the northern bank of the Mapocho River in Santiago. The works of varying sizes sit among trees and planted areas, forming an uncovered gallery without walls or roofs.

Following devastating floods in 1982, this area became Latin America's first sculpture park, officially opening on December 17, 1986. The project transformed a damaged location into a public space for contemporary art.

The park's first installed work was Pachamama, a tribute to Mother Earth by Marta Colvin, National Art Prize 1970. Since 2002 it has hosted the Providencia Jazz International Festival each January, and in 1989 an exhibition hall opened at its centre for temporary shows by new talents.

The park is free and open daily, best reached by taking the metro to Pedro de Valdivia station and walking north. Access is flat and straightforward, allowing visitors to explore the entire grounds without difficulty.

The exhibition begins on the bridges at either end: Pedro de Valdivia to the west and Padre Letelier (Nueva de Lyon) to the east each carry three sculptures facing the park. On the first are Diacronía by Alejandra Ruddoff, Mapuchuco by Joaquín Mirauda and Árbol de bronce by Gaspar Galaz.