Domo Cultura Ánimas, Site museum in Coquimbo, Chile

Domo Cultura Ánimas is a site museum in Coquimbo, housed in a dome built in 2005 on Plaza Gabriela Mistral, next to the Plaza de Armas. Inside are a main hall with a reproduction of the 1981 burial, a small library and an auditorium. The main hall also holds Bruno Tardito's permanent visual display "Los Cuatro Puntos Cardinales", four panoramic views of Coquimbo from each cardinal point.

An indigenous burial was found during excavations inside Coquimbo's Plaza de Armas in May 1981, and a first site museum opened in 1982; most of its objects are now held at the Museo Arqueológico de La Serena. In 2004, under mayor Pedro Velásquez, the two adjoining squares were remodelled and a dome replaced the abandoned museum, inaugurated in 2005.

The name comes from the Ánimas culture, precursor of the Diaguita, who lived in Chile's Norte Chico between 900 and 1200 AD; remains of that culture were found during the 1981 excavations. In the main hall hangs the permanent visual display "Los Cuatro Puntos Cardinales" by Bruno Tardito, four panoramic views of Coquimbo seen from each cardinal point. Art exhibitions and shows are held here sporadically, especially in summer.

Entry is free of charge and the center sits within walking distance of Coquimbo's main square. Summer months bring expanded exhibitions, so visiting during warmer weather offers more to explore and experience.

The burial objects found in 1981 are mostly kept at the Museo Arqueológico de La Serena, not here; the main hall shows a reproduction of the burials. The permanent visual piece "Los Cuatro Puntos Cardinales" by Bruno Tardito presents four panoramic views of Coquimbo, one from each cardinal point.