Museo Arqueológico, La Serena, Archaeological museum in La Serena, Chile.

The Museo Arqueológico is a museum in La Serena that holds an extensive collection of pre-Columbian objects from northern Chile. Its holdings include tools, ceramics, and textiles made by several indigenous cultures that flourished in the region.

The museum was founded in 1943 and has since become a center for scientific research on the region's ancient cultures. Research teams have spent decades excavating sites and documenting hundreds of findings from the past.

The museum's rooms trace the pre-Hispanic history of the Coquimbo Region, from the Paleoindian period to Inca influence. A hall devoted to the institution's own history holds a monumental moái from Rapa Nui alongside objects from New Zealand and other parts of the world. A specialized library and an archive keep colonial manuscripts and early 20th-century local newspapers.

The museum is located at the corner of Cordovez and Cienfuegos and is easy to reach by public transport. Visitors should plan to spend enough time to view the collections at a comfortable pace and read the descriptions.

The stone portico at the entrance dates from 1820 and came from a colonial mansion belonging to José de Recabarren y Pardo de Figueroa, 5th Count of Villaseñor and mayor of the city in 1791.