Salesian Museum Maggiorino Borgatello
Museo Salesiano Maggiorino Borgatello
A long-established museum founded by Salesian missionaries, known for its Patagonian Indigenous artifacts, animal specimens, and ethnographic collection from Tierra del Fuego.
Founded in 1893, the museum grew out of collections gathered by Salesian friars who did missionary work in Tierra del Fuego. It displays tools, clothing, and old photographs of Indigenous peoples including the Selk'nam, Yámana, and Kawésqar, along with a large number of Patagonian birds and animal specimens, a history gallery on the oil and sheep-farming industries, and a reconstructed cave. The displays have an old-fashioned style, but the content is rich, and it is a good place to learn about the tragic history of Tierra del Fuego's Indigenous peoples. The museum is connected to the Basilica of Our Lady Help of Christians. Admission is about 5,000 Chilean pesos, and it is closed on Mondays.
Opening hours
Tue–Sun approx. 10:00–17:30
Nearby sights
- Sara Braun Municipal Cemetery
- Magallanes Regional Museum (Braun-Menéndez Palace)
- Monumento al Ovejero
- Palacio Sara Braun
- Plaza Muñoz Gamero & Magellan Monument
- Costanera del Estrecho
- Cerro de la Cruz Viewpoint
- Museo del Recuerdo