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RobinS595
Go to the museums, shop for local crafts or a book while learning about the craftspeople via display videos, eat lunch in the cafe. This is a relaxing place to get out of the sun and heat of the city for a break.
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ernaniazevedo
An open centre for rotative expositions, disposed in three big rooms and a cinema. The snack bars in the Centro Cultural are expensive, but one usually doesn't get there to eat. Its entrance is barely noticed under the front of the Plaza de la Ciudadania, but it is surely worth looking.
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EastSussexFlorence
We tried two of the cafes for lunch and both were great. Interesting place to sit, the small cafe shows trailers for the movies they are showing. Temporary exhibitions, often lots going on in the downstairs area. We checked out the Chilean crafts shops all over Chile, including at Los Dominicos, and thought that the one here actually had nicer jewellery, scarves and rugs than anywhere else we went. Pop in if you are in the area and see what is going on. (also a handy bathroom!)
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NuriaAlvarez
This sunken Plaza offers a market in the weekends where you can find handcraft objects and activities for kids.
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FabioNP
If you are visiting Plaza de la Moneda to check the guard, take some extra time to also visit here. But don't expect that much.
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605virginiaf
While we were there,, there was a Brazilian show which was interesting but again--nothing in English--written in Portuguese and Spanish and tough to follow at times. The images were interesting and there was certainly a lot to see in the exhibit--there were three parts of the exhibit. There were vendors set up in the central "plaza" selling hand made items. Many were quite interesting. Worth a visit depending on what is there--I did not see any permanent collection and we could not get into the Palacio part while we were there--we kept getting conflicting stories. We also went to the restaurant there which had appetizer size empanadas that were yummy--we had the meat ones and the cheese ones and a cup of cappuccino each--and they brought water without being asked! But the food in the café was excellent if different from the standard empanadas.
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LindaS562
Politically interesting and historically significant building and site. Not really too much to see though. Was under pretty tight police control when we were there late Oct 2014.
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Saranger
Learn the history of the events that have happened at the Palacio de la Moneda before you. The Cultural Center is an added bonus to this area and the plaza is a nice public space.
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1974AAUU
Underground the Presidential Palace, this center is a great addition to the downtown area.Some good restaurants. Parking. Local (upscale) handcrafts. And the cultural center, that curates some excellent expositions.
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kupunakane
I had read a lot about the exhibitions here and a Chilean friend had recommended that we visit. The day we visited, however, there was almost nothing to see in the Cultural Center, as most of the rooms were closed. I don't know if they were between exhibitions or not. The building itself is interesting and we enjoyed the small free museum in the back right corner of the entrance level. There is no charge.