Street art

The street art of Bellavista

The Santiago audio-guided tour invites you to observe the street art that covers the streets of Bellavista: a colourful, creative and engaged art, which makes this district a veritable open-air gallery.

An art born of resistance

Chilean street art developed both during the dictatorship, as a form of resistance, and after it, as an expression of speech finally freed. In Bellavista, the walls became covered with works bearing ideas and dreams. While Valparaiso is often cited as the capital of muralism, Santiago is not to be outdone, all the more so as many shopkeepers themselves hire artists to adorn their façades. To go further, the open-air museum of San Miguel, to the south of the city, presents immense frescoes on the themes of human rights, nature or the Mapuche communities.

What there is to see

Losing oneself in the streets of Bellavista, one discovers a profusion of colourful frescoes, by turns poetic, political or dreamlike, which bring a touch of colour to the heart of the city centre. It is an ideal walk for lovers of urban art, who can also take part in thematic guided tours to better understand its messages.

Practical information

Street art can be discovered in the streets of the Bellavista district, in Santiago, freely on foot and at all hours, on the level. The works, exhibited in the open air, evolve over time. Guided tours of Chilean street art are offered, notably at the open-air museum of San Miguel.

When did Chilean street art develop?

During the dictatorship, as a form of resistance, then after it, as an expression of speech finally freed.

Where to see more street art around Santiago?

At the open-air museum of San Miguel, to the south of the city, where immense frescoes address human rights, nature and the Mapuche communities.