The Chilean National Museum of Fine Arts in Santiago was designed by Emile Jéquier, also spelled Emilio in the text, for the Chilean government. The Artistic Union manages the museum. The government decided on a new building in 1901, and it was inaugurated on September 21, 1910. The infobox's 1880 date refers to the museum's founding, not the building.
The article calls the style Neoclassical and Second Empire, with Baroque Revival elements, Art Nouveau details and Beaux-Arts touches. The layout and facade were modeled on the Petit Palais in Paris. The glass cupola was designed and made in Belgium.
The 1960 Chilean earthquake damaged the building, which was then seismically upgraded, and damage in the 2010 earthquake was limited to exterior elements that fell. It houses the museum, a major center for Chilean and South American art. The article gives no dimensions or hours.
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