Museum of Memory and Human Rights

The Museum of Memory and Human Rights (in Spanish: Museo de la Memoria y los Derechos Humanos) is a Chilean museum located in Santiago, dedicated to commemorate the victims of human rights violations during the civic-military regime led by Augusto Pinochet between 1973 and 1990. It was inaugurated by former President Michelle Bachelet on January 11, 2010, which formed part of government works celebrating the bicentennial of Chile.

In her speech on May 21, 2007, before the full Congress, President Michelle Bachelet announced the construction of a memorial museum, and a month later she announced a public competition to select an architectural design for it. On August 28 of that year, it was announced that the winning project belonged to a group of Brazilian architects from the office "Estudio America", located in São Paulo. In 2008, a contest to select the museology company was held, to determine who would be in charge of the operation of the museum; "Árbol de Color S. A." was chosen.

The first stone of the Memorial Museum was laid by President Bachelet, who was also a victim of torture during the dictatorship of Pinochet, on December 10, 2008. The material and documentation that was put together to form the collection of the museum was mostly provided by the organization Casa de la Memoria, whose donation materialized officially on June 16, 2009 at the La Moneda Palace.

Parallel to the construction of the museum, on December 3, 2009, the museum's board was formed, and on January 6, 2010, Romy Schmidt was appointed as its executive director. Finally, President Bachelet inaugurated the museum on January 11, 2010, two months before finishing her term.

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