National Museum of Sculpture

Located on the Lircay Campus, the University of Talca's sculptural heritage is unique. It consists of three areas: the Lily Garafulic Room, the Small Sculpture Gallery, and the Sculpture Park.

Lily Garafulic Room

In 2015, the University of Talca inaugurated a gallery named after sculptor Lily Garafulic in honor of her. A sculptor, director of the Museum of Fine Arts, and recipient of the 1995 National Prize for Fine Arts, Garafulic's work is on display here, making the 67 pieces bequeathed by the artist to the University available to the community. 

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Location: Campus Lircay, Av. Lircay S/N.
Monday to Sunday from 09:00 a.m. to 19:00 p.m.

Sculpture Park

The Sculpture Park houses a significant portion of the artistic creations of Chile's finest sculptors since the second half of the 1995th century. In 1997, on the occasion of the University's XNUMXth anniversary, the work "Trueno" (Talca) by sculptor Sergio Castillo, winner of the XNUMX National Art Prize, was inaugurated. This work marks the beginning of this ambitious sculpture collecting project.  

This collection of more than 30 monumental works has incorporated the work of prominent sculptors: Marta Colvin, Lily Garafulic, Sergio Castillo, Raúl Valdivieso, Federico Assler, Francisco Gazitúa, Aura Castro, Osvaldo Peña, Matías Vial, Isabel Sotomayor, José Vicente Gajardo, Mario Irarrázabal, Francisca Cerda, Marcela Correa, Alicia Larraín, Cristián Salineros, and Waldemar Otto, among others. The works range in size from 2,5 meters for the smallest to 7 meters for the largest.  

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Location: Campus Lircay, Av. Lircay S/N.
Monday to Sunday from 09:00 a.m. to 19:00 p.m.

Gallery of Small-format Sculptures

Since 2020, the University has opened the Small Sculpture Gallery. Located next to the Bicentennial Space, it includes works by prominent sculptors such as José Vicente Gajardo, Lise Moller, Humberto Soto, Aura Castro, and Lucho Inostroza, as well as a special section dedicated to light sculptures by Alejandro Siña. 

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Location: Campus Lircay, Av. Lircay S/N.
Monday to Sunday from 09:00 a.m. to 18:00 p.m.