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Pablo Fierro Museum and the Art of Dreaming

Once inside, enthusiastic Pablo Fierro, the owner of the house, is willing to unveil a world of memories from the local colonial past.

Along the waterfront of Puerto Varas, on the shores of Lake Llanquihue, we find the Pablo Fierro Museum, whose owner is a renowned Chilean visual artist, distinguished in both painting and sculpture. The museum houses countless objects that recall the daily life of the first settlers and earlier times, all with significant emotional and heritage value.

During a tour of the ground floor and the upper level, accompanied by Pablo, we learned how he organized and brought the museum to life. With patience and dedication, he collected elements from the colonization process dating back to the arrival of German and Chilean immigrants in the mid-19th century. His passion for history and art did the rest.

“Each of the items displayed here has a story and reflects the changes that occurred when German culture merged with the traditional Chilote customs,” he explained. This idea is evident in many of his paintings, created with various techniques, which depict the architecture of the grand residences of the time and the everyday life of their inhabitants.

At his invitation, we carefully held each piece in our hands to examine its details, discovering household utensils, old mailboxes, magazines, and yellowed newspapers. Some items reminded us of objects we had seen in our grandparents’ homes, evoking family memories and local traditions.

Fierro’s paintings shine alongside the objects, creating a dialogue between art and daily life. Walls and nooks are filled with exhibited items, transforming each room into a journey into the past.

The most special aspect is the presence of the creator himself, whose passionate stories turn the visit into a close and unique experience, blending history, friendship, and nostalgia.

The house itself is worth admiring. It features a beautiful, elegant wooden staircase leading to the upper floor and a balcony that spans the entire front of the building. From there, one can admire Lake Llanquihue and Osorno Volcano in all their grandeur, completing the immersive experience in the region.

For Pablo Fierro, creating this historical space was a personal dream, which he realized by opening the doors of his time-frozen home to share it with all visitors. The Pablo Fierro Museum not only preserves objects and memories but also allows visitors to experience the history of colonization and local culture in an intimate and captivating way.

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