It was created on July 13, 1944, as
Museo de Aviación, during the government of
Juan Antonio Ríos, by Supreme Decree No. 486, which stipulated, among other things, that it would be located in
Santiago, that it would depend on the General Directorate of Civil Aeronautics and that it would be developed thanks to
donations and expenditures. Originally located at Cathedral Street in Central Santiago, it later moved to other facilities belonging to the Directorate of Aeronautics and the
Museo Histórico Nacional. In 1968, it was transferred to the Paris Pavilion of the
Quinta Normal, which is now occupied by the
Museo Artequin; Finally, on September 20, 1988, construction began on the modern museum building, located in
Cerrillos commune on land that previously belonged to
Los Cerrillos Airport (Avenida Pedro Aguirre Cerda No. 5000). The architect in charge of its design was Fernando Torres Arancibia. Due to the
COVID-19 pandemic, the MNAE was closed to the public in April 2020 and reopened in January 2022. == See also ==