We work to ensure that people can fully and meaningfully exercise their cultural rights in their everyday lives. Culture is essential to the integral development of human beings.
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Mission
To promote the dissemination, reflection, creation, and dialogue around cultures, the arts, and heritage, engaging with diverse territories and fostering community in order to contribute to ensuring the exercise of cultural rights.
Vision
To become a national and international benchmark, generating a diverse, contemporary, high-quality cultural offering with a strong social purpose that contributes to social cohesion and people’s quality of life.
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The Centro Cultural Palacio La Moneda Foundation is a private, non-profit organization governed by a Board of Directors composed of six members.
President
Drina Rendic Espinosa
Appointed by the Minister of Cultures, Arts and Heritage
A business administrator and cultural manager with over four decades of experience in the arts sector, she has developed an outstanding career in the promotion and dissemination of the arts both in Chile and internationally. She has led the Chilean Chapter of the National Museum of Women in the Arts and the International Women’s Forum, promoting initiatives aimed at increasing the visibility of women’s artistic work and strengthening women’s leadership in the cultural sector.
Vice president
Juan Martabit Scaff
Appointed by the Minister of Cultures, Arts and Heritage
Career diplomat with postings in Paris, Zaire, London and Lima. He has served as Consul General in La Paz and as Ambassador of Chile to Norway, Singapore and Brazil, as well as to the International Organizations in Geneva and to the Netherlands. He also served as co-agent before the International Court of Justice in The Hague.
Treasurer
Rodrigo Álamos Swinburn
Appointed by the Minister of Cultures, Arts and Heritage
Partner at Capital Advisors and Director at Valpo Surf Project.
Civil Engineer from Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile and a reservist in the Chilean Navy.
Secretary
Alan Trampe Torrejón
National Deputy Director of Museums, Ministry of Cultures, Arts and Heritage
He currently serves as President of the Ibermuseums Program and is recognized for his commitment to the development of Chilean museology. With extensive experience in heritage and culture, he has led the National Plan for the Comprehensive Improvement of Museums.
Board Member
Nicholas Shea Carey
Appointed by the Minister of Cultures, Arts and Heritage
Entrepreneur.
Executive Chairman of Cumplo.
Founder of Start-Up Chile, Cumplo, eClass, ASECH, and G100.
Business Administration graduate from Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile; MSc in Education from Columbia University; MSc in Management from Stanford University.
Board Member
Mauricio Hurtado Navia
Director of DIRAC (Division of Cultures, Arts, Heritage and Public Diplomacy)
Former Ambassador of Chile to China, he has an extensive political career. He served as a professional at the Directorate of Regional Multilateral Integration of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and represented Chile in Cuba during the second administration of Sebastián Piñera.
Board Member
Paula Urenda Warren
Appointed by the Minister of Cultures, Arts and Heritage
Business Administration graduate from Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
Former CEO of Grupo Diario Financiero and former CEO of the Chilean Chamber of Construction. She currently serves as Vice President of Graduate Studies at Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez.
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