Our Purpose

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.

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
Patricia Araya Gutiérrez 
Ambassador, Head of DIRAC

Career diplomat and graduate of the Andrés Bello Diplomatic Academy, with experience in various areas of Chilean foreign policy and diplomatic missions across Asia, the Americas, and Europe. She has served at the Embassies of Chile in South Korea, Malaysia, El Salvador, and Italy, and as Chile’s Alternate Representative to FAO, WFP, and IFAD.

Board Member
Patricia Arancibia Clavel
Appointed by the Minister of Cultures, Arts and Heritage

Historian and writer with more than three decades of experience researching and promoting Chile’s economic and business history. She has published more than 80 books on companies, families, leaders, and prominent figures in the country’s political, social, and cultural history.

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.

Alejandra Valenzuela Oyanedel

She holds a degree in History from the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile and has more than twenty years of experience in cultural management, international cooperation, and project development across the public and private sectors.

Throughout her career, she has led cultural initiatives of national and international scope, including the Programme for the Internationalisation of Chilean Books and Authors and Chile’s participation as Guest of Honour at the Guadalajara International Book Fair. She also served as Chile’s Cultural Attaché in Mexico and has contributed to the development of several exhibition projects presented in Chile.