History
The Yarur family, with roots in Belén since the 19th century, saw Juan Yarur Lolas emigrate to Latin America in 1914 in search of opportunities with his brother Nicolás. In 1926, Juan established a textile business in La Paz, Bolivia, and in 1934 he founded a spinning factory in Santiago, Chile.
The Fashion Museum has a Conservation and Restoration Center dedicated to preserving the collections through preventive conservation and restoration of textile pieces.
The Museum
The Fashion Museum, founded in 1999 by Jorge Yarur Bascuñán in the family residence, is a private museum that focuses on fashion from the 1950s and 1960s.