Pandemic fallout puts Chilean poet Pablo Neruda’s legacy at risk, foundation says

The three museum houses, located in central Chile, were closed for 17 months due to the pandemic and reopened last September after health measures loosened around the Andean country, aided by a strong vaccination campaign.

Chile’s Nobel Prize-winning poet Pablo Neruda’s museum houses are at risk of shutting down for good after forced closures and a sharp drop in tourism caused by the coronavirus pandemic dried up funds, the foundation in charge of managing them said.