Andes 1972: Witness Survival & Miracle - VIP Entry

My wife and I visited this museum on August 27th, 2025. It's an excellent museum about a tragedy and it's a tribute to the human spirit. It's a must-see.

Having graduated from high school in 1971, I remember when this occurred. It was very interesting to relive the experience in the museum, learning the stories of the victims and survivors, seeing actual artifacts and relearning of the hardships and horrors that they faced on the mountain.

Unique subject matter and hard hitting at times, but ultimately worth visiting. A must see when visiting Montevideo.

This is very much a must do in Montevideo. A phenomenal piece of history, the museum is small but well laid out. Good explanation of the events and the impacts. There is also a freezer, where you can simulate the cold conditions. Staff spoke good English, and were kind and attentive. A worthy thing to do in Montevideo

This is a spectacular museum, packed with information and memorabilia about the 1972 plane crash in the Andes. The harrowing story of how some of the passengers managed to survive and ultimately find rescue is detailed through photographs, video interviews, news clippings, and an amazing variety of artifacts. There is even a small simulator machine where you can experience - 15°C with winds. I learned so much, especially since the founder and director circulates among visitors answering questions and explained exhibits. This is truly a must see.

In terms of the sheer amount of information, the museum succeeds in analytically presenting and explaining an unimaginable survival story. But it seemed to lack empathy. Having ones picture taken in a window of a faux fuselage is ghoulish when you consider dozens of young men starved to death in something like it. I give five stars to the museum's layout and contents and sample of frigid air, but I wonder if the families, especially of the victims who died in the Andes so long ago, want this wound kept open. Let them rest in peace.

A very powerful experience once we got into the exhibits and took the time to go a little bit deeper into the timelines, letters, and quotes

Great little museum. They've done a great job pulling together artifacts and information about the crash to help visitors understand what the victims endured. Definitely worth a visit!

We had planned on visiting this museum when it opened at 10:00am, but when we passed by at 9:00, the founder/director Jörg Thomsen was by the door, and invited us to come in then. With no one else there he took 40 mins of his time to show us around before leaving us to explore on our own. Whether you already know the story or not, this is an incredible museum, explaining the tragic crash with personal items of the 45 passengers & crew, parts of the plane, and in more detail than shown in either of the big movies about it. Well worth it!

Really interesting and well put together small museum with cooperation and support from the survivors and the families that died. A real tribute to them and the strength of the human spirit. Video testimony, personal items and some that survived the wreckage. There is even a simulation chamber so you can experience the cold temperatures they had to survive in for 73 days. Well worth the 8 USD admission. We spent well over an hour here