The Keyboard Collector of Santiago

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Miguel Castillo, a professor of Greek literature, collects organs and keyboard instruments in his home in Santiago, Chile. (Photo: Alex Gallafent)

Miguel Castillo left Chile when Augusto Pinochet seized power in Chile. Castillo, a professor of Greek language and literature, lived in exile in Venezuela for 13 years. Now back in Santiago, he dedicates himself to poetry, music, and to a remarkable collection of arcane keyboard instruments.
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