The Keyboard Collector of Santiago

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

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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.