The bank building was inaugurated on January 2, 1929, inspired by the Italian architecture of the Renaissance period.

[1] It was unique at the time, as the materials used in its construction allowed for the building to have a considerable height.

[2] The museum was inaugurated in 1982 by Carlos Rodríguez Saavedra and reopened in 2017, under the direction of Ulla Holmquist [es].

[3] Since 2008, it organises the National Painting Contest (Spanish: Concurso Nacional de Pintura), which grants a cash prize to the winner.

[4] On June 25, 2019, the Diálogos desde lo contemporáneo art exhibition was inaugurated with the winning works of the contest.