List of museums in Colombia

This is a list of museums in Colombia by department.

There are approximately 35 art museums in Colombia and over 100 museums in total.[1] The nation's capital of Bogotá has 58 museums, notably the Museo del Oro.[2]

Legend

  Closed/defunct

Capital District

See also: Bogotá § Tourism
Name Spanish Name Location Type Image
Bogotá Museum of Modern Art Museo de Arte Moderno de Bogotá Bogotá Art
Children's Museum of Bogotá Fundación Museo de los Niños Bogotá Children's
Fragmentos Fragmentos, Espacio de Arte y Memoria Bogotá Art
Gold Museum, Bogotá Museo del Oro Bogotá Archeology
International Museum of the Emerald Museo Internacional De La Esmeralda Bogotá Mineral
Jorge Eliecer Gaitan Museum Casa Museo Jorge Eliecer Gaitan Bogotá History
José Royo y Gómez Geological Museum Museo Geologico José Royo y Gómez Bogotá Science
Maloka Museum Maloka Bogotá Science
Museo Botero Museo Botero Bogotá Art
Miguel Urrutia Art Museum Museo de Arte Miguel Urrutia Bogotá Art
Museo Casa de Moneda Museo Casa de Moneda Bogotá Numismatics
Museo Colonial, Bogotá [es][3] Mueso Colonial Bogotá Art
Museum of Contemporary Art of Bogotá Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Bogotá Bogotá Art
National Museum of Colombia Museo Nacional de Colombia Bogotá National
Natural History Museum of Bogotá[4] Museo de Historia Natural Bogotá History
Quinta de Bolívar Quinta de Bolívar Bogotá History

Amazonas

See also: Amazonas (Colombian department)
Name Spanish Name Location Type Image
Museo Etnográfico Biblioteca y Museo Etnográfico Leticia Ethnography

Antioquia

See also: Antioquia Department
Name Spanish Name Location Type Image
El Castillo Museum Museo El Castillo Medellín Art
Interactive Museum EPM Museo Interactivo EPM Medellín Technology
Medellín Museum of Modern Art Museo de Arte Moderno de Medellín Medellín Art
Museum of Antioquia Museo de Antioquia Medellín Art
Museum Pablo Escobar Casa Museo Pablo Escobar Medellín History
Parque Explora Parque Explora Medellín Science

Atlántico

See also: Atlántico Department
Name Spanish Name Location Type Image
Museum of the Caribbean Museo del Caribe Barranquilla History/

Culture

Museo Romántico Museo Romántico Barranquilla History
Museum of Modern Art of Barranquilla [es] Museo de Arte Moderno de Barranquilla Barranquilla Art

Bolívar

See also: Bolívar Department
Name Spanish Name Location Type Image
Palace of the Inquisition Palacio de la Inquisición Cartagena History
Museo del Oro Zenu Museo del Oro Zenu Cartagena Archeology
Museo Naval del Caribe Museo Naval del Caribe Cartagena History

Boyacá

See also: Boyacá Department
Name Spanish Name Location Type Image
Captain Antonio Ricaurte House Museum Museo Casa Capitán Antonio Ricaurte Villa de Leyva History
Casa del Fundador Gonzalo Suárez Rendón Casa del Fundador Gonzalo Suárez Rendón Tunja History
Archaeology Museum, Sogamoso Museo Arqueológico de Sogamoso Sogamoso Archaeology

Caldas

See also: Caldas Department
Name Spanish Name Location Type Image
Cultural and Historical Museum of La Dorada Museo Cultural e Histórico de La Dorada La Dorada History

Cauca

See also: Cauca Department
Name Spanish Name Location Type Image
Popayán Archdiocesan Museum of Religious Art Museo de Arte Religioso de Popayán Popayán Art

Cundinamarca

See also: Cundinamarca Department
Name Spanish Name Location Type Image
Archeological Museum of Pasca Museo de Arqueología e Historia Natural de Pasca Pasca Archeology
Colombian Aerospace Museum Museo Aeroespacial Colombiano Tocancipá Aviation
Museo del Disco [es][5] Museo del Disco: Carlos Pinzón Moncaleano Zipacón Music
Tequendama Falls Museum Casa Museo Salto de Tequendama Biodiversidad y Cultura San Antonio del Tequendama Science

Huila

See also: Huila Department
Name Spanish Name Location Type Image
Astronomical Observatory of Tatacoa Observación astronómica de la Tatacoa Villavieja Astronomy
Neiva Regional Archaeological Museum Museo Arqueológico Regional de Neiva Neiva Archeology

Magdalena

See also: Magdalena Department
Name Spanish Name Location Type Image
Casa de la Aduana Casa de la Aduana Santa Marta History
Casa del Telegrafista Casa del Telegrafista Aracataca History
Rodadero Sea Aquarium and Museum Acuario y Museo del Mar del Rodadero Santa Marta Maritime
Quinta de San Pedro Alejandrino Quinta de San Pedro Alejandrino Santa Marta History

Norte de Santander

See also: Norte de Santander Department
Name Spanish Name Location Type Image
Antón García de Bonilla Museum Museo Antón García de Bonilla Ocaña History
Casa Natal del General Santander Casa Natal del General Santander Villa del Rosario History
Norte de Santander and City of Cucutá Museum Museo Norte de Santander y Ciudad de Cucutá Cucutá Art
Pamplona Colonial House Museum Museo Casa Colonial de Pamplona Pamplona History

Putumayo

See also: Putumayo Department
Name Spanish Name Location Type Image
Suruma Museum Museo Suruma Villagarzon Archeology

Quindío

See also: Quindío Department
Name Spanish Name Location Type Image
Quimbaya Museum Museo del Oro Quimbaya Armenia History

Santander

See also: Santander Department
Name Spanish Name Location Type Image
Cotton Mill Museum of San Jose de Suaita [es] Museo del Algodón y Fábricas de San José de Suaita San José de Suaita History
Museum of Cotton and Canvas of the Earth [es] Museo del Algodón y Lienzo de la Tierra Charalá History

Tolima

See also: Tolima Department
Name Spanish Name Location Type Image
Museo de Arte del Tolima Museo de Arte del Tolima Ibagué Art

Valle del Cauca

See also: Valle del Cauca Department
Name Spanish Name Location Type Image
Calima Gold Museum Museo del Oro Calima Cali Archaeology
La Tertulia Museum Museo La Tertulia Cali Art
Museo Caliwood [es] Museo Caliwood Cali Cinema

See also

References

  1. ^ "Art museums in Latin American countries 2024". Statista. Retrieved 2025-01-09.
  2. ^ "Bogotá: a city for experiencing culture". Official Tourism Portal of Colombia. Archived from the original on 4 August 2009. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
  3. ^ "Museo Colonial de Bogotá". Museo Colonial de Bogotá (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-12-01.
  4. ^ "Museo de Historia Natural". Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Archived from the original on 11 April 2015. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
  5. ^ "Museo del Disco en Zipacón: historias para ver, tocar y escuchar". www.radionacional.co. Retrieved 2024-12-01.