List of museums in Colombia

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This is a list of museums in Colombia by department.

## Legend

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Currently in operation

Closed/defunct

## Antioquia

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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  |

## Bogotá and Cundinamarca

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Archeological Museum of Pasca | Museo de Arqueología e Historia Natural de Pasca  | Pasca | archeology  |
Children's Museum of Bogotá | Fundación Museo de los Niños  | Bogotá | childrens  |
Fragmentos | Fragmentos, Espacio de Arte y Memoria  | Bogotá | art  |
Gold Museum, Bogotá | Museo del Oro  | Bogotá | archeology  |
Jorge Eliecer Gaitan Museum | Casa Museo Jorge Eliecer Gaitan  | Bogotá | history  |
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][1] | Mueso Colonial  | Bogotá | art  |
Museo del Disco [es][2] | Museo del Disco: Carlos Pinzón Moncaleano  | Zipacón | music  |
Museum of Contemporary Art of Bogotá | Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Bogotá  | Bogotá | art  |
National Museum of Colombia | Museo Nacional de Colombia  | Bogotá | general  |
Natural History Museum of Bogotá[3] | Museo de Historia Natural  | Bogotá | history  |
Quinta de Bolívar | Quinta de Bolívar  | Bogotá | history  |
Tequendama Falls Museum | Casa Museo Salto de Tequendama Biodiversidad y Cultura  | San Antonio del Tequendama | science  |

## Bolívar

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Palace of the Inquisition | Palacio de la Inquisición  | Cartagena | history  |
Museo Naval del Caribe | Museo Naval del Caribe | Cartagena |  |

## Boyacá

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Captain Antonio Ricaurte House Museum | Museo Casa Capitán Antonio Ricaurte  | Villa de Leyva | history  |

## Cauca

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Popayán Archdiocesan Museum of Religious Art | Museo de Arte Religioso de Popayán  | Popayán | art  |

## Huila

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Astronomical Observatory of Tatacoa | Observación astronómica de la Tatacoa  | Villavieja | astronomy  |
Neiva Regional Archaeological Museum | Museo Arqueológico Regional de Neiva  | Neiva | archeology  |

## Magalena

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Name  | Spanish Name  | Location  | Type  | Image

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Casa de la Aduana | Casa de la Aduana  | Santa Marta | history  |
Casa del Telegrafista | Casa del Telegrafista  | Aracataca |  |
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/

landmark

## Norte Santander

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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

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Suruma Museum | Museo Suruma  | Villagarzon | archeology  |

## Quindio

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Quimbaya Museum | Museo del Oro Quimbaya  | Armenia | history  |

## Santander

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Cotton Mill Museum of San Jose de Suaita [es] | Museo del Algodón y Fábricas de San José de Suaita  | San José de Suaita | history  |

## Tolima

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Museo de Arte del Tolima | Museo de Arte del Tolima  | Ibagué | art  |

## Valle de Cauca

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Name  | Spanish Name  | Location  | Type  | Image

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La Tertulia Museum | Museo La Tertulia  | Cali | art  |
Museo Caliwood [es] | Museo Caliwood  | Cali | cinema  |

## See also

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* List of museums by country
* Culture of Colombia
* Colombian art
* History of Colombia

## References

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1. ^ "Museo Colonial de Bogotá". Museo Colonial de Bogotá (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-12-01.
2. ^ "Museo del Disco en Zipacón: historias para ver, tocar y escuchar". www.radionacional.co. Retrieved 2024-12-01.
3. ^ "Museo de Historia Natural". Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Archived from the original on 11 April 2015. Retrieved 1 December 2024.

## External links

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* THE 10 BEST Museums You'll Want to Visit in Colombia by Tripadvisor
* National Museum of Colombia official website (in Spanish)

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