Museums
Museums of Colombia
160 museums with a page of their own, best known first: what they show, their famous works and how many people visit.
Archaeological museum10museums
Art museum10museums
History museum5museums
Science museum4museums
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1Gold Museum
La Candelaria, Bogota D.C.
1968
500k visitors
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2La Tertulia Museum
Cali, Valle del Cauca Department
Art museum · 1956
105k visitors
4San Agustin archeological park
San Agustín, Huila Department
Archaeological park
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8Museum of Antioquia
Medellín, Antioquia
1881
1 famous works
9Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nueva Pamplona
Herrán, Norte de Santander Department
1956
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10Bogotá Museum of Modern Art
Bogotá, Bogota D.C.
Museum of modern art · 1955
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12Bogotá Botanical Garden
Fontibón, Bogota D.C.
1955
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14Children's Museum of Bogotá
Bogotá, Bogota D.C.
Children's museum · 1987
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16Museo de Arte Miguel Urrutia
La Candelaria, Bogota D.C.
Art museum
2 famous works
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18Planetarium of Bogotá
Bogotá, Bogota D.C.
Science museum · 1967
23Museum of Contemporary Art of Bogotá
Fontibón, Bogota D.C.
Art museum
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24Parque Explora
Medellín, Antioquia
Science museum · 2008
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27Maloka Museum
Fontibón, Bogota D.C.
32Tren Turistico de la Sabana
Barrio San Luis, Bogota D.C.
Heritage railway
35Popayán Archdiocesan Museum of Religious Art
Popayán, Cauca Department
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40El Infiernito
Colombia
Archaeological park
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41Quinta de San Pedro Alejandrino
Santa Marta, Magdalena Department
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42Museo de Arte del Tolima
Coello, Tolima Department
Art museum · 2003
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43Archeological Museum of Pasca
Colombia
Archaeological museum · 1969
44Museo de la Independencia Casa del Florero
La Candelaria, Bogota D.C.
1969
45Villa de Leyva Paleontological Museum
Colombia
Paleontological museum
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46Antón García de Bonilla Museum
Ocaña, Norte de Santander Department
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47Colombian Military Museum
La Candelaria, Bogota D.C.
Military museum · 1920
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48Hacienda El Paraíso
Colombia
Literary museum
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49Rodadero Sea Aquarium and Museum
Gaira, Magdalena Department
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52Centro de Memoria, Paz y Reconciliación
Bogotá, Bogota D.C.
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53Chicó Museum
Barrio San Luis, Bogota D.C.
54Federico Carlos Lehman Museum of Natural Sciences
Cali, Valle del Cauca Department
Natural history museum · 1963
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57Huila Regional Archaeological Museum
Neiva, Huila Department
Archaeological museum
59Museo Arqueológico Julio Cesar Cubillos
Cali, Valle del Cauca Department
University museum · 1967
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Kinds
What the museums show
| Kind | Museums with a page |
|---|---|
| Archaeological museum | 10 |
| Art museum | 10 |
| History museum | 5 |
| Science museum | 4 |
| Religious museum | 3 |
| Paleontological museum | 3 |
| Archaeological park | 3 |
| Historic house museum | 3 |
| University museum | 2 |
| Photography museum | 2 |
| Natural history museum | 2 |
| Local museum | 2 |
| Ethnographic museum | 2 |
| Museum of modern art | 1 |