Museums
Museums of Uruguay
138 museums with a page of their own, best known first: what they show, their famous works and how many people visit.
History museum7museums
Historic house museum6museums
Art museum6museums
Paleontological museum2museums
1National Museum of Visual Arts
Montevideo, Montevideo Department
Art museum
3National Museum of Natural History
Montevideo, Montevideo Department
Natural history museum · 1837
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4Museo Aeronáutico de la Fuerza Aérea Uruguaya
Colonia Nicolich, Canelones
Aviation museum · 2013
6Museum of Pre-Columbian and Indigenous Art
Montevideo, Montevideo Department
2004
7Atchugarry Museum of Contemporary Art
San Carlos, Maldonado
Art museum
11Naval Museum of Montevideo
Montevideo, Montevideo Department
Naval museum · 1981
12Vilamajó House Museum
Montevideo, Montevideo Department
Historic house museum · 1930
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13Carnival Museum
Montevideo, Montevideo Department
Folk museum
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15Museo Torres García
Montevideo, Montevideo Department
Art museum · 1949
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16Museo Gurvich
Montevideo, Montevideo Department
Art museum · 2005
17Museo Pedagógico José Pedro Varela
Montevideo, Montevideo Department
1889
18Casa de Giuseppe Garibaldi
Montevideo, Montevideo Department
Historic house museum · 2013
19Casa de Juan Antonio Lavalleja
Montevideo, Montevideo Department
Historic house museum · 1783
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20Casa de Rivera
Montevideo, Montevideo Department
Historic house museum · 1810
23Museo del Centro Cultural Casa Horacio Quiroga
Salto, Salto Department
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24Origami Museum
Colonia del Sacramento, Colonia
26Centro de Documentación e Investigación Daniel Vidart
Paysandú, Paysandú Department
2020
30Museo Histórico Departamental de Florida
Florida, Florida
1942
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33Museo Zorrilla
Montevideo, Montevideo Department
Historic house museum · 1943
35Museo de Artes Visuales de Tacuarembó
Tacuarembó, Tacuarembó Department
2009
36Museo de Historia Natural Dr. Carlos Torres de la LLosa
Montevideo, Montevideo Department
Natural history museum · 1911
38Museo del Automóvil Eduardo Iglesias
Montevideo, Montevideo Department
Automobile museum · 1983
41Museo ferroviario de Piriápolis
Piriápolis, Maldonado
Railway museum · 1992
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42Museo histórico de Montevideo
Montevideo, Montevideo Department
History museum · 1917
43National Museum of Anthropology
Montevideo, Montevideo Department
1981
47Alejandro Berro Paleontology Museum
Mercedes, Soriano
Paleontological museum · 1960
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52Espacio Cultural al Pie de la Muralla
Montevideo, Montevideo Department
54Meteorological and Astronomical Observatory Museum
La Paz, Canelones
55Municipal Museum Dr. Bautista Rebuffo
Colonia del Sacramento, Colonia
56Museo Militar 18 de Mayo de 1811
Montevideo, Montevideo Department
History museum
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Kinds
What the museums show
| Kind | Museums with a page |
|---|---|
| History museum | 7 |
| Historic house museum | 6 |
| Art museum | 6 |
| Paleontological museum | 2 |
| Natural history museum | 2 |
| Railway museum | 2 |
| Biographical museum | 2 |
| Religious museum | 1 |
| Automobile museum | 1 |
| Aviation museum | 1 |
| Wine museum | 1 |
| Archaeological museum | 1 |
| Military museum | 1 |
| Naval museum | 1 |