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

By Department: Capital District  · Amazonas  · Antioquia  · Atlántico  · Bolívar  · Boyacá  · Caldas  · Cauca  · Cundinamarca  · Huila  · Magdalena  · Norte de Santander  · Putumayo  · Quindío  · Risaralda  · Santander  · Tolima  · Valle del Cauca  · Other

Capital District

See also: Bogotá § Tourism

Name	Spanish name	Location	Type	Image
Art Collection of the Bank of the Republic  [ es ]	Colección de Arte del Banco de la República	Bogotá	Art
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
Miguel Urrutia Art Museum	Museo de Arte Miguel Urrutia	Bogotá	Art
Military Museum of Colombia  [ es ]	Museo Militar de Colombia	Bogotá	Military
Museo Botero	Museo Botero	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
Planetarium of Bogotá	Planetario de Bogotá	Bogotá	Science
Quinta de Bolívar	Quinta de Bolívar	Bogotá	History
Museum of the Self-Built City  [ es ]	Museo de la Ciudad Autoconstruida	Ciudad Bolívar, Bogotá	History, Urban Studies

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
Planetarium of Medellín	Planetario Medellín de Jesús Emilio Ramírez González	Medellín	Science

Atlántico

See also: Atlántico Department

Name	Spanish name	Location	Type	Image
Museo Romántico	Museo Romántico	Barranquilla	History
Museum of Modern Art of Barranquilla	Museo de Arte Moderno de Barranquilla	Barranquilla	Art
Museum of the Caribbean	Museo del Caribe	Barranquilla	History/ Culture

Bolívar

See also: Bolívar Department

Name	Spanish name	Location	Type	Image
Museo del Oro Zenu	Museo del Oro Zenu	Cartagena	Archeology
Museo Naval del Caribe	Museo Naval del Caribe	Cartagena	History
Palace of the Inquisition	Palacio de la Inquisición	Cartagena	History

Boyacá

See also: Boyacá Department

Name	Spanish name	Location	Type	Image
Archaeology Museum, Sogamoso	Museo Arqueológico de Sogamoso	Sogamoso	Archaeology
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
Casa Museo Antonio Nariño  [ es ]	Casa Museo Antonio Nariño	Villa de Leyva	History

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
Quinta de San Pedro Alejandrino	Quinta de San Pedro Alejandrino	Santa Marta	History
Rodadero Sea Aquarium and Museum	Acuario y Museo del Mar del Rodadero	Santa Marta	Maritime

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

Risaralda

See also: Risaralda Department

Name	Spanish name	Location	Type	Image
Eliseo Bolívar Museum  [ es ]	Museo Eliseo Bolívar	Belén de Umbría	Archaeology

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
Grajales Grape and Wine Museum  [ es ]	Museo de la Uva y el Vino Grajales	La Unión	Agriculture
La Tertulia Museum	Museo La Tertulia	Cali	Art
Museo Caliwood  [ es ]	Museo Caliwood	Cali	Cinema
Rayo Museum of Latin American Drawing and Engraving [6] [7]	Museo Rayo de Dibujo y Grabado Latinoamericano	Roldanillo	Art

Other

This section includes mobile and virtual museums based in and/or specifically serving Colombia.

Name	Spanish name	Type	Image
Q Museum  [ es ]	Museo Q	LGBTQ

See also

• Lists of museums
• Culture of Colombia
• Tourism in Colombia
• Colombian art
• History of Colombia

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.
6. "Museo Rayo". UNESCO (in Spanish). 2019-05-20. Retrieved 2025-07-25.
7. "Valle del Cauca: A Colombian Museum Destination". colombia.travel. Retrieved 2025-07-25.

External links

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