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This is a list of museums in Colombia by department.
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This is a list of museums in Colombia by department.
| Name | Spanish Name | Location | Type | Image |
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| El Castillo Museum | Museo El Castillo | Medellín | art |  |
| Medellín Museum of Modern Art | Museo de Arte Moderno de Medellín | Medellín | art |  |
| Museum of Antioquia | Museo de Antioquia | Medellín | art |  |
| Name | Spanish Name | Location | Type | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |  |
| 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 |  |
| Museo Casa de Moneda | Museo Casa de Moneda | Bogotá | numismatics |  |
| Museo Colonial, Bogotá [1] | Mueso Colonial | Bogotá | art |  |
| Museo del Disco [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 |  |
| Name | Spanish Name | Location | Type | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palace of the Inquisition | Palacio de la Inquisición | Cartagena | history |  |
| Name | Spanish Name | Location | Type | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Captain Antonio Ricaurte House Museum | Museo Casa Capitán Antonio Ricaurte | Villa de Leyva | history |  |
| Name | Spanish Name | Location | Type | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Popayán Archdiocesan Museum of Religious Art | Museo de Arte Religioso de Popayán | Popayán | art |  |
| Name | Spanish Name | Location | Type | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neiva Regional Archaeological Museum | Museo Arqueológico Regional de Neiva | Neiva | archeology |
| Name | Spanish Name | Location | Type | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |  |
| 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 |
| Name | Spanish Name | Location | Type | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suruma Museum | Museo Suruma | Villagarzon | archeology |
| Name | Spanish Name | Location | Type | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quimbaya Museum | Museo del Oro Quimbaya | Armenia | history |  |
| Name | Spanish Name | Location | Type | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cotton Mill Museum of San Jose de Suaita | Museo del Algodón y Fábricas de San José de Suaita | San José de Suaita | history |  |
| Name | Spanish Name | Location | Type | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Museo de Arte del Tolima | Museo de Arte del Tolima | Ibagué | art |  |
| Name | Spanish Name | Location | Type | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Tertulia Museum | Museo La Tertulia | Cali | art |  |
Bogotá, officially Bogotá, Distrito Capital, abbreviated Bogotá, D.C., and formerly known as Santa Fe de Bogotá during the Spanish Colonial period and between 1991 and 2000, is the capital and largest city of Colombia, and one of the largest cities in the world. The city is administered as the Capital District, as well as the capital of, though not politically part of, the surrounding department of Cundinamarca. Bogotá is a territorial entity of the first order, with the same administrative status as the departments of Colombia. It is the main political, economic, administrative, industrial, cultural, airport, technological, scientific, healthcare and educational center of the country and northern South America.
The National University of Colombia is a national public research university in Colombia, with general campuses in Bogotá, Medellín, Manizales and Palmira, and satellite campuses in Leticia, San Andrés, Arauca, Tumaco, and La Paz, Cesar. Established in 1867 by an act of the Congress of Colombia, it is one of the largest universities in the country, with more than 53,000 students. The university grants academic degrees and offers 450 academic programmes, including 95 undergraduate degrees, 83 academic specializations, 40 medical specialties, 167 master's degrees, and 65 doctorates. Approximately 44,000 students are enrolled for an undergraduate degree and 8,000 for a postgraduate degree. It is also one of the few universities that employs postdoctorate fellows in the country.
The Museo Casa de Moneda is a numismatics museum located in La Candelaria neighborhood of Bogotá, Colombia. It is managed by the Bank of the Republic of Colombia and used to display its numismatic collection that is composed by around 18,600 objects that include artwork, banknotes, bonds, coins, derivatives, medals, negotiable instruments, and printing instruments from various periods and regions of the world.
Édgar Negret Dueñas was a Colombian abstract sculptor.
La Candelaria is the 17th locality of Bogotá, Colombia. It is a historic neighborhood located in the city's downtown area, similar to the Old City in other cities. The architecture in La Candelaria features Spanish Colonial Baroque, and art deco styles. The locality is home to several universities, libraries, and museums.
The Bank of the Republic is the central bank of Colombia. It was initially established under the regeneration era in 1880. Its main modern functions, under the new Colombian constitution were detailed by Congress according to Ley 31 de 1992. One of them is the issuance of the Colombian currency, the peso. The bank is also active in promoting financial inclusion policy and is a leading member of the Alliance for Financial Inclusion.
Nemocón is a municipality and town of Colombia in the Central Savanna Province, part of the department of Cundinamarca. Nemocón, famous for its salt mine, was an important village in the Muisca Confederation, the country in the central Colombian Andes before the arrival of the Spanish. The municipality is situated in the northern part of the Bogotá savanna, part of the Altiplano Cundiboyacense with its urban centre at an altitude of 2,585 metres (8,481 ft) and 65 kilometres (40 mi) from the capital Bogotá. Nemocón is the northeasternmost municipality of the Metropolitan Area of Bogotá and the Bogotá River originates close to Nemocón. The median temperature of Nemocón is 12.8 °C. The municipality borders Tausa in the north, Suesca and Gachancipá in the east, Tocancipá and Zipaquirá in the south and in the west the rivers Checua and Neusa and the municipality of Cogua.
Dario Ortiz Robledo is a Colombian artist.
The Quinta de Bolivar is a colonial house in Bogota, Colombia, that served as a residence to Simon Bolivar in the capital after the war of independence. It is now used as a museum dedicated to Bolivar's life and times.
The Bogotá Museum of Modern Art is a museum of modern art located in Bogotá, Colombia. It was designed by architect Rogelio Salmona.
The Museo Botero, also known as the Botero Museum, is an art museum located in La Candelaria neighborhood of Bogotá, Colombia. It houses mostly works by Colombian artist Fernando Botero, however it also includes artwork by other international artist that were of Botero's own private art collection.
Miguel Ángel Rojas is a conceptual art and filmmaker. His work includes drawing, painting, photography, installations and video and is often related to contexts expanding on issues of sexuality, urban culture, systems of violence, substance abuse, and economic inequalities. He has been working as a photographer, painter and architect since the 1970s.
La Lechuga is a monstrance made between 1700 and 1707 by José de Galaz for the San Ignacio Church of Bogotá, then part of the New Kingdom of Granada. It was paid for by a group of Jesuits, probably in order to hide the gems contained in it from the Spanish Crown. Currently, La Lechuga is owned by the Bank of the Republic and is on permanent display at the Miguel Urrutia Art Museum in Bogotá, Colombia.
Jorge Augusto Gamboa Mendoza is a Colombian anthropologist and historian. He has been contributing on the knowledge of Hispanic and pre-Hispanic territories of what is now Colombia, especially the Muisca. Jorge Gamboa speaks Spanish and French.
A tunjo is a small anthropomorphic or zoomorphic figure elaborated by the Muisca as part of their art. Tunjos were made of gold or tumbaga; a gold-silver-copper alloy. The Muisca used their tunjos in various instances in their religion and the small votive offering figures have been found in various places on the Altiplano Cundiboyacense, Colombia. Tunjos were used as offer pieces, to communicate with the gods and when the Muisca asked for favours from their deities. Muisca scholar Pedro Simón wrote about the tunjos of the Muisca.
The Eastern Hills are a chain of hills forming the eastern natural boundary of the Colombian capital Bogotá. They are part of the Altiplano Cundiboyacense, the high plateau of the Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes. The Eastern Hills are bordered by the Chingaza National Natural Park to the east, the Bogotá savanna to the west and north, and the Sumapaz Páramo to the south. The north-northeast to south-southwest trending mountain chain is 52 kilometres (32 mi) long and its width varies from 0.4 to 8 kilometres. The highest hilltops rise to 3,600 metres (11,800 ft) over the western flatlands at 2,600 metres (8,500 ft). The Torca River at the border with Chía in the north, the boquerón Chipaque to the south and the valley of the Teusacá River to the east are the hydrographic limits of the Eastern Hills.
Juan Friede Alter was a Ukrainian-Colombian historian of Jewish descent who is recognised as one of the most important writers about Colombian history, the Spanish conquests and a proponent of indigenism; the defense of the rights and descriptions of the oppression of indigenous people.
The Cabildo Mayor del Pueblo Muisca is an organisation of indigenous people, in particular the Muisca. It was established in September 2002 in Bosa, Bogotá, Colombia. The organisation, member of National Indigenous Organization of Colombia (ONIC), focuses on defending the rights of the descendants of the Muisca, and the development of cultural and historical heritage, territory and health and the linguistics of the indigenous language, Muysccubun.
Hernando Tejada Sáenz, was a Colombian painter and sculptor. His most well-known sculpture, El Gato del Río, is a famous landmark of Cali, Colombia.
The Museum of Contemporary Art of Bogotá, also known by the acronym MAC, is an art museum located Engativá, Bogota. It is considered one of the most important museums in Bogotá.