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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]
| Name | Spanish Name | Location | Type | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |  |
| 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 [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 |  |
| Name | Spanish Name | Location | Type | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Museo Etnográfico | Biblioteca y Museo Etnográfico | Leticia | Ethnography |  |
| 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 |  |
| Name | Spanish Name | Location | Type | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Museum of the Caribbean | Museo del Caribe | Barranquilla | History/ Culture |  |
| Museo Romántico | Museo Romántico | Barranquilla | History |  |
| Museum of Modern Art of Barranquilla | Museo de Arte Moderno de Barranquilla | Barranquilla | Art |  |
| Name | Spanish Name | Location | Type | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palace of the Inquisition | Palacio de la Inquisición | Cartagena | History |  |
| Museo del Oro Zenu | Museo del Oro Zenu | Cartagena | Archeology |  |
| Museo Naval del Caribe | Museo Naval del Caribe | Cartagena | History |  |
| Name | Spanish Name | Location | Type | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |  |
| Archaeology Museum, Sogamoso | Museo Arqueológico de Sogamoso | Sogamoso | Archaeology |  |
| Name | Spanish Name | Location | Type | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cultural and Historical Museum of La Dorada | Museo Cultural e Histórico de La Dorada | La Dorada | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 [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 |  |
| 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 |
| 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 |  |
| 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 |  |
| 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 |  |
| Museum of Cotton and Canvas of the Earth | Museo del Algodón y Lienzo de la Tierra | Charalá | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calima Gold Museum | Museo del Oro Calima | Cali | Archaeology |  |
| La Tertulia Museum | Museo La Tertulia | Cali | Art |  |
| Museo Caliwood | Museo Caliwood | Cali | Cinema |  |
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