Museums in Bogotá
Colombia · 3 museums
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World Museum Guide covers 3 museums in Bogotá, Colombia — led by Botero Museum, Museo del Oro, Museo del Oro — with verified admission prices, opening hours, and highlights for each. 2 offer free standard admission.
Top museums in Bogotá
- 1. Botero Museum · 1–1.5 hours
- 2. Museo del Oro · 2–3 hours
- 3. Museo del Oro · 90 minutes
Botero Museum
The Botero Museum in Bogotá's La Candelaria district opened in 2000 after the Colombian artist Fernando Botero (born 1932) donated 123 of his own paintings and sculptures to the Banco de la República, alongside 85 works from his personal collection of international masters. The building — a restored colonial house dating to 1757 — is a landmark of colonial Bogotá architecture. Admission is entirely free.
⏱ 1–1.5 hours
Museo del Oro
The Museo del Oro (Gold Museum) in Bogotá is operated by the Banco de la República and holds the largest collection of pre-Columbian gold objects in the world — over 55,000 pieces of gold and tumbaga (a gold-copper alloy) from the Muisca, Zenú, Quimbaya, Calima, Tairona, and other ancient Colombian civilisations. The museum opened in 1939 and moved to its current purpose-built building in 1968.
⏱ 2–3 hours
Museo del Oro
The Gold Museum — one of the world's most important collections of pre-Hispanic gold, with over 55,000 pieces including the iconic Muisca raft, showcasing Colombia's indigenous metallurgy.
⏱ 90 minutes