Free Museums in Bogotá
Quick answer
2 museums in Bogotá are always free to enter — Botero Museum, Museo del Oro. Another 1 offers regular free days or evenings. World Museum Guide lists the exact free-entry rules from each museum's official site below.
Verified 2026-06-30 against official sources.
Always free (2)
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.
✓ Free admission
Always freeMuseo 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.
✓ COP 5,000 standard (approx. €1.20); free on Sundays
Free on select days (1)
Standard admission applies outside these windows — verify dates on the official website before visiting.
Which museums are free in Bogotá?
Botero Museum, Museo del Oro — 2 museums in Bogotá with always-free standard admission. Special exhibitions may charge separately.
Which Bogotá museums have free days?
Museo del Oro: Free on Sundays · Last Sunday of each month free for all
Are special exhibitions also free at Bogotá's free museums?
Usually not — always-free admission covers the permanent collection, while blockbuster temporary exhibitions typically require paid, often timed, tickets. Check the official site linked from each guide.