Museo Romántico

Location:
Carrera 54 59-199

El Prado

El Prado, Barranquilla, Colombia

Museum Types:
History

V!VA User‘s Description

The Museo Romántico is in a Republican-era mansion, once home to the U.S. consul in Barranquilla. This edifice now houses items of the city’s history, including Simón Bolívar’s letters and the typewriter Gabriel García Márquez used to write La Hojarasca (Leafstorm). Special sections discuss the Grupo de Barranquilla literary group, the metropolis’ journalistic traditions and the Jewish community. The second floor displays the gowns of the Carnaval queens from the very first in 1918 to present day and other traditional Carnaval costumes.

Price Description: $2.65 adults, $1.60 children and students); price includes guided tour.

Relative price: Budget

Open Hours from:Monday-Friday 8:15 a.m., 2 p.m.

Open Hours to:Monday-Friday noon, 6 p.m.

Days Closed:Saturday, Sunday

Travel Skills: None

Check out in the park across the street the incredible Monumento al Héroe Caído, dedicated to the victims of Colombia’s violence, featuring the sculpture “Cristo Yacente” by Haime Correa.

Currencies accepted
Colombian Peso

Contact Information:
Phone: 5-344-4591