If you only visit one museum in Ecuador, make it this one. Even if you're not an avid museum visitor, it's easy to spend an hour or two getting lost in the maze of exhibits, from ancient artifacts to contemporary paintings.

There are five main sections in the museum: Perhaps the best known is the Sala Arqueología, which features artifacts from all over the country stretching back to precolombian times. Some of the home exhibits taken from ancient tribes - tools, decorated plates and furniture, etc - are particularly interesting if you have visited or plan to visit any of Ecuador's indigenous communities, where they still use similar objects and imagery today.

Other areas are the Sala de Oro, which has a good collection of gold objects from before colonisation, The Sala de Arte Colonial, the Sala de Arte Republicano and the Sala de Arte Contemporáneo, each with a good cross-section of work from it's respective period.

All five areas are very well laid out, with explanations in English and Spanish alongside each display. At $1.50 for as long as you want to stay, there's really no excuse to miss it.

Location:
12 de Octubre y Patria
La Mariscal, Quito, Ecuador

Museum

Price Description: $1.50 - $2

Relative price: Budget

Open Hours from:Tuesday - Friday 9 a.m.- 5 p.m.

Open Hours to:Saturday, Sunday and Holidays 10 a.m.- 4 p.m.

Days Closed:Monday. Christmas, New Years and Good Friday

Travel Skills: None

Contact Information:
Phone: 593-2-222-3259

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