Gold Museum (Museo del Oro) Admission Ticket and Private Guided Tour
1 h
Ticket
Private
With guide
About this activity
Visit: Gold Museum (Museo del Oro), Carrera 6 No.15-88, Bogota 110321 Colombia
The Gold Museum or Museo del Oro in Spanish, has the largest pre-Hispanic goldsmith's collection in the world with approximately thirty-four thousand pieces of gold and tumbaga, about twenty-five thousand objects in ceramics, stone, shell, bone and textiles.
Exhibits pieces of different indigenous cultures settled in present-day Colombia before the arrival of Europeans, among which are the Calima, the Muiscas, the Nariño, the Quimbaya, the Zenú, the Tairona, the San Agustín, the Tierradentro, the Tolima, among other things.
The exhibition rooms you will find are the following:
• The work of metals: Describes techniques of mining and manufacturing of ancient metallurgy
• People and gold in pre-Hispanic Colombia: Contextualizes the use of metals within the political and religious organization
• Cosmology and symbolism: Explore mythical themes, shamanism and the symbolism of metals
• The offering: A modern room that represents the ceremony of the offering, through visual effects, sound and the careful assembly of goldsmith's pieces.
Visit: Museo Botero del Banco de la Republica, Calle 11 No. 4-41, Bogota 250051 Colombia
You will also have the possibility to visit this Museum if you wish.
The Gold Museum or Museo del Oro in Spanish, has the largest pre-Hispanic goldsmith's collection in the world with approximately thirty-four thousand pieces of gold and tumbaga, about twenty-five thousand objects in ceramics, stone, shell, bone and textiles.
Exhibits pieces of different indigenous cultures settled in present-day Colombia before the arrival of Europeans, among which are the Calima, the Muiscas, the Nariño, the Quimbaya, the Zenú, the Tairona, the San Agustín, the Tierradentro, the Tolima, among other things.
The exhibition rooms you will find are the following:
• The work of metals: Describes techniques of mining and manufacturing of ancient metallurgy
• People and gold in pre-Hispanic Colombia: Contextualizes the use of metals within the political and religious organization
• Cosmology and symbolism: Explore mythical themes, shamanism and the symbolism of metals
• The offering: A modern room that represents the ceremony of the offering, through visual effects, sound and the careful assembly of goldsmith's pieces.
Visit: Museo Botero del Banco de la Republica, Calle 11 No. 4-41, Bogota 250051 Colombia
You will also have the possibility to visit this Museum if you wish.
Included
- Guided tour with a guide from the Museum
- Entry/Admission - Gold Museum (Museo del Oro)
- Entry/Admission - Museo Botero del Banco de la Republica
Not included
- Food and drinks
- Gratuities
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
Additional
- Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability
- Wheelchair accessible
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
Features
Cultural
95%
Tourism
85%
Original
40%
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