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Carrera 6 y Calle 16, Parque Santander, Bogotá, Colombia
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Museum preserving more than 34,000 pieces of gold, plus another 20,000 in ceramics, stone, bone, shell, wood...

The most prestigious museum in Colombia conserves more than 34,000 pieces of gold, plus another 20,000 in ceramics, stone, bone, shell, wood and textiles. It was created in 1939, in order to avoid the dispersion of pre-Columbian treasures (sales, exports, remelting, etc.). Today it is the largest collection of pre-Hispanic gold objects ever assembled in the world. The Banco de la República bought the pieces directly from private collectors and guaqueros, the grave robbers, an office that was tolerated until the 1930s. The museum presents a permanent exhibition organized in four thematic rooms. The first one is dedicated to metalwork. It describes the ancestral mining and manufacturing techniques. The second presents the uses and context of metalwork in the political and religious organization of pre-Columbian societies, with pieces classified by civilizations: Nariño, Calima, Chibcha, Quimbaya, Sinú, Tayrona, San Agustín, Tierradentro and Tolima, among others. The third room explores the cosmology and symbolism of these objects. Finally, the fourth room, dedicated to the offerings, transports visitors to a mystical world with a sound and light show, where hundreds of gold objects glitter under the traditional sacred songs of the mamos (spiritual guides). We discover how the gold extracted from the Earth returned to the Earth, in a divine marriage with the sun. The Muisca Raft (Balsa Muisca) is one of the most admired pieces in the museum. Beyond its refinement, it confirms the chronicles of the Spanish explorers about the Muisca ceremonies, such as those that took place in the lagoon of Guatavita. The other piece of great importance is the Poporo Quimbaya, the first piece acquired by the Bank of the Republic in 1939, which marked the beginning of the program initiated by the State to protect and conserve pre-Columbian riches.

Finally, the Gold Museum offers an interactive room, El Exploratorio, with a playful presentation of the diversity of Colombian heritage, reflections on archaeology, as well as models representing different aspects of the daily life of the Muiscas, or a vast map showing the diversity of Colombian peoples. An audio-guide in French or a guided tour of about 1 hour (in Spanish or English) is recommended. The Bank of the Republic manages other branches of the Gold Museum in Santa Marta, Cartagena, Armenia, Manizales, Cali, Pasto, Ipiales and Leticia (Museo Etnografico).


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Visited in november 2019
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Musée vraiment captivant, on apprend beaucoup de choses sur le travail et l'exploitation de l'or et sur les civilisations pré colombiennes.
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Visited in january 2020
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Superbe musée avec différentes salles mais surtout une très belle scénographie. Passage incontournable à Bogota
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Visited in november 2019
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Un incontournable de Bogotá
J'ai passé pas moins de 2h à faire le tour des différents étages. La collection est impressionnante. On en apprend beaucoup sur l'histoire du pays.
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Visited in september 2019
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le plus grand du monde !
Superbe musée ! prévoir une après midi complète car il y a pleins de chose a voir !
l'audio guide en Français est facile d'utilisation et bien utile
La collection est très impressionnante car très complète.
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Visited in june 2019
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quelle richesse
Tout d'abord à savoir le prix d'entrée est ridicule, de même c'est gratuit le dimanche et tous les jours pour les "séniors" de + de 60 ans! Situé dans le quartier "Centro" dans un bâtiment" moderne sur plusieurs étages ces nombreuses salles d'exposition avec des vitrines et jeux de lumières exceptionnels. Compter 2 bonnes heures à minima pour visiter. C'est effectivement le plus grand musée du monde pour ce qui présente comme oeuvres en or, il y en a pléthore de toutes les époques, quel ravissement photos autorisées sans flash.

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