Location: Colonia del Sacramento
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Things to do in Colonia del Sacramento, Colonia Department: The Best Museums
The historic quarter of Colonia del Sacramento, founded in 1680, evokes old Lisbon with its Portuguese-influenced architecture and winding streets. The area, located in southwestern Uruguay on the Rio de la Plata, was named a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1995. It's an easy day trip by ferry from Buenos Aires, making the beaches a popular Argentinean escape. Major sights include Iglesia Matriz, the country's oldest church, the Municipal Museum and a 17th-century port jutting into the river.
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1. Museo del Origami
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5.0 based on 8 reviews
The exhibition features artwork from the most important origami artists from all over the world. As opposed to a tradicional fine arts museum, here there is a crossroads between science and art. Many artists come from fields such as mathematics, astronomy or biology and they use the science of folding in their research and developments. The museum has a history room, contemporary artwork, a library and a gift shop.
2. Museo Portugues de Colonia del Sacramento
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4.0 based on 465 reviews
Portuguese history is the central feature of this cultural heritage museum.
Reviewed By GoGo2SlowGo - Denton, United States
On our tour of the historic district, our guide told us that the "white house" was a museum and we could purchase tickets. This is really a hidden jewel of the square and our guide didn’t promote it. For a fee of $50 Uruguayan Dollars or about $1.25 USD it allowed you to see eight museums in the area – all within walking distance. The person in the white house didn’t speak any English but she gave us a pamphlet and said 8 in English and she pointed, and we figured out that she meant - go outside to find the other 7 museums.
3. Granja Colonia
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4.0 based on 304 reviews
Eduardo Arenas has been collecting key chains, beverage cans, ashtrays, perfume bottles and pencils for nearly fifty years. This odd museum contains many thousands of these and other trinkets and gifts collected by Arenas and his family. Some farm animals roam out back.
Reviewed By GoGo2SlowGo - Denton, United States
Talk about a souvenir collector. The Arenas family has over 80,000 items spread over 4 large rooms. This museum has one of the largest pencil collections in the world. There are two large rooms with plenty of lead pencils everywhere. He also has an impressive collection of more than 36,000 key chains, 4,800 ashtrays, 3,600 perfume bottles, 10,000 matchboxes. It appears he is working on drink cans next. While famous for its collection of, tchotchkes, the Arenas family is known in the area for their delicious jams and jellies. Visitors will find the traditional fruit-flavored jams as well as some more unique flavors. We were simply blown away by the number of souvenirs. It usually is a stop for Viator tours of nearby Colonia del Sacramento.
4. Casa Carbajal Arte y Objetos
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4.0 based on 17 reviews
5. Museo del Ferrocarril
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4.0 based on 355 reviews
PRIVATE COLLECTION Railroad Museum: Colonia, Uruguay is the major Railway museum. Station, Signal Box and the Warehouse, have been constructed as a true copy of original railway buildings. The wagons that are parked in front of her, are Railway Heritage Uruguay landmarks. All, without exception, have been restored to its original state, following the drawings. With period details. Through each one of them is a trip to the past century, is to revive our history. Like the great museums of the world, each wagon is a valuable piece of history. Historical items inside the station: Bigger textEverything in the station is original, benchs, the hood, the truck to carry the packages, and announcements... Inside the boss room, is an exposition of valuable pieces that has been collected over the past five years. The first ones had been obtained in the borders of AFE (State Railways Administration). Others, who were in private hands, were acquired for the safety of railway heritage. So we can all enjoy this great show of transport that has united all the towns: The Railroad.
6. Museo Municipal Dr. Bautista Rebuffo
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4.0 based on 185 reviews
Reviewed By GoGo2SlowGo - Denton, United States
When you visit the historic district of Colonia del Sacramento, in the main plaza there is a white house. In the house, you can pay a fee of $50 Uruguayan Dollars or about $1.25 USD which allows you to see eight museums in the area – all within walking distance. The person in the white house didn’t speak any English but she gave us a pamphlet and said 8 in English and she pointed outside. She meant that the other 7 museums were out "there." The museum of Dr. Bautista Rebuffo is interesting on the outside and the inside. Outside there are large animal sculptures which are quite interesting.
7. Museo de Azulejos
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3.5 based on 344 reviews
Housed in a 300-year-old house, this unusual museum displays 19th-century European and Uruguayan tiles.
8. Museo de los Naufragios y Tesoros
9. Amigos del Museo Municipal Bautista Rebuffo
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3.5 based on 9 reviews
10. Museo Casa de Nacarello
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