What to do and see in Ecuador, Ecuador: The Best Museums

June 17, 2021 Cedrick Jardin

Coordinates: 2°00′S 77°30′W / 2.000°S 77.500°W / -2.000; -77.500
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1. Museo Templo del Sol Pintor Ortega Maila

Calle Eduardo Kingman Oe12-174 Av. Manuel Cordova Galarza, Mirador Volcan Pululahua, Quito 022 Ecuador [email protected]
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5.0 based on 7,730 reviews

Museo Templo del Sol Pintor Ortega Maila

The Temple of the Sun Temple Painter Ortega Maila is a masterpiece built by the indigenous painter and sculptor Ortega Maila after a great research of design and ancestral architecture to maintain his art and culture of the Andes. The tour lasts approximately 1 hour with a guide. The tour includes an aromatherapy session and coca leaf tea courtesy of the museum.

Reviewed By I2924GCdanielt - Prague, Czech Republic

Great place to visit, within the hour tour you can experience aromatherapy, coca tea, and view world-wide class paints.

2. LOV Galeria de arte . enmarcaciones

Garcia Moreno E2-54 y Manabi, Cumbaya, Quito 170157 Ecuador +593 95 884 3533 [email protected]
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LOV Galeria de arte . enmarcaciones

We are a special place dedicated to art and decoration. Our specialty is framed art and custom picture framing with new and interesting designs and ideas.

3. Museo de Arte Religioso de la Concepcion

Argentinos y Larrea Convento de las Madres Conceptas, Riobamba 060150 Ecuador +593 3-296-5212 [email protected]
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Museo de Arte Religioso de la Concepcion

Museum of religious art in La Concepción, it has 15 rooms with a permanent collection of more than 200 pieces, art from the famous Quito school of the colonial and republican times, this museum is suitable in the cells or dormitories of the nuns conceptas, nuns of cloister, between which they envelop stories of importance for the Ecuador

4. Insomnia La Casa del Terror

Wilson E 6-19 Reina Victoria, Quito 170150 Ecuador +593 99 393 5352 [email protected] http://insomnia.com.ec/
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Insomnia La Casa del Terror

The fearless moments in your life , adrenaline and emotions

5. Mindo Carpentry

Lluvia de Oro, Mindo Ecuador +593 98 146 0288 [email protected] http://www.mindocarpentry.com
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Mindo Carpentry

Mindo Carpentry is a family-run sustainable woodshop. Using locally-sourced wood, they make beautiful items which make the perfect present or souvenir from your trip to Mindo.

6. National Museum of Ecuador

Avenida Patria Between Avenida 6 de Diciembre and Avenida 12 de Octubre, Quito 170150 Ecuador +593 93 952 0395 [email protected] http://muna.culturaypatrimonio.gob.ec
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National Museum of Ecuador

The National Museum recognizes the multiplicity of identities of Ecuadorian society, its permanent transformation and mobility, and seeks to establish itself as a space for participation, dialogue, confrontation and representation in the public sphere. For this end, the Museum establishes a new model of relationship with the public, citizens and the community, that goes beyond specialized audiences.

Reviewed By georgesB4777WE - Miami Beach, United States

The National Museum - NaMu - is now open after a recent renovation and is a not to be missed visit. It is one of the museums located in the Casa de la Cultura (the circular modern building in Arbolito Park) and admission is free. It gives an oversight of the history of Ecuador from pre-Colombian to the modern era. The narratives and information are also in English and are informative. Very interesting ancient artifacts, historical timelines and a marvelous gold exhibition of relics and masks on the ground floor. On the second and third floors there are also thematic exhibits on Ecuador’s history, economy, society, and culture. Once again, nice and informative exhibits, including some modern art. I would allocate at least three hours for this visit. This is a “must see”!

7. Casa Museo Guayasamin

Mariano Calvache E18-94 y Lorenzo Chavez Barrio Bellavista, Quito 170150 Ecuador +593 2-244-6455 [email protected] http://www.guayasamin.org
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Casa Museo Guayasamin

This museum features exhibits related to the Ecuadorian contemporary artist Oswaldo Guayasamín including posters, signed prints and colonial religious art.

Reviewed By tortuga1959 - Bern, Switzerland

A great museum with a very interesting history behind. Guaysamin was a very special artist with huge talent.

8. Museo Nicolas Herrera

Close to Mirador de la Aduana, Ibarra Ecuador +593 99 355 9638 http://www.nicolasherrera.com
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Museo Nicolas Herrera

9. Intinan Museum

Autopista Manuel Cordova Galarza, a 200 metros del redondel de la Mitad del Mundo, San Antonio de Pichincha, Quito 170180 Ecuador +593 2-239-5122 [email protected] http://museointinan.com.ec/
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Intinan Museum

Located close to the Equator Monument, this onsite museum features interactive exhibits on how the Incas determined the middle of the earth, plus interesting science experiments such as balancing an egg on a nail and the affects of the Coriolis force on earth.

Reviewed By carolelovestravel - Ottawa, Canada

From the Main Mitad del Mundo monument, we walk about 400 meters on the main road and turn onto a sandy entrance to what appears a little sketchy. We continue to find a small entrance into a great venue. We are greeted by someone who guides us to an outdoor seating area where we wait for a fee minutes. Soon a guide introduces herself and she proceeds to take us through various exhibits which include head shrinking rituals, Amazon tribes people, ancient art, artifacts and the must see and do Equator line experiments where the question of the direction water drains north vs south of the equator is finally answered! Balance an egg, test your strength and stand on the actual GPS confirmed Equator line. A great, informative, fun and hands on experience.

10. Museo de la Ciudad

Garcia Moreno 572 y Rocafuerte, Quito 170150 Ecuador 593 2 283 882 [email protected] http://www.museociudadquito.gob.ec
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Museo de la Ciudad

Reviewed By kevinsbastianp - Carchi Province, Ecuador

This museum is in the historic center of Quito, before it was an old hospital, it was the first hospital in the Royal Audience of Quito, it has its own church, it is small and has gold and silver ornaments. The rate is cheap, it is a great museum with rooms dedicated to a pre-colonial life, colonial and when Quito was inhabited by nomadic communities before the Inca empire. Inside the museum there is area dedicated plants and animals. You can see old picture, artworks with stones and cow bones, also armor and old guns. I recommend visited because you learned about much old Quito.

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