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is the cultural
hotpoint of the country and has
various museums and exhibitions of interest. In the
old colonial center churches
and traditional buildings house expositions
of mostly religious and
colonial art whereas in the
modern city you find more
contemporary art shows.
The Equator
Line Monument Mitad del Mundo
on the outskirts of Quito also is
home to several exhibits. Do not
plan to visit museums on Monday as
most are closed on the first day of
the week |
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Old Colonial Center |
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CASA DE SUCRE
SUCRE y
VENEZUELA
Tel.: 2952860 |
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Old colonial house where
Field Marshal
Sucre stayed while residing in
Quito. Now exhibiting
furniture, military gear and
general items from those
times some 180 years ago |
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Tuesday
to Friday
8.30am - 4.30pm
Saturday & Sunday
10am - 4.30pm |
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CONVENTO DE SAN
DIEGO
CALICUCHIMA 117 y FARFÁN
Tel.: 2952516 |
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It lies below Panecillo and
you can visit a monastery,
museum of colonial art
and Quito's largest
cemetery. |
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Monday
to
Sunday
9.30am - 1pm &
2.30pm - 5.30pm |
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MUSEO DE LA CIUDAD
GARCIA MORENO 572 y ROCAFUERTE
Tel.: 2283883 & 2283882 |
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houses interesting
temporary exhibitions
like the 200 year
celebration of Alexander
Humboldt's visit to Ecuador
in 2001. |
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Tuesday
to Sunday
9.30am - 5.30pm |
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MUSEO DE ARTE COLONIAL
MEJIA 915 y CUENCA
Tel.: 2282297 |
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One of the city best
collection of colonial
art by painters and
sculptors of the 16th to
18th centuries. Plus exhibit
of period furniture. |
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Tuesday
to Friday
10am - 6pm
Saturday
10am - 2pm |
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MUSEO NUMISMÁTICO QUITO
GARCÍA MORENO y
SUCRE
Tel.: 2572780 |
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Display of old coins
and paper money
dating from the colonial to
modern times. |
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Tuesday
to Friday
9am - 1pm & 2pm - 5pm
Saturday & Sunday
10am - 1pm & 2pm - 4pm |
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CIMA DE LA LIBERTAD
AV. DE LOS LIBERTADORES
Tel.: 2288733 |
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Modern concrete structure
built on hill where in 1822
a decisive battle for
independence was won by
Mariscal Sucre. Mostly military artifacts
on display. Good view
to old
center. |
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Tuesday
to Friday
8.30am - 4pm
Saturday & Sunday
10am - 3pm |
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MUSEO CAMILO EGAS
VENEZUELA 1302 y
ESMERALDAS
Tel.: 2572012; 2572811 &
2220904 |
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Camilo Egas was a celebrated
painter who lived
from 1889 to 1962. Some 30
works of him are on display
in this beautifully restored
old house. |
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Tuesday
to Friday
9am - 5pm
Saturday & Sunday
10am - 4pm |
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MUSEO ALBERTO MENA CAAMAÑO
GARCÍA MORENO y ESPEJO
Tel.: 2584363; 950272 & 957062 |
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An old Jesuit house
converted later to military
barracks is nowadays home to
a museum exhibiting
colonial and modern
artworks. |
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Tuesday
to Friday
9am - 7pm
Saturday & Sunday
9am - 12pm |
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Modern City |
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MUSEO NACIONAL
BANCO CENTRAL DEL ECUADOR
AVENIDA PATRIA
y 6 DE DICIEMBRE
Tel.: (02) 2223258 & 2223259 |
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This is the "must see"
museum in the capital.
Its home is in the huge
glass building of Casa de
la Cultura and shows the
whole range of
cultural achievements of
Ecuador beginning with the
Valdivia culture and ending
with modern art. On the
ground floor is the
gold
museum. |
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Tuesday
to Friday
9am - 5pm
Saturday & Sunday
10am - 4pm |
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MUSEO CASA DE LA
CULTURA ECUATORIANA
12 DE
OCTUBRE 555 y PATRIA
Tel.: (02) 2223258 & 2223259 |
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is in the same building like
the one above.
Contemporary and 19th
century artwork are on
exhibit. It has also on
display an interesting
collection of traditional
musical instruments |
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Tuesday
to Friday
10am - 5pm
Saturday & Sunday
10am - 2pm |
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MUSEO JACINTO JIJÓN Y
CAAMAÑO - PUCE
AV. 12 DE OCTUBRE y
ROCA.
Tel.: (02) 2575727 Ext. 1317 |
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This private
archaeological museum is
located on the campus of the
Catholic university in the Biblioteca
building on the 3rd Floor. |
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Monday
to Friday
8.30am - 4pm |
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MUSEO ETNOHISTÓRICO
DE ARTESANÍAS MINDALAE
REINA VICTORIA Y LA NIÑA
Tel.: (02) 2230609 |
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Exhibition of ethnic handicrafts and
textiles with demonstration of making them. There is also a
section displaying cultural artifacts of Amazon indigenous people. |
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Monday
to Saturday
9.30am - 5.30pm
Sunday
10.30am - 4.30pm |
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MUSEO AMAZONICO
AV. 12 DE OCTUBRE 1430
y WILSON
Tel.: (02) 2236175 |
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This small museum is housed
above the ABYA - YALA
bookstore. It shows Indian
artifacts from the Amazon
collected by missionaries.
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Monday
to Friday
9am - 12pm
& 2pm - 4pm |
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Mitad del Mundo |
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AUTOPISTA MANUEL CORDOVA GALARZA
KM. 13.5 SAN ANTONIO DE PICHINCHA. |
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MUSEO ETNOGRAFICO
Tel.: (02) 2394806 |
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This exhibit of the various
ethnic groups of the country
is housed in the 30m high
Equator Line Monument.
Shown are clothing,
household items and other
daily items of the
aboriginals. |
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Monday
to
Thursday
9am - 6pm
Friday to Sunday
9am - 6pm |
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PLANETARIUM
Tel.:
(02)
2395795 |
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For people interested in
astronomy. Shows explain
the northern and southern
night skies. |
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Tuesday
to Sunday
9am - 5pm |
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MUSEO QUITO EN MINIATURA
Tel.: (02) 2394319 |
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shows colonial Quito on a
1:200 scale. |
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Monday
to
Sunday
9.30am - 5pm |
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SOLAR MUSEUM
Tel.: (02) 552839 |
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have interesting talks about
astronomical knowledge of
pre-Columbian people. |
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Monday
to
Sunday
9.30am - 5pm |
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FRENCH PAVILION
Tel.: (02) 552839 |
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shows in pictures and words
the history of the
scientific geodesic French mission
led by Maria de la Condamine
in the early 18th century. |
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Monday
to
Sunday
9.30am - 5pm |
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