Guided visit to Gold Museum
3 h
With guide
About this activity
Travel in time to the pre-Hispanic era, learn all about the craftsmanship of the different indigenous cultures that inhabited Colombia and all the magnificent stories that they tell. Get the chance to know the largest pre-Hispanic gold collection in the world and learn how these different cultures lived. In 1939 el Banco de la Republica (The Bank of the Republic) began helping to protect the archeological patrimony of Colombia, its purpose was the acquisition, preservation and exhibition of pieces of jewelry and pottery from indigenous cultures of pre-Columbian period of the current Colombia. It has the worlds largest pre-Hispanic gold collection with 55,000 pieces and 6,000 pieces are on display in their expanded building. On this tour, you will be picked up at your hotel at 10:00am and you'll be taken to the museum where you'll meet our guide. He will give you a private and personalized guided visit of the museum and tell you amazing stories and facts about our past and present. After the tour is over you will have some time to go the souvenir shop where you can find some gifts for your loved ones back home.
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Cultural
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Tourism
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