Botero Museum
Museo Botero
A free art museum donated by Colombian artist Botero, with his signature plump figures alongside works by Picasso, Monet and other masters.
Fernando Botero (1932–2023) was Colombia's most celebrated artist, known for exaggerated, rounded figures of people and animals. In 2000 he donated 123 of his own works and 85 pieces from his private collection to the Banco de la República, on the condition that the public could enter for free permanently. This led to the museum in a colonial mansion in La Candelaria. The museum is arranged around two courtyards with fountains. In the Botero rooms you will find his plump version of the Mona Lisa, large horses and still lifes, and a painting of the death of the drug lord Pablo Escobar. The international collection includes works by Picasso, Chagall, Dalí, Renoir, Monet, Matisse, Bacon and Freud, which is an impressive selection for a free museum. The same complex connects to the Banco de la República art collection and the Mint Museum (Casa de Moneda). Both are free, so you can visit them together. Opening hours are Monday and Wednesday to Saturday 09:00–19:00 and Sunday 10:00–17:00, and it is closed on Tuesdays. It is at Calle 11, a 3-minute walk from Plaza de Bolívar.
Opening hours
Mon, Wed–Sat 09:00–19:00; Sun 10:00–17:00; closed Tuesdays
Nearby sights
- Luis Ángel Arango Library
- Colón Theatre
- Primatial Cathedral of Bogotá
- Bolívar Square
- La Candelaria
- Chorro de Quevedo
- Santa Clara Church Museum
- Church of San Francisco