Santa Clara Church Museum
Museo Iglesia Santa Clara
A museum in a 17th-century convent church, where the walls and dome are almost entirely covered in gilding and religious paintings.
The church was built between 1629 and 1674 and originally belonged to the Order of Saint Clare. Inside, the walls and vaulted ceiling of its single nave are covered in gilded woodwork, murals and more than a hundred colonial-era religious oil paintings. The dazzling interior contrasts sharply with its plain exterior. It is now managed by the Ministry of Culture and open as a museum of religious art, with admission of about 5,000 pesos. Located on Carrera 8, beside the Nariño Palace (the presidential palace), it can be visited together with Plaza de Bolívar.
Opening hours
Tue–Fri 9:00 am–5:00 pm; weekends 10:00 am–4:00 pm
Nearby sights
- Bolívar Square
- Primatial Cathedral of Bogotá
- Colón Theatre
- Botero Museum
- Luis Ángel Arango Library
- Church of San Francisco
- Gold Museum
- La Candelaria