Museo de las Culturas Aborígenes
A private archaeological museum on Calle Larga, displaying about 5,000 pre-Columbian Ecuadorian ceramics and stone objects in chronological order.
Museo de las Culturas Aborígenes has a collection from cultures across Ecuador, from the Paleolithic to the Inca period. It includes ceramic figurines, pots, musical instruments and ritual objects from the Bahía, Valdivia, Cañari and other cultures. The displays are clearly labelled with English explanations. Entry costs about 4 US dollars, and there is a small café and a gift shop. It is a good companion to the Pumapungo museum for understanding the history of the Andes.
Opening hours
Approx. 09:00–18:00; shorter hours on Sundays
Nearby sights
- Puente Roto & Tomebamba River (El Barranco)
- Museo Remigio Crespo Toral
- Museo de las Conceptas
- Todos Santos Ruins & Museo Manuel Agustín Landívar
- Old Cathedral (El Sagrario)
- Plaza & Church of San Francisco
- Parque Calderón
- Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (New Cathedral)