National Museum of Ethnography and Folklore (MUSEF)
Museo Nacional de Etnografía y Folklore
Bolivia's finest ethnographic museum, with outstanding galleries of masks, textiles and feather art, and low-cost admission.
The National Museum of Ethnography and Folklore (MUSEF) is housed in an 18th-century marquis's mansion near Plaza Murillo. Its collection covers festival masks from Bolivia's many peoples, Andean textiles, pottery, feather craft and currency. The most popular displays are the devil masks from the Oruro Carnival and the gallery tracing thousands of years of textile history. The exhibits are modern and have English labels. Admission is low-cost (subject to on-site information), and it suits slow visits during the days of adjusting to the altitude.
Opening hours
About 09:00-17:00 (half day Saturday; closed Sundays)
Nearby sights
- National Museum of Art
- Plaza Murillo
- Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace
- Mercado Lanza
- Calle Jaén
- Basilica of San Francisco
- Witches' Market
- Coca Museum