Nariño Gold Museum
Museo del Oro Nariño
A gold museum run by the Banco de la República, showing pre-Columbian gold and pottery from the Nariño highlands.
The Nariño Gold Museum is run by the Banco de la República and is one of the regional branches of the national gold museum network. It displays gold ornaments, spiral-patterned gold discs, pottery and textiles from pre-Columbian cultures of Nariño and northern Ecuador's highlands, including the Pastos and Tumaco. The explanations are clear and the displays are modern. Admission is free. It is closed on Mondays and sits in the Banco cultural centre in the city centre, so it is often visited together with the library and exhibition halls next door.
Opening hours
Tue–Sat approx. 09:00–18:00; shorter hours Sun; closed Mon
Nearby sights
- Blacks and Whites' Carnival
- Plaza de Nariño
- Church of Cristo Rey
- Church of La Merced
- Church of San Juan Bautista
- Pasto Cathedral
- Church of Santiago Apóstol
- Taminango Museum