National Museum of Ecuador (MuNa)
Museo Nacional del Ecuador
A national museum housed in the Casa de la Cultura, with national treasures ranging from pre-Columbian gold and ceramics to colonial art and modern painting.
The National Museum occupies the circular building of the Casa de la Cultura Ecuatoriana. Its galleries run from the ceramics and gold of ancient cultures such as Valdivia and Tolita, to the religious art of the Quito School, and on to 19th- and 20th-century modern painting, making it a systematic introduction to Ecuador's history. Admission is free (subject to confirmation on site), and the museum is closed on Mondays. Next door is Parque El Ejido, which hosts craft and painting markets on weekends, and you can walk from there to the La Mariscal district.
Opening hours
Tue–Fri 08:30–16:30; weekends 10:00–16:00 (check website)
Nearby sights
- La Mariscal & Plaza Foch
- Basílica del Voto Nacional
- Itchimbía Park & Crystal Palace
- Guápulo
- Historic Center of Quito
- Plaza Grande & Metropolitan Cathedral
- Centro Cultural Metropolitano
- Church of the Society of Jesus (La Compañía)