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Museo Colonial Charcas U. S. F. X.

Tourist attraction Museum

Guided tours of an art museum in a 1600s palace, with colonial-era paintings, sculpture & furniture. People often mention museum, museo, arte, lugar, interesting, visit, bien, beautiful, para, colonial,


Address

Bolivar 698, Sucre, Bolivia

Website

museocolonialcharcas.usfx.bo

Contact

+591 4 6456100

Rating on Google Maps

4.50 (192 reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Sunday: Closed
  • Monday: 9 am to 12:30 pm, 2:30 to 6:15 pm
  • Tuesday: 9 am to 12:30 pm, 2:30 to 6:30 pm
  • Wednesday: 9 am to 12:30 pm, 2:30 to 6:30 pm
  • Thursday: 9 am to 12:30 pm, 2:30 to 6:30 pm
  • Friday: 9 am to 12:30 pm, 2:30 to 6:30 pm
  • Saturday: 9:30 am to 12 pm

Featured Reviews


Frequently mentioned in reviews: museum (25) museo (15) arte (11) lugar (10) interesting (9) visit (8) bien (7) beautiful (7) para (7) colonial (6)
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  • 4/5 Jens Peter O. 9 months ago on Google
    A very nice museum. Not so big but has some interesting religious items. The building and the court yard is very lovely.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Dan i. 2 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) The place has a lot of potential but the way of displaying the artifacts is quite boring and with very little information. Lack of creativity on the part of those who organize the museum. The artifacts are very interesting. (Original) El lugar tiene mucho potencial pero la forma de mostrar los artefactos es bastante aburrido y con muy poca información. Falta de creatividad por parte de los que organizan el museo. Los artefactos son muy interesantes.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Ana A. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Worth a visit (Original) Vale la pena visitarlo
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Luigixito A. 1 year ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) History and Art from different eras... An incredible place if you want to know the past (Original) Historia y Arte de diferentes épocas... Un lugar increíble si quieres conocer el pasado
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Ri R. 5 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) very well organized with ample exhibition material (Original) muy bien organizado con un amplio material de exposición
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Irene C. 5 years ago on Google
    Despite the website and opening hours on the door stating very clearly that this museum was open, it in fact was closed. No way of finding out why. Very disappointing.

  • 5/5 Gunnar Vargas O. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Beautiful museum of Sucre the Capital of Bolivia (Original) Hermoso museo de Sucre la Capital de Bolivia

  • 5/5 ramiro p. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Very interesting place ggg (Original) Lugar muy interesante ggg

  • 4/5 harry g. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Good place (Original) Buen lugar

  • 5/5 Luisito F. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Interesting (Original) Interesante

  • 4/5 Colegio Santa Maria E. 5 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) New museology 19 rooms of new experiences !!! (Original) Nueva museologia 19 salas de nuevas experiencias !!!

  • 4/5 Daniel G. 5 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Good (Original) Bien

  • 4/5 Luis Carlos Barrios B. 5 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Very good collection of colonial art (Original) Muy buena colección de arte colonial

  • 5/5 Domenic D. 5 years ago on Google
    3 museums are at the same location. Interesting to check them all out.

  • 2/5 Léa K. 5 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Unattractive museum and unfriendly staff, I do not recommend even if the museum has beautiful rooms (Original) Musée peu attrayant et personnel peu aimable, je ne recommande pas même si le musée a de belles pièces

  • 5/5 Mizel Garrón D. 5 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Quite a variety of art and history, the route is not very long, but you can enjoy each of its exhibition rooms. (Original) Bastante variedad de arte e historia, el recorrido no muy largo, pero se puede disfrutar de cada una de sus salas de exposición.

  • 4/5 stuart c. 4 years ago on Google
    Good presentation. Descriptions in Spanish and English.

  • 5/5 Hugo B. 5 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) A very well organized museum with wonderful works of art. (Original) Un museo muy bien organizado y con maravillosas obras de arte.

  • 5/5 Amelia W. 5 years ago on Google
    Very interesting religious art. I particularly enjoyed the section on baroque meztiso paintings. Entry to the modern art museum comes included in the ticket price, and that is also very worthwhile.

  • 4/5 Christian C. 2 years ago on Google
    Great pieces of art!!!

  • 5/5 Edwin B. 2 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Very nice museum ... With art related to the religious of the colony, really satisfied by the visit, so schön! (Original) Muy bonito museo ... Con arte referente a lo religioso de la colonia, realmente satisfecho por la visita, so schön !

  • 5/5 Wilma Ribera de P. 1 year ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) They organize very interesting exhibitions, for example I visited an exhibition on the Virgin Mary where they showed Virgins that are owned by people who, through negotiations, I think the director of the museum, got them to lend them to publicly exhibit them in the museum for a certain time.... And very cute, something I had never seen before. (Original) Organizan exposiciones muy interesantes, por ejemplo visité una exposición sobre la Virgen María donde mostraban Vírgenes que son de propiedad de personas que por gestiones, creo del director del museo, consiguió que las presten para exponerlas públicamente en el museo por cierto tiempo.... Y muy lindas, algo que nunca antes había visto.

  • 4/5 Raul Flores R. 1 year ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) This museum tells the evolutionary history of the materials, customs of the Bolivian Valleys, as well as the exquisite mestizo baroque paintings in South America. Thanks to the excellent guides who teach us with so much valuable information (Original) Este museo cuenta la historia tanto evolutiva de los materiales, costumbres de los Valles de Bolivia, asi como las exquisitas pinturas de tipo barroco mestizo en Sudamérica. Gracias a los excelentes guias que mos enseñan con tanta información valiosa

  • 1/5 Tim L. 1 year ago on Google
    Tried twice to visit. Both times Googlemaps said it was open but it wasn’t.

  • 4/5 Machi A. 1 year ago on Google
    En el mismo edificio se pueden visitar dos bobitos museos, el etnografico y el colonial. Son pequeños, pero contienen información y artículos interesantes vale la pena visitarlos, ya con sólo ver la hermosa casona donde se encuentran, uno se siente satisfecho.

  • 4/5 Q I. 7 months ago on Google
    I visited Museo Colonial Charcas (30Bs) and Museo Antropologico (15Bs), they share the same building. The first one is mostly art; historical religious art, which is quite nicely set-up and has some minor translations into English as well,and more contemporary art; from around the 30's/50's and a very recently dated exhibition (though from a western point of view kind of amateuristic art to be in such a museum). In this museum you could not take any pictures. The second museum is quite interesting as it shows historic objects from different periods. In the first part of the museum there were English translations, even though they read like Google translations. You could take pictures without flash. The museum closes at midday.

  • 3/5 Roxana Canasi M. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) The attention was dismal, however it is a very interesting place. (Original) La atención fue pésima , sin embargo es un lugar muy interesante.

  • 5/5 Pedro Alejandro Quintana A. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) It is good place for wally sports and soccer 8 (Original) Es bien lugar para deportes de wally y futbol 8

  • 4/5 Laura Beatriz F. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Very well organized and cared for (Original) Muy bien organizado y cuidado

  • 5/5 Paola I. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) I have fully enjoyed this museum, not only the place is beautiful, an old renovated mansion, but also the variety of colonial paintings in which the mestizo baroque stands out. One can easily be 4 hours, if not more, inside the museum. For lovers of painting, highly recommended and for those who are looking for information on objects and pre-Hispanic art, there are also 2 simple rooms but very well organized. At the same time, there is a modern Bolivian art room, in which the exhibition by Solon and his Quijotes stands out. (Original) He disfrutado plenamente de este museo, no solo el lugar es hermoso, una vieja casona renovada, si no la variedad de cuadros coloniales en los que resalta el barroco mestizo. Fácilmente uno puede estar 4 horas, si no es mas, adentro del museo. Para los amantes de la pintura, muy recomendable y para los que están buscando información sobre objetos y arte prehispánico, también hay 2 salas sencillas pero muy bien organizadas. Al su vez, hay una sala de arte Boliviano moderno, en el que la exposición de Solon y sus Quijotes destaca.

  • 5/5 NIG 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) It was a visit to the past to see a tree over 500 years old is surprising (Original) Fue una visita al pasado ver un árbol de mas de 500 años es sorprendente

  • 5/5 julio e. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Important collection of Bolivian contemporary works of art, I want to go back and revisit the entire museum (Original) Importante colección de obras de arte contemporáneo boliviano, quiero volver y re visitar todo el museo

  • 4/5 Pierre-Luc L. 5 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Museum only in Spanish. Several small object in good conservation. Pot, musical instruments, hunting instruments, skulls and mummies. (Original) Musée seulement en Espagnol. Plusieurs petit objet en bonne conservation. Pot, instruments de musique, instruments de chasses, crânes et momies.

  • 4/5 Howard Mora P. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Nice place. (Original) Agradable lugar.

  • 3/5 [email protected] B. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Museum with beautiful things of the colonial and republican era in Sucre. Inescapable visit (Original) Museo con cosas hermosas de la epoca colonial y republicana en Sucre. Visita ineludible

  • 5/5 Jamy M. 5 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) A very nice museum, it is very well structured. The pieces on display are fantastic although some information is missing in some of them. The staff is very nice and friendly, they have a locker to leave the backpack and be free to visit all the rooms. (Original) Un museo bastante agradable, está muy bien estructurado. Las piezas en exhibición son fantásticas aunque falta algo de información en algunas de ellas. El personal es muy agradable y cordial, tienen un casillero para dejar la mochila y estar libre para visitar todas las salas.

  • 5/5 Remberto R. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Okay (Original) Bueno

  • 5/5 Danitza H. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Excellent museum contains priceless pieces in the 3 museums ... q has a rich culture and art tour. I learned a lot and all the people who work there are very friendly. Recomendadísimo to all lovers of museums .... I ran it as 2 hours for detail .... (Original) Excelente museo, contiene piezas invaluables en los 3 museos q posee...un recorrido rico en cultura y arte. Aprendí muchísimo y todas las personas que trabajan ahí son muy amables. Recomendadisimo a todos los amantes de museos....yo lo recorrí como en 2 horas por el detalle....

  • 5/5 Lizbeth Calle v. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) A good place of knowledge (Original) Un buen lugar de conocimiento

  • 5/5 Ivan M. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) The Museum has beautiful paintings, plus the guides will treat you in the best way (Original) El Museo cuenta con hermosas pinturas, además que las guías te tratarán de la mejor manera

  • 3/5 Jürgen O. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Is very interesting, but little information also from the guide. Sometimes unsorted. (Original) Ist sehr interessant, aber wenig Infos auch des Guides. Manchmal unsortiert.

  • 5/5 J. Andrea Marca A. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) This museum is very beautiful 😌😊 (Original) Es muy bonito este museo 😌😊

  • 4/5 Gabriela Cuellar V. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) It is a very striking place that every tourist should know (Original) Es un lugar muy llamativo el cual todo turista deberia conocer

  • 5/5 Pablo Yana O. 4 years ago on Google
    Takes around 30 to 40 minute's to go through totally worth it

  • 4/5 Milton Rolando Mora S. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Seem right (Original) Me parece bien

  • 5/5 Paola F. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Excellent museum It is spectacular and impressive the amount of art and history that it has! (Original) Excelente museo Es espectacular e impresionante la cantidad de arte e historia que posee !

  • 5/5 Cloris Torres P. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Beautiful place to visit (Original) Hermoso lugar para visitar

  • 5/5 Alejandro Acuña m. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Very interesting a great variety of art accompanied by a lot of history through the Bolivian roots (Original) Muy interesante una gran variedad de arte acompañada de muchísima historia a través de las raíces bolivianas

  • 5/5 Gunnar Esteban Arancibia B. 4 years ago on Google
    👍🏻👍🏻

  • 5/5 Liliana M. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) A very beautiful museum, with works of art and incredible paintings, highly recommended, have postcards of the most beautiful paintings at an affordable price. (Original) Un museo muy hermoso, con obras de arte y pinturas increíbles, muy recomendable, tienen postales de las pinturas más lindas a precio accesible.

  • 5/5 Javier San J. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Three museums: Anthropological, Contemporary and Colonial the same building. The Colonial is a superb example of artistic production in and for the New World in the 16th and 17th centuries (Original) Tres museos: Antropológico, Contemporáneo y Colonial el el mismo edificio. El Colonial es una soberbia muestra de la producción artística en y para el Nuevo Mundo en los siglos XVI y XVII


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Amenities


  • Accessibility
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible toilet
    • ✗ Wheelchair-accessible car park
    • ✗ Wheelchair-accessible entrance

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