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Treasure Museum

Tourist attraction Museum

One of the Best Places To Visits in Municipio Sucre


Address

Esquina con, Pl. 25 de Mayo # 59, Sucre, Bolivia

Website

www.museotesoro.com

Contact

+591 4 6443366

Rating on Google Maps

4.60 (443 reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Thursday: 9 am to 12:30 pm, 3 to 6:30 pm
  • Friday: 9 am to 12:30 pm, 3 to 6:30 pm
  • Saturday: 9 am to 12:30 pm, 3 to 6:30 pm
  • Sunday: 9 am to 12:30 pm, 3 to 6 pm
  • Monday: 9 am to 12:30 pm, 3 to 6:30 pm
  • Tuesday: 9 am to 12:30 pm, 3 to 6:30 pm
  • Wednesday: 9 am to 12:30 pm, 3 to 6:30 pm

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  • 5/5 Tessa C. 5 years ago on Google
    Super cool museum, our English speaking guide was so lovely! We gained so much knowledge from the experience. The only down fall was that you couldn’t take photos, this is sad for the museum as tourists who visit cannot show others and encourage then to go or to spread publicity about the fantastic museum on social media. There should even be one area you could take photos because the tour was brilliant and more people should know about it
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Thivanka De S. 4 years ago on Google
    What makes this museum special was our English tour guide (included by the museum with your ticket). It was a great way to learn about Bolivia in a new way and the history of Sucre. Totally recommend if you are in town.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Jinyoung P. 7 years ago on Google
    It's quite a small museum, but offers interesting history and information about the area and mining industry in the country. The entrance fee is 25 bol and includes a guided tour, which lasts about 45 minutes. English tour guide was very knowledgeable and friendly. Definitely go for this when in Sucre!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Frederica N. 1 year ago on Google
    Very interesting museum on Bolivia’s mining history, metals, minerals and gems. The museum is guided and my guide was incredibly knowledgeable and made it a five star experience for me! Definitely worth checking out when you’re in Sucre.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Natan S. 1 year ago on Google
    A pretty nice, albeit small, set of exhibits outlining the history of mineral and precious metal mining in Bolivia. To see the exhibits, there is only the 30-40 min long guided tour, which costs 25 Bolivianos per person. On my tour, my guide's English was a bit spotty but generally understandable, though Spanish-speaking visitors are sure to get more from the experience in that language. The museum is clean and nicely organized, displaying an array of Bolivian treasures and their origin. Though nothing absolutely extraordinary, it is a nice museum worth visiting if you are in the city. Also, photography of the inside of the museum is now prohibited, but apparently you can ask to license some pictures for free from the museum if you email.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Jaeyup J. 1 year ago on Google
    Not only about jewelry but also very good for understanding the history and features of mining industry in Bolivia. I'm glad that I visited here before Potosi.

  • 5/5 Guijon 6 months ago on Google
    A must in Sucre. Highly recommend taking the tour. My guide Davis had amazing knowledge on the history of all those Bolivian treasures.

  • 5/5 Fiona C. 5 months ago on Google
    So interesting and worth the visit for 25 Bolivianos! Definitely get a guided tour if you can. Our guide was brilliant!

  • 5/5 K H. 8 months ago on Google
    Loved this museum! I wish I could have taken photos! They offer to email photo but they’re not photos of the things I found most interesting.

  • 5/5 Jana R. R. 8 months ago on Google
    Very interesting museum with beautiful stones and the history of gold, silver and more treasures in Bolivia. Only by guided tour doesn't take longer than an hour, but I'd really recommend it. Great guide as well

  • 5/5 Sententia M. 10 months ago on Google
    Incredible guide (David). Very nice person with a lot of knowledge about the place, collection, stones, ... Nice museo

  • 5/5 Carolyn S. 11 months ago on Google
    Fabulous guided tour covering the economic, social, and geological history of Bolivia. A real *gem* in Sucre!

  • 5/5 Natasha F. 10 months ago on Google
    Wonderful and interesting museum. Thank you to our guide Herbert who did an excellent tour in English. Spent approximately 1hr here.

  • 5/5 Dima 9 months ago on Google
    This is a wonderful Museum. I enjoyed learning about the Bolivian industry of precious metals and stones. The exhibits are beautiful but most importantly the exhibitions are interesting! They are sectioned and you get to discover the processes, cultural importance and fun facts step by step, which increased my pleasure since they incorporated the element of surprise. Costs $25 Bolivians. A guided tour is mandatory. I recommend to come and ask when are the guided tours and in what languages, so you have a guide in your native language. In the meantime you can enjoy walking around the main Plaza and nearby streets.

  • 5/5 Jakob Broe B. 11 months ago on Google
    Great museum and a great guided tour with a lot of interesting stories.

  • 5/5 One of T. 1 year ago on Google
    Worth visiting, good guide gives a deep impression of mining and traditions.

  • 5/5 riley 1 year ago on Google
    This is a lovely museum right in the middle of Sucre. We did the Spanish guided tour, and it was a nice way to learn more about mining in Bolivia, precious metals and stones that they look for, how they are used in jewelry, and how indigenous cultures did things many years ago. Definitely worth a visit if you’re in Salta. It takes less than an hour to go through.

  • 5/5 Dora And D. 1 year ago on Google
    We took a guided tour in English with Luigi and it was amazing! Lots to learn about history, politics, geography, geology etc and a wonderful collection of artefacts to view too! Not just for jewellery lovers! Cafe was closed at time of our visit but there is seating and bathrooms and a gift shop.

  • 5/5 Arthur F. 2 years ago on Google
    Very nice experience, it is a guided tour and they explain the process of gold, silver and other minerals. Interesting and great guide.

  • 3/5 Zoe H. 1 year ago on Google
    To be honest, I think 25 B is too much for a 30 minute tour. The displays are predominantly jewellery and mineral ore. There are some interesting dioramas of precious metal extraction but nothing of the mines in Potosi, Incan use of gold or life as a miner. There's a lot of potential here but needs more information. Also, what they don't tell you is that you have to visit with a guided tour that leaves every half hour and you have to pay in advance to reserve a place. I visited four times on three seperate days before I finally got inside and on a tour!

  • 1/5 Claire V. 1 year ago on Google
    This museum seemed interested and we took the guided tour in english. Unfortunately the tour guide could not have been less interested in giving the tour... She was sighing A LOT, was obviously in a rush and was talking very fast. Because of the fast talking and the very strong accent, we had a hard time understanding the explanations. She was rushing us from one room to another and actually we were as relieved as her when we were done.

  • 5/5 SA B. 5 years ago on Google
    Such a wonderful museum! A really interesting and beautiful collection, and so well presented. The guide was wonderful, and the whole visit really informative - not to be missed!

  • 5/5 Aundrae H. 2 years ago on Google
    I had a guided tour in this museum and the guide explained everything really well! Leaned a lot from him and this museum!

  • 5/5 Andrea A. 4 years ago on Google
    Increíble museum. Full of amazing information about gold, silver and the bolivianita. You can’t take pictures of the inside which is a bummer. Entrance is 25 bolivianos for nationals and foreigners

  • 5/5 Shamus C. 6 years ago on Google
    Fun tour that gives a history of Bolivian silver, gold and gem stone mining. Tour guide was extremely knowledgeable and explained how all the different gem stones formed in the geological formations as well as the history of silver and gems in local dress.


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