Amazing cultural experience in Quito. A must see before you visit the nature in Equador.

Very refreshing visit after tons of Catholic Church and inevitably the history of colonization era. The arts are inspiring and the architect is so well designed that it’s an art itself too! Must go in Quito!

One of the most underrated sights in Ecuador, I’ve been to many many huge museums and this a tiny extremely professional, art house museum is packing an incredible array of shockingly extremely sophisticated pre-Columbian ceramic statues for the time - quality that took European ceramics almost 1,000 yrs to equal - and a fascinating insight into the spiritual world view that existed on this continent before the Spanish almost wiped it out. Highly recommended of you also are able to visit an indigenous community and see some of the beliefs in real life too.

Fascinating, beautiful and educational. Several different room with different focuses. A must visit museum!

Small museum with interesting exhibitions on pre-Columbian cultures. Not very big and their isn't much content but they are happy to explain you the stories behind the pieces if you ask. Small café in the courtyard for after your tour.

Loved this museum! Fantastic exhibits in a very modern setting. Extremely knowledgeable guides with a deep love for their chosen field. I highly recommend a visit.

(Translated by Google) Beautiful museum of pre-Columbian art in the Casa del Alabado! More than 500 pieces of art between ceramics, stone, gold, metal! (Original) Hermoso museo del arte precolombino en la Casa del Alabado! Más de 500 piezas de arte entre cerámica, piedra, oro, metal!

A nice selection of pieces but the museum overall is very small, you can see everything in less than 45 min

(Translated by Google) Possibly the best museum that exists in Ecuador, a collection of pieces that allow us to understand the worldview of our pre-Columbian peoples and nationalities. The curators and guides are very friendly and handle the issues perfectly. Many curious facts and relevant information. Fully recommended. (Original) Posiblemente el mejor museo que existe en Ecuador, una colección de piezas que permiten comprender la cosmovisión de nuestros pueblos y nacionalidades precolombinas. Las curadoras y guías son muy amables y manejan los temas a la perfección. Muchos datos curiosos e información relevante. Totalmente recomendado.

This museum is in the center of Quito and the entrance seemed a bit expensive for what is there. In general, I loved the colonial structure and the rooms are well organized.

(Translated by Google) To rescue the culture long before the Incas and to be able to show the cultural richness that we had here in Ecuador. (Original) El rescatar la cultura mucho antes de los Incas y poder mostrar la riqueza cultural que aquí en Ecuador se tenía.

My wife, Lynn, and I spent the morning visiting this fabulous museum. We were greeted by two very friendly and very professional curators, one of whom gave us an excellent tour of the museum. Educationally, we tend to focus on the Incan culture because of its rich history and, of course, Machu Picchu but there were several other advanced cultures in the region per-Colombian and pre-Incan. The coastal cultures—Valdivia, Chorrera, and Jama-Coaque—are the most represented, at this museum, but adding to these are significant pieces from twenty other cultures who populated ancient Ecuador before the arrival of the Incan Empire between 1440 and 1530 AD. This museum is definitely worth a visit. I highly recommend this museum when in Quito.

The love and dedication to make this colonial renewal can be denoted in every detail. It is an architectural sigh for the soul. I loved the guides as they interact with replicas of the Museum and the passion they put into their exhibitions. Really enjoyed it every single minute here. It should be mentioned that this house has a very cozy fig tree in one of its courtyards.

Really cool and unique place and artifacts! The owls, and the matriarchal focus on Ecuadorian historical and cultural identity were most impressive

Beautiful building with a pleasant cafe in the inner courtyard. The combination of older and more modern architecture is striking. The collection is mostly sculpture, from as long ago 2000BC. The sculptures are beautiful and demonstrate the skill and creativity of Ecuador’s ancient people.

Small museum but very well done. The colonial building was beautiful, the exhibits displayed an impressive collection precolumbian objects, and our guide was fantastic. The temporary exhibit on ancient stamps/seals (sellos) was great, with insightful interpretive texts. Would definitely recommend visiting. Bonus: the cafe in the courtyard serves delicious food (and wine)

One of the best history museums to see all the most beautiful Colombian artefacts. Comes with a paper book in English and Spanish. I love the small corner with a tree. The exhibits are all well thought out and come with text in English and Spanish. The museum itself is a work of art for home decor.

Best museum i have visited in Quito! The design of the building is really cool, and the content is thourough, informative, and very interesting. Everything is also done in english as well as spanish

The artefacts incredible, and the education indispensable, the only disappointment at la casa del Alabado was the gift shop.

Great museum wit very interesting and valuable collection. Guide is definitely needed.

An excellent museum. If you find yourself in the Plaza San Francisco, you should go. It's a very nice collection and arranged very well. The museum is set up in a very clever way.

A hidden gem. Just the right size for an hour or two visit. Very eloquently presented.

(Translated by Google) EXTREMELY expensive we are a Uruguayan family and the cost of tickets is so high that only an adult could enter to enjoy and appreciate the culture, 20 days touring different parts of Ecuador, museums, which is only to be 30 minutes taking a photo and reading charge very expensive for the country that tourists come from those few days in Quito I recommend checking itinerary schedules that are not updated, many detours, taxi drivers you walk or you go off the counter, you have to be very careful. Squares in January with the issue of disarming subjects such as mangers can not enjoy the squares, half a block from the museum we went in the morning 9:30 a.m. Plaza San Francisco, dozens of pigeons the dirty and apparently at night people the use public bathroom, you can not breathe, luckily 10.30 people come from the municipality with hoses to clean pigeon droppings, but the smell is unbearable. (Original) Extramadamente caro somos una familia uruguaya y el costo de las entradas es tan alto que apenas un adulto pudo ingresar a disfrutar y apreciar la cultura, en 20 días recorriendo diferentes puntos de Ecuador, los museos, que solamente es para estar 30 minutos sacando alguna foto y leyendo cobran muy caro para el país que venimos aquellos turistas con pocos días en Quito recomiendo revisar itinerario horarios que no se actualizan, muchos desvíos, taxistas que te pasean o te apagan el contador, hay que tener mucho cuidado. Plazas que en enero con el tema de desarmar temas por ejemplo pesebres no se puede disfrutar las plazas, a media cuadra de éste museo que fuimos en la mañana 9.30 am la PLAZA San Francisco, decenas de palomas la ensucian y aparentemente de noche las personas la utilizan de baño público, no se puede respirar, por suerte 10.30 llegan personas de la municipalidad con mangueras a limpiar el excremento de palomas, pero el olor es insoportable.

A fascinating museum, in the oldest building in Quito, restored in the most elegant manner. We spent a very pleasant hour strolling through this artful place.

I've been to more museums than I can count and this was absolutely my favorite! It's small, but so beautifully done and the collection is impressive.

Remarkable collection of local ancient art, beautiful place as well

One of the highlights of our Ecuador trip. Very well maintained museum with great staff and ambience. We truly learned so much and it was fun! A must for everyone visiting Quito!

Not so big but very interesting with many beautiful pieces of old Ecuadorian art. Do visit.

A guide at another museum recommended this fine spot. Eight displays of Ecuador’s art before Columbus, well displayed, well interpreted, well lit. Well worth my bus time, walk there, and $6 admission. Bonus lunch restaurant in the courtyard.

Half hour guided tour was immersive experience. Docent very knowledgeable and went into depth on 3 main areas of museum: funeral rites, relationship to nature, and art. After tour, free to wander armed with new perspective. Loved it!

Great museum. $6 for adults. The exhibits are well organized and not overwhelming. They have an English guidebook as well.

Incredible, one of the most beautiful museums I've been to. Very well laid out and presented with incredible artifacts. The building and presentation are on par with the displayed items. Highly recommended.

Very well designed museum. They will give you a guide book (in English/Spanish) to accompany the visit.

Excellent tour, beautiful material. Lots to see. The tours are great and the guides know their stuff. There's also a store to buy merchandise.

Amazing place. Highly recommend to all. 2 USD per person Entry if a student.

This is a nice museum and worth a visit if you're in Quito. The building is really nice to walk around with a great courtyard in the middle. The staff were nice and gave me a book with information to walk around with. There are some nice artifacts to look at.

Renovated house from the 1600s with some lovely architecture. The exhibits are extraordinary and the guide was great and the tour was given in English. I only wish that each room had more info about what was being shown and an explanation of the room. One almost needs to be with a guide to really get what you are looking at.

6 USD. Good information. English provided. Interesting collection.

(Translated by Google) Excellent place, your sample is for important issues in Ecuador (Original) Excelente lugar, su muestra es por temas importantes en el ecuador

(Translated by Google) Wide variety of pre-Columbian pieces and organized in an interesting way (Original) Gran variedad de piezas precolombinas y organizadas de una manera interesante

(Translated by Google) Always very interesting !!!! (Original) Siempre muy interesante!!!!

(Translated by Google) Very well preserved. I should have guides all the time (Original) Muy bien conservado. Debería tener guías todo el tiempo

(Translated by Google) Cute colonial art (Original) Lindo de arte colonial

(Translated by Google) Beautiful museum (Original) Hermoso museo

(Translated by Google) It is interesting and interactive (Original) Es Interesante e interactivo

(Translated by Google) You have to go on a guided tour, it's wonderful (Original) Tem que ir em uma visita guiada, é maravilhoso

(Translated by Google) A heritage building perfectly adapted for a museum, with first-rate facilities and services. Its collection of pre-Hispanic artifacts is unique and the guidance is very professional. He constantly organizes very interesting cultural events to spread our culture. (Original) Una edificación patrimonial perfectamente adaptada para museo, con instalaciones y servicios de primer orden. Su colección de artefactos prehispánicos es única y la guianza muy profesional. Constantemente organiza eventos culturales muy interesantes para divulgar nuestra cultura.

(Translated by Google) Amazing museum (Original) Increíble museo

(Translated by Google) I have a book of the place (Original) Tengo un libro del lugar

(Translated by Google) Beautiful. (Original) Bonito.

(Translated by Google) Museum in an old house. Very interesting exposition. Preliminary recording was made directly at the reception. (Original) Музей у старовинному будинку. Дуже цікава експозиція. Попередній запис зробили прямо на рецепції.

(Translated by Google) One of the best museums we have visited. Definitely an impeccable remodeling of the building and of course a very important amount of work, in addition to its careful exhibition. A very interesting and surprising visit for its quality. (Original) Uno de los mejores museos que hemos visitado. Definitivamente una remodelacion del edificio impecable y como no una cantidad de obra importantisima, además de su cuidada exposición. Una visita muy interesante y sorprendente por su calidad.

Se encuentra a pocos metros de la iglesia de San Francisco. El recorrido con guía es de 30 minutos y se puede permanecer dentro después terminarlo de manera autónoma, las construcción tiene un restaurado histórico que deja ver la técnica original de construcción.

Excellent displays of amazing artifacts. We were really lucky and had a short tour from a very knowledgeable young lady. Well worth the visit

A very good museum with well organised exhibitions and interesting information. Definitely recommend it to anyone interested in history, art or culture. I loved this museum. The ceramic water pipes that mimic animal voices are very cool. My other favourite were the ancient ceramic pieces depicting internal organs.

There really is only one museum in Quito you NEED to VISIT, and it is this one! If there was an Oscar's for museums, The Casa Museo del Alabado would win it, no doubt. Interesting and entertaining for ALL AGES. If you have small kids they will be curious about all the different artifacts they'll see like animal representations and even water jugs/bottles that makes noise when you pour them (a nifty little thing pre-Columbian peoples made).

(Translated by Google) You can always find wisdom in the ancestors. (Original) Siempre puedes encontrar sabiduría en los ancestros.

(Translated by Google) Site where a tour of the different cultures that existed in the current Ecuador before the arrival of the Spaniards. The museum is educational and interactive. Highly recommended. (Original) Sitio donde se hace un recorrido por las diversas culturas que existieron el el actual ecuador antes de la llegada de los españoles. El museo es educativo e interactivo. Altamente recomendable.

Really interesting collection with many artifact styles i have not seen before. But it's a typical museum of the Latin world in that there is little to no description of what are the artifacts, and the few tags that are present are unreadable. This appears to be a collection of pothunted items with no provenience.

(Translated by Google) A stroll through the history of South America (Original) Um passeio pela história da América do Sul

(Translated by Google) Very nice museum with many works to discover, in a very neat setting. 45 minute tour (Original) Très joli musée avec de nombreuses œuvres à découvrir, dans un cadre très soigné. Visite de 45 minutes environ

Beautiful! Every piece has its own story and it's really a grand experience to be there and see everything that our story has to offer.

(Translated by Google) The permanent work, as the intimate exhibitions are of the highest level. Must visit. (Original) La obra permanente, como las exposiciones intinerantes son de altísimo nivel. Hay que visitar.

(Translated by Google) Is a site so old, full of historic resources, museum worth recommending pan and go visit (Original) Es un sitio tan antiguo, lleno de recursos históricos,un museo digno de recorrerlo y recomendar ir de visita

(Translated by Google) That very nice I recommend you go (Original) Ese muy bonito les recomiendo que a que vayan

(Translated by Google) Good (Original) Bien

(Translated by Google) Beautiful and impeccable (Original) Bello e impecable

Full of precolombian history, is wonderful one of the most complete and well explained museums in Quito, if you want to learn or understand a little bit more abut the precolombian cultures this museum it's highly recommended style of the museum and every detail is just impressive.

(Translated by Google) Chevere, the story of 🇪🇨 Ecuador. (Original) Chevere, la historia de 🇪🇨 Ecuador.

(Translated by Google) It is an extraordinary museum with beautiful pre-Columbian pieces in an excellent state and with good explanations (Original) Es un museo extraordinario con piezas hermosas precolombinas en un excelente estado y con buenas explicaciones

(Translated by Google) A great experience. The richness in the diversity of the museum's collection is impressive. In addition, it is one of the few truly colonial houses that exist in Quito. I just visited her again after a few years and it is a museum with a future and initiative. With new exhibitions that invite you to dialogue with the thematic and understand them in scientific and great ways at the same time. Psdt The watercolor museum in the San Marcos neighborhood also preserves a colonial house. (Original) Una gran experiencia. La riqueza en la diversidad de la coleccion del museo es impresionante. Además, es una de las pocas casas verdaderamente coloniales que existen en Quito. La acabo de visitar de nuevo después de unos años y se ve que es un museo con futuro e iniciativa. Con nuevas exposiciones que te invitan a dialogar con la tematica y a entenderlas de modos cientificos y geniales a la vez. Psdt. El museo de acuarela en el barrio de San marcos también conserva una casa colonial.

(Translated by Google) An illustrative place (Original) Un lugar ilustrativo

(Translated by Google) It was very good (Original) Fue muy bueno