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  • 1/5 Chryssa K. 1 year ago on Google • 84 reviews
    Museum del Caribe is closed and abandoned. I made the trip there without knowing that it is not operating. There was no information in any website or guide. Please don't go to Barranquilla if the reason is to visit this museum that was described as a high tech museum in cultural trip web site.
    6 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Leonardo A. 5 years ago on Google • 376 reviews
    Amazing museum about the caribbean culture in Colombia. Completely worth visiting.

  • 5/5 Diana O. 5 years ago on Google • 345 reviews
    This was my 2nd time going to the museum. I got there the first time with who is now my husband and later with my dad and niece. The museum is really nice. It has a huge selection of indigenous things. My niece also had a great time although she would get anxious and wanted to leave the floors after 15 minutes of been there. My dad really enjoyed it a lot. He said he will go any other day by himself so he can spend the time reading everything and watching all the videos that the museum offers. This place is fantastic. It has a private parking and also easy way to get there using public transportation. Oh I almost forgot. I also saw a group that was been toured by a guide in English. So if you don't speak Spanish there are guides that will teach you in English 😉

  • 4/5 Filip Z. 5 years ago on Google • 276 reviews
    Definitely worth seeing (it's located in a bit sketchy area from what I've heard), lots of interesting knowledge of the region, some of the staff speaks English (to some degree, but they really give their best!) majority of the recordings is in Spanish (if you don't speak Spanish, audio set is available and strongly recommended!) Overall a nice place to visit! There is a little nice walk by the entrance to the museum too It's located nearby train station and there is a taxi parking at the shopping mall nearby You can buy the ticket by the entrance to the museum

  • 4/5 Rodrigo Zenji H. 4 years ago on Google • 183 reviews
    Good place to learn a bit about Caribbean culture. The vicinity is not so safe to walk, I recommend you to use a taxi. It's impossible to get an uber ride there.

  • 3/5 Angelynn B. 5 years ago on Google • 22 reviews
    It isn't as English-friendly as I thought it would be. All of the floors are in Spanish, and we speak intermediate. Difficult for kids with a lower level Spanish, though. The gift shop was reasonably priced, but they could have so much more to offer. On the bottom floor of the museum is Music/Expression. Very cleverly put together and needs no translation.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 2/5 Maria S. 4 years ago on Google • 9 reviews
    I imagined it was going to be a bigger museum, with more artifacts, more indigenous things, etc. There are many videos to watch, which I can watch on "History Channel". The museum is very dark, the stairs don't have enough light, don't have a yellow stripe to see clearly where they start. The best thing about the museum was the 1st floor where there is a musical presentation with various musical instruments. All signs are Spanish which means that foreigners must go with a guide. The museum did not meet my expectations
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 Robert K. 4 years ago on Google • 130 reviews
    Nice and interesting museum, but difficult to understand without knowledge of Spanish. There is no English translation. Take a sweater with you, it's cold inside the museum :-) The entrance fee is 14k pesos.

  • 5/5 DIEGO A. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) If you want to know the origin and Colombian Caribbean culture, it is mandatory to enter this museum. place with great aesthetics and excellent orientation. (Original) Si quieres conocer el origen y la cultura caribeña Colombiana es obligatorio el ingreso a este museo. lugar con gran estética y excelente orientación.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Diego G. 2 years ago on Google
    It is closed and has been closed for over a year. It looks abandoned. Could be a beautiful place
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Stefany Perez S. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Very ugly and left (Original) Muy feo y dejado
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Maria H. 4 years ago on Google • 29 reviews
    We were disappointed when we found out that there was nothing in English. No one in the counter told us this even tough we clearly didn't speak Spanish. It's a pity as it's one of the most popular sightseeings in Barranquilla. They didn't accept credit card which is a bit strange in the world nowadays. The music video show in the first floor was entertaining and all we got from this museum.

  • 5/5 los g. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Excellent (Original) Excelente

  • 5/5 Yan pol Barrant D. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Cultural (Original) Cultural

  • 1/5 Dayanna V. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Bad. There is Mt. (Original) Malo. Hay monte.

  • 5/5 Edgar C. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Place to visit and learn (Original) Lugar para visitar y aprender

  • 5/5 carlos r santana o. 3 years ago on Google
    is great

  • 5/5 Wilfran S. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Simply, Spectacular, Magical, very Instructive, pedagogical and you learn a lot of Culture. Very good thank you 😃😃 (Original) Sencillamente , Espectacular , Mágico muy Instructivo , pedagógico y se aprende mucha Cultura ,. Muy bueno gracias 😃😃

  • 5/5 Freddy V. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Handsome (Original) Hermoso

  • 4/5 maicol b. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) It needs maintenance but it is very nice 5 stars when they do maintenance (Original) Le hace falta mantenimiento pero es muy bonito 5 stars cuando le hagan mantenimiento

  • 5/5 Jose D. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) It hurts the state abandonment 😔 (Original) Lastima el abandono estatal 😔

  • 5/5 william s. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Cool (Original) Chevere

  • 3/5 EDWARD Z. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) It is an interesting place but during the pandemic it is closed, we have to wait until the mayor of Barranquilla decides to open the doors to the public again (Original) Es un lugar Interesante pero durante la pandemia está cerrado, hay que esperar asta que la alcaldía de Barranquilla decida abrir las puertas al público de nuevo

  • 5/5 William De La Cruz O. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Very good. (Original) Muy bueno.

  • 5/5 Jose luis Peñate s. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Excellent site you know what you have and value it more. Barranquilla how I love you (Original) Exelente sitio conoces lo que tienes y lo valoras más. Barranquilla como te quiero

  • 5/5 Logistica D time a tu servicio s. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Excellent place. (Original) Excelente lugar.

  • 5/5 william v. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Very good to spend with the family (Original) Muy bueno para pasar en familia

  • 5/5 Jpacorrea 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) very good to learn (Original) muy bueno para aprender

  • 4/5 capertuz 3 years ago on Google
    I never imagined how many native tribes live in this region of Colombia! it was amazing to learn about them and their culture. Colombia is extremely diverse and I'm proud of having a mix of different cultures

  • 5/5 Carlos García R. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Required when visiting Barranquilla. It has 6 rooms dedicated to show different aspects of the Caribbean region, such as its culture, jargon, geography, history, indolence, etc. Info in update: in 2019 the ticket was priced at 14,000 COP equivalent to approximately $ 4. Students and young children were discounted. And Museum Thursdays were being held where admission was free. (Original) Obligado al visitar Barranquilla. Cuenta con 6 salas dedicadas a mostrar diferentes aspectos de la región Caribe, como su cultura, la jerga, la geografía, la historia, la indosincracia, etc. Info en actualización: en 2019 la entrada tenía un precio de 14000 COP equivalentes a 4 dólares aprox. Los estudiantes y niños pequeños tenían descuento. Y se venía realizando Jueves de Museo dónde la entrada era gratis.

  • 5/5 David E. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) They say that Colombia is a country of countries, our territory is divided into regions whose identity seems to compete with others, for each of them everything that grows in its soil, floats in its waters and runs through its winds, is authentic and unrepeatable, without a doubt we are a country that declares itself at the top of its lungs as a regionalist. The Caribbean feeling is one and very different from any other feeling for a simple but very powerful reason: the sea, that sea of ​​the Atlantic Ocean that by these latitudes wants to flood the lands to enjoy its flavor, that sea that impregnates the environment, putting it at the ideal temperature to give the body that movement that regulates blood circulation and heartbeat. You have to learn to understand and practice in a good way what it means to be regionalist, it is not imposing yourself or believing yourself superior to others, it is loving with all your soul what is your own and exhibiting it with pride before the world, it is giving the best of the earth so as not to only to receive admiration but so that it can be a source of inspiration, reference and a vital element that reinforces the identity of the peoples of a country as diverse as Colombia. The Museum of the Caribbean is more than a structure, it is the spirit of the coastline in a center created to receive all visitors who, moved by the desire to breathe Macondian oxygen, the same one that inflated with supreme genius the mind of García Márquez to create an evocative universe, they meet in the sandy, currambera and captivating Barranquilla. The Caribbean Museum is living history, history with projection and with great utility. This enclosure pays tribute to the Caribbean memory that has always advanced with a strong personality but with all the joy that the natives of the sun domains know how to have. In this place, culture takes over the spaces to teach the whole world that Macondo does exist and inhabit the geography and the heart of every inch of the Atlantic. This cultural space apart from being a sample of traditions, customs and folklore also constitutes an educational and ecological intention that seeks to become fully aware of the environment. A very important aspect of the museum has to do with the representation of dual membership, on the one hand its membership in the Caribbean area and on the other hand its membership in the Colombian nation, aspects that make it a very special region that enriches the multiple beauty that makes up the national tricolor. It has a permanent exhibition distributed in five aspects or thematic axes: Nature, People, Word, Expression and Action. And so that the visitor assimilates the content in a pleasant and unique way, a great sensory experience is generated as the first stage, which means that when the second stage arrives, the desired task is achieved: a placid inquiry. Visiting the Museo del Caribe is a wonderful and attractive plan for anyone who visits Barranquilla and wants to catch its environment, flavor and culture, reasons that make it a city that transmits its joy and Caribbean feel. (Original) Dicen que Colombia es un país de países, nuestro territorio está repartido en regiones cuya identidad parece competir con otras, para cada una de ellas todo lo que crece en su suelo, flota en sus aguas y corre por sus vientos, es auténtico e irrepetible, sin duda somos un país que se declara a todo pulmón como regionalista. El sentir Caribe es uno solo y muy diferente a cualquier otro sentir por una sencilla pero muy poderosa razón: el mar, ese mar del Océano Atlántico que por estas latitudes quiere inundar las tierras para gozar de su sabrosura, ese mar que impregna de sal el ambiente, poniéndolo a la temperatura ideal para darle al cuerpo ese movimiento que regula la circulación de la sangre y los latidos del corazón. Hay que aprender a comprender y practicar de buena forma lo que significa ser regionalista, no es imponerse ni creerse superior a otros, es amar con toda el alma lo propio y exhibirlo con orgullo ante el mundo, es entregar lo mejor de la tierra para no solo recibir admiración sino para que pueda ser motivo de inspiración, de referencia y elemento vital que refuerce la identidad de los pueblos de un país tan variopinto como Colombia. El Museo del Caribe es más que una estructura, es el espíritu del litoral en un centro creado para recibir a todos los visitantes que movidos por los deseos de respirar el oxígeno macondiano, ese mismo que infló de genialidad suprema la mente de García Márquez para crear un universo evocador, se dan cita en la arenosa, currambera y cautivadora Barranquilla. El Museo del Caribe es historia viva, historia con proyección y con gran utilidad. Este recinto rinde homenaje a la memoria Caribe que siempre ha avanzado con personalidad recia pero con toda la alegría que los oriundos de los dominios del sol saben tener. En este lugar la cultura se apodera de los espacios para enseñarle al mundo entero que Macondo sí existe y habita en la geografía y en el corazón de cada centímetro del Atlántico. Este espacio cultural aparte de ser una muestra de las tradiciones, costumbres y folclor también constituye una intención educativa y ecológica que busca tomar conciencia plena del medio ambiente. Un aspecto muy importante del museo tiene que ver con la representación de la doble pertenencia, por un lado su condición de miembro de la zona Caribe y por el otro lado su pertenencia a la nación colombiana, aspectos que la convierten en una región muy especial que enriquece la múltiple belleza que compone el tricolor nacional. Cuenta con una exhibición permanente distribuida en cinco aspectos o ejes temáticos: Naturaleza, Gente, Palabra, Expresión y Acción. Y para que el visitante asimile el contenido de una forma agradable y singular se genera una gran experiencia sensorial como primera etapa, que hace que al llegar la segunda se logre el cometido deseado: una plácida indagación. Visitar el Museo del Caribe es un maravilloso y atractivo plan para todo aquel que visite Barranquilla y quiera contagiarse de su ambiente, sabor y cultura, razones que la hacen una ciudad que contagia su alegría y sentir Caribe.

  • 4/5 Fernandovdr 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Very good place! (Original) Muy buen lugar!

  • 4/5 javier enrique villa m. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Closed indefinitely (Original) Cerrado indefinidamente

  • 5/5 ximena k. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Marvelous (Original) Maravilloso

  • 5/5 Juan S. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) That museum is super beautiful (Original) Es súper hermoso ese museo

  • 4/5 David H. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) The night of the river! ❤️ (Original) La noche del río! ❤️

  • 5/5 Jorge L. 4 years ago on Google
    Amazing place to understand the diversity of the Caribbean coast. I recommend to spend more time at the ‘gente’ floor, it’s worth it to spend some extra time there.

  • 5/5 James Fernando Rodríguez M. 6 years ago on Google
    Great place to know caribbean culture and local traditions

  • 5/5 Rafael Antonio Iriarte De La T. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Because it is a site dedicated to culture, to the knowledge of the history of our city and the Caribbean region. (Original) Porque es un sitio dedicado a la cultura, al conocimiento de la historia de nuestra ciudad y de la región Caribe.

  • 5/5 Timmy B. 4 years ago on Google
    Great experience and the cultural knowledge was second to none.

  • 5/5 Rafael A. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) A tour of all the riches of the Colombian Caribbean, starting with its literature, its nature, its people, its word, action and expression. (Original) Un recorrido por todas las riquezas del Caribe colombiano, comenzando por su literatura, su naturaleza, su gente, su palabra, acción y expresión.

  • 5/5 Nora A. 4 years ago on Google
    Super

  • 5/5 Gabriel f. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Excellent (Original) Excelente

  • 5/5 Luz dary Ospino G. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Very pretty. (Original) Muy bonito.

  • 5/5 Rafael G. 4 years ago on Google
    👍

  • 1/5 Ransford H. 4 years ago on Google
    This museum is closed indefinitely. It should be removed from Google Maps

  • 1/5 Natália A. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) It is closed until March 15 for maintenance and there is no information anywhere ... (Original) Esta cerrado hasta el 15 de marzo para mantenimiento y no hay información en ninguna parte...

  • 4/5 harold nogueira n. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Good place about the popular culture of Barranquilla (Original) Buen lugar sobre la cultura popular de Barranquilla

  • 5/5 Juan Pablo N. 4 years ago on Google
    Ok

  • 4/5 David B. 5 years ago on Google
    Nice museum, very nice staff, and you can learn a lot

  • 4/5 Kenia Navarro P. 4 years ago on Google
    Nice place to visit to learn about our Caribbean culture

  • 3/5 Ser V. 5 years ago on Google
    We have to support all these guys Working every day for better future

  • 3/5 Viviana L. 4 years ago on Google
    I especially love the last presentation of the Caribbean music

  • 5/5 Hernando P. 4 years ago on Google
    Nice place to visit and know the colombian Caribbean culture

  • 5/5 RaioCosmico 4 years ago on Google
    Nice, Follow me @RaioCosmico on instagram

  • 5/5 Juan Sebastian Uribe M. 4 years ago on Google
    A must if you are in Barranquilla! The Caribbean culture expositions and Gabriel Garcia Marquez salon is amazing.

  • 5/5 Jose Escorcia C. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Great experience (Original) Gran experiencia

  • 3/5 Luis M. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) It is dirty and abandoned its surroundings (Original) Esta sucio y abandonado sus alrededores

  • 4/5 Kevin C. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Nice monument for killa (Original) Buen monumento para killa

  • 3/5 Stephany Marin D. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Outside it is very dirty and in the area quite inhabited by the street (Original) Afuera está muy sucio y en la zona bastante habitante de calle

  • 5/5 BYRON CALLE R. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Nice (Original) Bonito

  • 4/5 Yarin E. Pareja M. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) It has the fundamental (Original) Tiene lo fundamental

  • 4/5 Willian De Jesus Navarro R. 3 years ago on Google
    👌🇨🇴

  • 3/5 Yilmar P. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) I was in the month of December 2020 and it was closed, I liked the architecture, but it was or is very abandoned, full of garbage and some parts already deteriorated. (Original) Estuve en el mes de Diciembre de 2020 y estaba cerrado, me gustó la arquitectura, pero estaba o está muy abandonado, lleno de basura y algunas partes ya deterioradas.

  • 5/5 Kevin P. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Excellent (Original) Excelente

  • 5/5 Carlos R. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Interesting (Original) Interesante

  • 1/5 Germán C. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Closed and looks abandoned. I do not recommend going. (Original) Cerrado y parece abandonado. No recomiendo ir.

  • 5/5 José manuel Pérez P. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) A good experience to visit this place (Original) Una buena experiencia visitar este lugar

  • 1/5 ING Rodrigo J Alvarez R. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) That is an impressive theft from the government, a little money that they took for that work and finally it does not work (Original) Eso es un robo impresionante del gobierno, un poco de dinero que sacaron par esa obra y finalmente no funciona

  • 5/5 Saimer S. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Temporarily closed (Original) Cerrado temporalmente

  • 1/5 julieth t. 3 years ago on Google
    Lastimosamente los recursos administrativos estan siendo usados de otra forma, ya que el museo lleva mas de un año cerrado y las instalaciones actuales se encuentran en deterioro y olvido !! Seria muy bueno tener abierto este tipo de espacios, ya que fomenta cultura

  • 4/5 Natalia Varela D. 5 years ago on Google
    I specially enjoyed the 5 different rooms, each one embracing a sphere of the Colombian Caribbean heritage and culture: Nature, People, Words, Actions, and Expressions. Too bad the Gabriel Garcia Marquez room wasn't available during this visit will definitely come back to check it out. I deeply enjoyed the musical representation of all Caribbean rythms and dances.

  • 1/5 MILENA DEL ROSARIO GARCIA J. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) They are stealing it (Original) Se lo están robando

  • 3/5 Charlie W. 4 years ago on Google • 2 reviews
    It’s hard to give it a fair rating as it is closed until March 2020. Our taxi driver told us several other museums would be closed but not this one... Also the Modern Art gallery next door is still being built - at least a year away from completion looking at it. You are in the “dodgy” end of town and we have visited this area several times and everybody is constantly telling you to be careful.


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