Best places: Museums in Centro Histórico, Ecuador

Vast collection of pre-Columbian art & artifacts in stylish, contemporary displays.

Small museum in a 1565 hospital featuring exhibits about Quito's history & a tranquil courtyard.

👍👍 This place allows you to learn Ecuadorian history well. We had a good guide which locked us in a prison replica and verified that we were listening to her previous explanations by asking us history questions to release us.

👍👍 This is a fairly new museum in the old city center and is also a school for pasillo. It offers the complete history of pasillo music and it’s evolution throughout time. There are several original instruments and memorabilia. You can take a picture with the most famous pasillo singers, as they have t...

1801 palace housing government offices & presidential quarters, with areas open to the public.

😐 The museum is more for a specific audience. How long can you look at coins. But the building is beautiful. Good thing is that that the entrance is free

👍👍 Nice museum of colonial religious art and the lifestyle of the barefoot Carmelite sisters. There is also usually another temporary exhibition on another theme. Admission costs $4 for adults and $2 for students with ID, including university students. This ticket includes a guide, but does not include...

👍 This is a free museum so adjust your expectations. Features mostly Catholic art from 1600-1900, on a smaller scale than you will see in the churches. There was a guide there who could answer questions in Espanol or English, she was very helpful pointing out how many Ecuador-specific details have...

👍👍 Wow!! What a great place to visit! A must for sure. Learning about all the art there and seeing it first hand is wow! Incredible. It’s a place that is priceless. The history that it holds is breathtaking. Highly highly recommend.

👍👍 A very quiet place where they give you excellent attention, you can find countless data from historical archives in their library and newspaper archive. Learn about the pioneering architects of Ecuador.

👍👍 It is a very beautiful place to visit and appreciate its architecture.

👍👍 A house full of history, the objects that are preserved are so beautiful and luxurious. The tour given by the guide is very interesting, we toured the entire museum and saw all the belongings of the famous Maria Augusta Urrutia. She was a wealthy and very important woman in Quito. Admission costs $3...

👍👍 It is a unique place, really my sincere 👏 congratulations

👍👍 Very cute