The Banco de la República Gold Museum has preserved archaeological collections that are a source of pride to all Colombians and are part of the country’s heritage. Museo del Oro is situated in one corner of Santander Park, between 6th Avenue and 16th Street, in Bogotá, Colombia. The permanent exhibition is bilingual, Spanish-English.
More information:
www.banrepcultural.org/bogota/museo-del-oro
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Opening Times
Opening times at the Bogotá Gold Museum are as follows.
- Tuesday to Saturday: 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. (last exit 7:00 p.m.)
- Sundays and public holidays: 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (last exit 5:00 p.m.)
- Closed on Mondays, including holiday Mondays.
- Closed in 2025 on Friday 18 April, Thursday 1 May, Wednesday 24 and Thursday 25 December, Wednesday 31 December and Thursday 1 January 2026. Other closures may occur due to other specific circumstances in the city or at the Museum, in which case details will be published on this page.
You do not need to book in advance.
Admission Charges
- Tuesday to Saturday:
- Foreigners COP $21.000
- Nationals COP $10.000
- Resident foreigners COP $10.000
- Students COP $5.000
- Public and national holidays:
- Foreigners COP $21.000
- Nationals COP $10.000
- Resident foreigners COP $10.000
- Students COP $5.000
Purchase your ticket online here*
*Currently available only for foreign visitors
- Admission is free for everyone on Sundays (and it is crowded...).
Free Admission
- For children under the age of 12 and adults over the age of 62. For members of indigenous groups. For school groups with a prior reservation. For members of the armed forces and police. For members of the Banco de la República Art Collections Foundation. For members of the Banco de la República Libraries Network. For ICOM members. For tour guides, on presentation of valid carnet accrediting status. People with disabilities (with certification).
- For everyone on Sundays.
Please obtain a ticket from the ticket office at the ticket booth inside the Museum, even when you are entitled to free admission. Tickets can only be obtained there, and payment is in cash in Colombian pesos, or by credit card.
Your Visit to the Museum
There are four permanent exhibition galleries at the Gold Museum, and two more for temporary exhibitions. Texts relating to the permanent exhibitions are bilingual, in Spanish and English. A limited number of lockers are available, where you can leave your packages, should you so wish.
The tour will take you at least one and a half hours, but you will find enough of interest to warrant spending two hours, or four, or even to return for many different visits. Don’t forget to visit the shop and to have a break in the San Alberto café. Aracataca is our restaurant (1st floor), with traditional Colombian food and dishes inspired by Cartagena de Indias. Find the menu at: www.restaurantearacataca.com.
- Second floor. The Working of Metals gallery describes the mining and manufacturing techniques used by the ancient metallurgists.
- Second floor. The People and Gold in pre-Hispanic Colombia gallery explains how metals were used in the context of political and religious organisation.
- Third floor. The Cosmology and Symbolism gallery explores mythical themes, shamanism, and the symbology of metals.
- Third floor. The Offering gallery immerses visitors in the world of offering ceremonies. The tour of the permanent exhibition ends in this gallery.
The Exploratorium, on the fourth floor, is an area that encourages interactivity and reflection on the diversity and meaning of the heritage that is preserved at the Museum.
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Guided Tours & Audioguides
We offer free tours to our exhibition rooms, in English and Spanish.
Audioguides are available for rent (COP $8.000) at the ticket office, in various languages:
English: The most enjoyable way to tour the museum is available at the admissions desk
Français: Le musée au bout de vos doigts
Português: O jeito mais agradável de visitar o museu é alugado na bilheteria
Español: La forma más agradable de recorrer el museo se alquila en la taquilla
We offer free guided tours at the following times (there is no need to book in advance. Not for commercial guided tours)
Tuesday to Friday
English: 11:00 a.m. y 4:00 p.m.
Español: 11:00 a.m., 3:00 p.m. y 4:00 p.m.
Saturday
English: 11:00 a.m. y 4:00 p.m.
Español: 10:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m., 3:00 p.m. y 4:00 p.m.
Free Wi-Fi
Get information on how to connect to the Wi-Fi network at the Information Point on the First Floor.
How to Get to the Museum
To travel to the city centre, take a Transmilenio bus in the Las Aguas direction and alight at Museo del Oro station.
If you plan to drive to the Gold Museum, you should arrive along 5th Avenue from the north. The Museum does not offer parking, there are several commercial car parks in the area.
Seventh Avenue, Bogotá’s historic main thoroughfare, has been pedestrianised between 11th Street (Bolívar Square, Cathedral, El Sagrario Chapel) and 24th Street. Don’t miss visiting colonial-era San Francisco church, with its gold-coated altar, right opposite the Museum, then walk along 7th Avenue to 11th Street to see Bolívar Square and visit the Banco de la República Botero Museum and Miguel Urrutia Museum of Art (MAMU) at 11th Street between 4th and 5th Avenues.
Accessibility and Inclusion
The Gold Museum has wheelchair access via the ramp at the entrance for groups on 16th Street.
The lift opposite the entrance to the restaurant serves all the permanent exhibitions (floors 2 and 3) and the café in basement - 1. The lift next to the wheelchair access entrance serves the permanent exhibitions and the temporary ones in basement - 2 (temporary exhibitions gallery) and on the fourth floor (Exploratorium gallery).
There is a wheelchair-accessible toilet on the first floor, opposite the Information Point.
A limited number of wheelchairs and chairs for small children are available free of charge at the Information Point.
If your group includes people with a visual or cognitive disability, we suggest you join one of the organised guided tours (see above); the Museum guide will provide a tour that is suitable for everyone. For deaf people, we offer thematic tours in Colombian sign language, with appointment ( serviciosmo@banrep.gov.co o 601 3432222).
Pets are not allowed in the Gold Museum, except for properly trained assistance animals that serve as guides for visually impaired individuals or those authorized as emotional support animals by medical prescription with the corresponding certification. We recommend having the certificate available, either digitally or in print, to present to Museum staff upon entry. Emotional support animals must be handled in accordance with essential guidelines, including adhering to basic rules of coexistence, remaining in their carrier or equipped with the necessary accessories to avoid disrupting other visitors, being supervised at all times, following the instructions of Museum staff.
Photographs, Video and Press
Photographing and video recording the exhibitions is permitted for private, but not for professional or commercial, use. Neither flash nor a tripod may be used. You may publish your images on social media, for non-commercial purposes. #museodeloro #hoyenelmuseodeloro
For professional photography or video recording, or if you are a journalist, prior authorisation is required from prensacultural@banrep.gov.co or by telephone at (571) 3432396 or (571) 3431377. Authorisations should be applied for at least two days in advance.
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What those who have visited say
Visitors comment on the Gold Museum on TripAdvisor
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Contact
(571) 3432222
Address for correspondence is far from the Museum entrance:
(Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.)
Calle 12 No. 4-55
Bogotá, 111711
Colombia
