We are located at Avenida Bolívar No. 40 Norte - 80, at the roundabout with the locomotive, in Armenia.
Entrance to the Quimbaya Gold Museum Cultural Centre is free, and no prior appointment is required.
Bear in mind that our opening times may change without prior notice. We recommend that you consult the calendar for details about any closures before visiting us.
On 16 September 2023 we opened two completely new Quimbaya Gold Museum galleries.
The following areas are currently available at the Museum:
Quimbaya Gold Museum - permanent exhibition
Temporary exhibitions gallery
Regional documentation centre
Children's gallery
Auditorium
Archaeobotanical garden
Gardens, paths and terraces
Café
Car park
Quimbaya Gold Museum permanent exhibition
The Quimbaya Gold Museum is back with a new, permanent exhibition: Ancient Ways of Life in the mid-Cauca Region.
The exhibition transports us back 12,000 years, as we discover the first settlers in the region and learn how their multifunctional stone tools enabled an enormous step forward to be taken in our history: agriculture! At 7,100 years' old, these tools are the oldest objects in the Gold Museum collection. We then move on to times when large golden objects were used and learn the sacred meaning these artefacts which identify us once had. In the most recent period, the profusion of metal ornaments and piercings of the Quimbayas and other groups enable us to build a history that we are all part of.
Texts in the permanent exhibitions are bilingual, Spanish and English.
Quimbaya Gold Museum Exhibition (Spanish)
Opening times
Temporary exhibitions gallery, Quimbaya Gold Museum, exploratorium, auditorium, terraces, archaeobotanical garden, aromatic plants garden, café, forum and car park:
Monday to Saturday, 10.00 a.m. to 6.00 p.m.
Closed: Sundays and public holidays
Children's gallery:
Saturday, 10.00 a.m. to 1.30 p.m.
Regional documentation centre:
Closed: Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays
Lockers, car park, taxis
A limited number of lockers are available where you can leave your belongings, should you wish.
Cars, motorbikes or bicycles can be parked in the car park.
When you leave, you will find a taxi rank on the opposite side of the roundabout.
Accessibility
Wheelchair access to the Cultural Centre is available from the car park. All gardens are readily accessible.
The two Quimbaya Gold Museum galleries are accessible. Each gallery has two doors. An internal ramp in the middle of each gallery avoids using the staircase.
There is an accessible toilet in the Salmona building, near the entrance door to the Cultural Centre.
Shop and café
In our shop you will find jewellery inspired by the Museum's collections, books, bags of coffee, gifts, and souvenirs of your visit.
The café will allow you to prolong your visit to these magical gardens, as you enjoy an ice cream or the very essence and aroma of the coffee region.
Photographs, video and press
You are allowed to photograph and video the exhibitions, without using flash or a tripod, solely for private, non-professional and non-commercial use. You can publish your images on social media for non-commercial purposes.
Prior authorisation is required for professional photography or video, or if you are a journalist. Authorisations should be applied for at least two days in advance at prensacultural@banrep.gov.co or by calling (57) 601 3432396 or (57) 601 3431377.
The people of Quindío's cultural centre is back
Come back, discover new stories about your 12,000-year legacy!
Rediscover the magic of a garden and the charm of objects that bring diverse worlds to life
Come back and consult the collections for your research in the Regional Documentation Centre
Come back, to see art exhibitions with original works
Come back and listen to the water in Salmona's architecture
Come back to knowledge about seeds
Enjoy a coffee by a lake to the sound of birds
Walk along paths in a cultural environment
Enjoy our diversity
Feel proud of your heritage
