City Museum, Colonial museum in Centro Histórico, Ecuador.
The City Museum occupies a 10,200 square meter complex with four courtyards, ten exhibition halls, and workshop areas in central Quito.
The building dates from 1565 and served as the San Juan de Dios Hospital before its transformation into a museum in 1998.
The permanent exhibitions present artifacts, maps, and ceramics that illustrate the daily life of Quito residents from the sixteenth to nineteenth centuries.
The museum opens from Tuesday to Sunday between 09:30 and 17:30, with reduced admission fees for municipal employees and free entry for disabled visitors.
In 2020, the museum received 69 recovered artifacts, including Catholic icons and Pre-Columbian items that were taken by a London diplomat in the 1960s.
Location: Quito Canton
Opening Hours: Vrijdag-Zondag 09:00-16:00
Phone: +59322283882
Email: comunicacionmdc@fmcquito.gob.ec
GPS coordinates: -0.22306,-78.51501
Latest update: March 11, 2025 10:15
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