Calima Gold Museum, Archaeological museum in central Cali, Colombia
The Calima Gold Museum sits inside the Bank of the Republic building and displays over 600 items made from gold, ceramic, stone, wood, and shell. The collection spans different periods of the region's pre-Hispanic past.
The Bank of the Republic founded this museum in 1991 as their ninth cultural institution. It was established to protect the remains of pre-Hispanic societies from the Valle del Cauca.
The museum's name comes from the Calima culture, a generic label for different groups that inhabited the Valle del Cauca over successive periods. The display explains their worldview, religion, hierarchies, ornaments, cultural exchanges, goldworking techniques, mythology and symbolism. Temporary and travelling exhibitions, talks and workshops complement the permanent collection.
The museum is located downtown and can be reached on foot from most central areas. Check ahead about guided tour availability to get more details about the collections.
This location holds only a portion of regional discoveries, while major findings from the Malagana culture are kept at the Gold Museum in Bogotá. This makes it special because you see specifically what the Valle del Cauca peoples created.
The community of curious travelers
AroundUs brings together thousands of curated places, local tips, and hidden gems, enriched daily by 94,227 contributors worldwide.
