Gold Museum, Pre-Columbian goldwork museum in La Candelaria, Colombia.
Description
The Gold Museum is an archaeology museum in La Candelaria, a historic neighborhood in central Bogotá. The collection holds more than 55,000 objects in gold and other materials made by cultures that lived in present-day Colombia before European arrival.
History
The Bank of the Republic of Colombia founded the institution in 1968 after collecting archaeological objects since 1939. The first piece was a Quimbaya container the bank acquired to prevent its export.
Culture
Objects on view reflect the spiritual practices of indigenous groups who shaped figurines and masks for ceremonial use. Reconstructed workshops let visitors picture how artisans melted and hammered metal over open flames.
Practical
The entrance sits on Carrera 6 number 15-82 at Parque Santander, a few blocks from Plaza de Bolívar. Galleries spread across several floors, and a full visit takes at least two hours.
Did you know?
The Sala de la Ofrenda displays hundreds of gold figurines in a darkened room that recreates the interior of a cave. Slowly changing lights reveal the objects gradually, as though you were discovering them for the first time.
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