EPM Water Museum, Interactive water museum in Medellín, Colombia

The EPM Water Museum is a science, art and technology museum in Medellín's Barefoot Park, with 22 rooms across four buildings. Its nine thematic halls cover the planet's evolution, water as a vital resource, ecosystems, cultures shaped by water, supply, environmental transformation, H2O News, Blue Planet and an art room. Displays are touchable and interactive.

The museum was founded by EPM, the city's public utility company, to bring the story of water from source to tap closer to the general public. Over time, it grew into a space that also traces how water management in Colombia changed as cities expanded.

The museum takes its name from EPM, the public company that manages the city's water supply, and that connection runs through the whole visit. The exhibits show how water is managed and distributed in a tropical mountain city, turning something invisible into something you can see and touch.

The museum is in central Medellín and easy to reach by metro or on foot from the city center. Weekday visits tend to be quieter, as school groups often come on weekends and can fill the rooms quickly.

The four exhibition halls opened in 2006 are named in the Kokama language of an Amazon basin people: Kuarachi (sun and sky), Ikúa (to know), Ikuaka (to think) and Puka Lupuna, the red ceiba that stands at the centre of their world. EPM and its foundation spent 2,630 million pesos on the renovation, 2,000 million of it on the Puka Lupuna hall alone.