Chicó Museum, Colonial museum in Chapinero, Colombia.
Chicó Museum is a house museum in the Chapinero neighborhood of Bogotá, set inside a colonial-style mansion surrounded by open gardens. The rooms inside have kept their original layout and display collections of porcelain, glassware, and decorative art that once belonged to the family who lived there.
The Sierra family bought the estate in 1911 and spent decades filling it with objects collected during their travels. After the property was donated to the city, it opened to the public as a museum in 1964.
The name Chicó comes from the neighborhood where the estate sits, an area that was once the outskirts of Bogotá and home to large private properties. Walking through the rooms today gives a clear sense of how a wealthy Colombian family of the early 20th century arranged their private life and their collected objects.
The museum is open Tuesday through Sunday and is best visited on foot, since the gardens and indoor rooms connect naturally and are easy to walk through. A visit usually takes around one to two hours depending on how long you spend in each room.
On the grounds of the estate, an old English double-decker bus has been turned into a cafe where visitors can sit and have a drink. It stands in the garden as one of the more unexpected sights on the property.
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