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The Ecuadorian culture has been very well preserved through centuries in the country's several museums.

The Best of Ecuador.com details in this section a complete list of all the museums of the country.

Not all Ecuadorian provinces have museums, but the ones that do have are listed below as follows:

Museums by province:

Select a Province Azuay Bolivar Carchi Chimborazo Esmeraldas Guayas Imbabura Loja Manabí Pichincha Tungurahua

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Azuay

In Cuenca

• Museo Artes Populares (Cidap)
  Address: Hno. Miguel 3-23 and Calle Larga. Tel: 829451, 840919. Monday to Friday. 09:30-13:00, 14:30-18:00. On Saturdays: 10:00-13:00.
• Museo Remigio Crespo Toral
  Objects from the Cañar and Chordeleg cultures also, regional history collections. Address: Calle Larga 7-07 and Borrero. Tel: 833208. Monday to Friday: 08:30-13:00 and 15:00-18:30. On weekends: 10:00-15:00.
• Museo de Arte Moderno
  Has an art library and contemporary art collection. Address: Sucre 1527 and Talbot (Plaza San Sebastián). Tel. 831027. Monday to Friday 08:30-18:30. On weekends: 09:00-15:00.
• Museo Agustin Landivar (Ruinas de Todos Santos)
  Address: Calle Larga 287 and Manuel Vega. Tel. 836935. Monday to Friday 08:00-16:00.
• Museo del Banco Central
  For Tomebamba excavations. Address: Calle Larga and Huayna Capac. Tel. 831225. Monday to Friday. 09:00-18:00. Saturdays 09:00-13:00.
• Museo de Artes de Fuego.- Displays pottery and iron work. Address: Las Herrerías and 10 de Agosto. Monday to Friday.
• Museo Artesanal de Gualaceo
  Address: Av. del Parador and Loja. Tel: 255261. Tuesday to Saturday 09:00-12:00 and 14:00-17:00. On Sundays 08:00-13:00.
• Casa de Los Tratados
  Address: Bolivar and Córdova Giron corner. Tuesday to Sunday, 09:00-12:00 and 14:00-17:00.
• Museo de Sitio de Ingapirca
  Located along the highway from Cañar to Azoguez.
  Tuesday to Sunday 09:00-17:00.
• Museo de Los Metales
  Address: Av. Solano 11-83. Tel: 811302. Monday to Friday. 09:00-12:00 and 16:00-19:00.
• Museo de Las Culturas Aborígenes
  Pre-Columbian archaeology. Address: Av. 10 de Agosto 4-70 (between F. Moscoso and J.M. Sánchez). Tel. 811706. Monday to Friday. 08:30-12:30 and 14:30-18:30. On Saturdays 08:30-12:30. Entrance fee: US$2.
• Casa de La Cultura Benjamín Carrión
  Address: Benigno Malo and Sucre. Monday to Saturday 09:00-13:00 and 15:00-18:00.
• Museo de La Medicina
  Address: Av. 12 de Abril and Solano. Tel: 830667. Monday to Friday 09:00-12:00 and 14:30-16:00.
• Museo de La Comunidad de Chordeleg
  Address: 23 de Enero 4-21, opposite Parque Central. Tel. 259316. Monday to Saturday, 08:30-17:00. On Sundays: 08:30-14:00.
• Museo de Las Conceptas
  Religious and folk art. Address: Hermano Miguel 6-33 between Presidente Córdova and Juan Jaramillo. Tel. 830625. Monday to Friday 09:00-17:00 and Saturdays 10:00-13:00. Entrance fee: US$2.
• Instituto Azuayo del Folklore
  Latin American crafts and arts. Address: Cordero 722 and Sucre. 3rd floor. Tel: 830016. Monday to Friday 09:30-13:00 and 14:30-18:00. Saturdays 10:00-13:00.
• Museo Arqueológico Universidad Estatal de Cuenca
  Cañari and Inca artifacts. Address: Av. 12 de Abril. Tel: 831698. Monday to Friday 09:00-12:00 and 14:00-18:00.
• Museo Colegio Benigno Malo
  Address: Av. Solano 2-58. Tel: 836763. Monday to Friday. 09:00-13:00.

Bolivar

In Guaranda

• Museo Santuario Nuestra Señora Natividad del Huayco
  Located along the highway Guaranda to Babahoyo. Tel. 981813. Monday to Friday 10:00-16:00.
• Museo Cultural Indio Guaranga
  Address: Cruz Loma, Guaranda. Tel. 980757, 980327. Wednesday to Sunday. 08:00-12:00 and 14:00-18:00.

Carchi

In Tulcán

• Museo Carlos Emilio Grijalva
  Address: Argentina and Sucre. Tel: 980266. Monday to Friday 07:15-13:15.

In San Gabriel

• Museo David Paltan
  Address: Montufar 708 (San Gabriel). Tel: 990112. Monday to Friday. 07:00-13:00.

Chimborazo

In Riobamba

• Museo de Arte Religioso La Concepción
  Address: Argentinos and Larrea. Tel: 965212. Tuesday to Friday 09:00-18:00 and 15:00-18:00.
• Museo del Banco Central
  Address: Primera Constituyente and Carabobo. Tel. 960817. Monday to Friday 10:00-17:00.
• Museo del Colegio Nacional Pedro Vicente Maldonado
  Address: Primera Constituyente 2436 and España. Tel. 960211. Monday to Friday 08:00-13:00 and 1500-1800.

In Sicalpa

• Museo Histórico
  Address: 2 de Agosto 1426. Monday to Friday 07:00-15:00.

Guayas

In Guayaquil

• Museo Atropológico del Banco Central
  Ceramics exhibits and paintings. Address: José de Antepara and 9 de Octubre corner. Tel. 2325249. Monday to Friday 08:30-18:00. On weekends 11:00-13:00.
• Museo Historico Bae Calderón
  Address: Cañar and 5 De Junio. Tel. 2345317. Tuesday to Friday 09:00-16:00. Weekends: 10:00-14:00.
• Museo Nahim Isaias B.
  Address: Pichincha and Clemente Ballén, 2nd Piso. Tel. 2329099, 2510818. Tuesday to Friday 09:00-17:00 and Saturdays 10:00-13:00.
• Museo Coronel Felix Luque Plata
  Address: On Plaza Colón. Tel. 2303572. Tuesday to Saturday 10:00-14:00.
• Museo del Municipal de Guayaquil
  Gold and archaeological collections, shrunken Shuar heads and paintings. Address: Sucre between Chile and Pedro Carbo (by Hotel Continental). Tel. 2531621. Tuesday to Saturday 09:00-16:00.
• Museo Francisco Campos
  Address: Lizardo Garcia 225 and Vélez. Tel: 2360790. Monday to Friday 08:00-12:00 and 14:30-18:30
• Museo Casa de La Cultura
  Prehistoric gold items. Address: 9 de Octubre 1200 and P. Moncayo. Tel. 2300500, 2300586. Tuesday to Friday 10:00-18:00. Saturdays 09:00-15:00.
• Museo Banco del Pacifico
  Archaeological exhibits. Address: P. Icaza 200 and Av. Pichincha. Tel: 2328333, 2563744. Tuesday to Saturday 09:00-18:00.

In Península de Santa Elena

• Museo Salinas Siglo 21.- Archaeological exhibits of the Peninsular area. Address: Malecón between Guayas and Quil (next to restaurant Colonial). Tel. 04-2771279. Entrance fee US$2. Open Wednesdays to Sundays 10:00 till 13:00 and 15:00 till 18:00.
• Museo Amantes De Sumpa
  Located along the road Libertad-Salinas. Tel. 2786149, 2785216. Open: 09:00-12:30 and 15:00-17:30.
• Museo de Sitio Arqueológico El Mongote Real Alto
  Along the road Salinas-Chanduy (Comuna Pechiche). Tel. 2306683. Monday to Sunday 09:00-17:00.

Esmeraldas

In Esmeraldas

• Museo Arqueológico Carlos Mercado
  Address: Espejo and Olmedo. Tel: 710393. Monday to Friday 08:00-12:00, 14:00-16:00.
• Sala de Exposiciones del Banco Central de Esmeraldas
  Address: Av. Libertad and Bolivar. Monday to Friday 08:00-16:00.

Imbabura

In Cotacachi

• Museo de Las Culturas
  Address: García Moreno (by Hostería Mesón de Las Flores). Tel. 951945. Tuesday to Friday 09:00-12:00 and 14:00-17:00. Weekends: Saturdays 14:00-17:00 and Sundays 10:00-13:00.

In Ibarra

• Museo Arqueológico Atahualpa.- At Plaza Caranqui. Tel. 09-813056. Wednesday to Sunday 09:00-12:00 and 15:00-18:00.
• Museo Religioso de Santo Sunday
  Address: Bolívar (Plaza Boyacá). Tel. 955355. Monday to Sunday 08:00-12:00 and 14:00-18:00.
• Museo Lítico Víctor Alejandro Jaramillo
  Address: Bolívar and G. Moreno (across Parque Bolívar). Tel. 920466. Friday to Saturday 09:00-13:00. On Sundays: 15:00-18:00.
• Museo Fray Pedro Bedon
  Tel. 951355. Monday to Sunday 08:00-12:00 and 15:00-18:00.
• Museo Mariano Acosta
  Address: By Palacio Municipal. Tel. 950450. Monday to Friday 13:15-18:45.
• Museo Arqueológico y Etnográfico de La Sierra Norte Del Ecuador
  Address: Oviedo and Sucre. Tel. 920321, 920461. Monday to Saturday 08:30-13:30 and 14:30-16:30.

In Otavalo

• Museo del Instituto Otavaleño de Antropología
  Archaeological artifacts, musical instruments and regional costumes. Address: Av. de Los Sarances, west of Panamericana Norte. Monday to Friday 08:00-12:00 and 14:30-18:30. On Saturdays: 08:00-12:00. Tel. 920321.
• Museo Vásquez Fuller
  Address: Roca and Montalvo. Monday to Saturday 14:00-18:00. Entrance fee US$1.

Loja

In Loja

• Museo del Banco Central
  Address: 10 de Agosto 1330. Tel: 963004. Monday to Friday 08:00-13:00 and 14:00-17:00.
• Museo Diocesano de Arte Religioso Nuestra Señora del Cisne
  Located at Santuario del Cisne. Tel: 961805. Tuesday to Sunday 08:00-12:00 and 13:00-17:00.

Manabí

In Manta

• Museo del Banco Central de Manta
  Address: Calle 9 and Av. 2 (top floor of Municipio de Manta building). Tel. 612878. Monday to Friday 08:30-15:30.

In Chone

• Museo Arcadius
  Located in Campus Club. Monday to Friday 10:00-17:00.

In Bahía de Caráquez

• Museo Arqueológico del Banco Central de Bahía
  Pre-Colombian pottery. Address: Alberto F. Santos (in Casa de la Cultura), Malecón. Tel. 960361. Tuesday to Saturday 15:00-17:00.

In Montecristi

• Museo Municipal Casa De Alfaro
  Address: Eloy Alfaro 608 and Rocafuerte. Monday to Friday 08:00-12:00 and 14:30-17:00.
• Museo Arqueológico Largacha Ceballos Marlac
  Address: 9 De Julio 303 and Manta. Monday to Saturday 09:00-13:00 and 15:00-17:00.

In Salango

• Museo Balseros del Mar Del Sur
  Located at the main Plaza Principal of Salango. Monday to Sunday 15:30-18:00.

In Portoviejo

• Museo Arqueológico Universidad Técnica de Manabí
  Address: On Avenida Universitaria. Tel. 632964. Monday to Friday 10:00-17:00.

In Puerto López

• Museo de La Comunidad de Agua Blanca
  Located along the road Rio Buena Vista-Machalilla, at Kilometer 5. Tel. 604170. Monday to Sunday 09:00-17:00.

Pichincha

In Quito

• Museo Casa de Sucre
  Address: Venezuela 573 and Sucre corner. Tel: 2952860. Tuesday to Saturday 09:00-16:00. Admission fee: US$1.
• Museo del Convento de San Diego
  Address: Calicuchima 117 and Farfán (west of the Panecillo). Tel: 2952516. Monday to Sunday 09:00-13:30 and 14:30-17:00. Entrance fee: US$1.
• Museos de La Casa de La Cultura Ecuatoriana
  Address: Av. 12 de Octubre and Patria. Tel: 2223392. Tuesday to Friday 10:00-18:00. On Saturdays: 10:00-14:00. Admission fee: US$1.
• Museo Arte Colonial
  Ecuadorian sculpture and paintings. Address: Cuenca 415 and Mejía corner. Tel: 2282297. Tuesday to Friday 10:00-18:00. Saturdays 10:00-14:00. Entrance fee: US$0.50.
• Museo Aurelio Espinoza Polit
  Address: José Morales 220 and Francisco Arcos (in Cotocollao). Tel. 2492190, 2491157, 2492190. Admission fee: US $2. Tuesday to Friday 09:00-18:00.
• Museo Ecuatoriano de Ciencias Naturales
  Address: Rumipamba 341 and Av. de Los Shyris (by Parque La Carolina). Tel. 2449824. Monday to Friday 08:30-13:00 and 13:45-16:30. On Saturdays 09:00-13:00. Sundays 10:00-14:00. Entrance fee: US$2.
• Museo Etnográfico Mitad del Mundo
  Monumento Ciudad Mitad del Mundo. Tel: 2394806 / 2394805 / 2394803. Monday to Thursday 09:00-18:00. Friday to Sunday 09:00-19:00.
• Museo Fundación Guayasamin
  Pre-Colombian and colonial collection. Address: José Bosmediano 543 and José Carbo (Bellavista). Tel: 2446455, 2452938, 2465265. Monday to Friday 09:30-13:00 and 15:00-18:30. Admission fee: US$1,50.
• Museo de La Ciudad
  Quito's history. Address: Rocafuerte 572 and Garcia Moreno. Tel. 2283882, 2282883, 2953643. Tuesday to Sunday 09:30-17:30. Admission fee: US$4.
• Centro Cultural del Instituto Geografico Militar
  At El Dorado. Tel: 2502091. Monday to Friday 09:00-16:00.
  Planetarium: Monday to Friday 09:00-15:00. Weekends: 08:00-12:00.
• Vivarium
  South American snakes, reptiles and amphibians exhibition. Address: Reina Victoria 1576 and Santa Maria. Tel: 2230988. Tuesday to Saturday 09:00-13:00 and 14:30-18:30. On Sundays: 11:00-18:00.
• Museo de Artesanias Cefa
  Indian costumes and crafts. Address: Av. 12 de Octubre 1738 and Madrid. Tel: 2503873. Tuesday to Friday 10:00-19:30.
• Museo del Convento de San Agustin
  Address: Chile 924. Tel: 2951001, 2955525. Monday to Friday 09:30-12:00 and 15:00-18:00. On Saturdays: 09:00-12:00.
• Museo Fray Pedro Bedón
  Address: Flores 150 and Bolivar. Tel: 2280518, 2282695. Monday to Friday 09:00-12:00 and 14:00-16:30. Weekends: 09:00-16:00.
• The Abya-Yala cultural center
  Address: Av. 12 de Octubre 1430 and Wilson. Tel: 2506247, 2562633. Monday to Friday 09:00-12:30 and 14:00-18:00.
• Museo Etnográfico y de Ciencias Naturales Colegio Nacional Mejia
  Ethnographic exhibits. Address: Venezuela and Ante. Tel: 2583412, 2565718 Ext. 24. Monday to Friday 08:00-12:00 and 1400-1800. On Saturdays 08:00-12:00.
• Museo Nacional de Historia de La Medicina
  Address: Garcia Moreno 524 and Av. 24 de Mayo. Tel. 2573792, 2581768. Monday to Friday 09:00-15:00.
• Fundación Mariana de Jesús
  Address: Av. Mariana de Jesús 2307 and Martin de Utreras. Tel: 2433573, 2441724, 2433784. Monday to Friday 09:00-18:00. On Saturdays: 09:00-13:00.
• Museo del Convento de San Francisco
  Address: Cuenca 477 and Sucre (in Plaza de San Francisco). Tel. 2281124, 2282545. Monday to Saturday 09:00-18:00. Sundays: 09:00-13:00.
• Casa Museo Maria Augusta Urrutia
  Address: Garcia Moreno 760 between Sucre and Bolivar. Tel. 2580107, 2580103, 2584173. Tuesday to Sunday 09:00-17:00.
• Casa Museo Manuela Saenz
  Address: Junín 709 and Montufar (San Marcos ). Tel. 2283908, 2518321. Monday to Friday 08:00-13:00 and 14:00-17:30.
• Museo del Observatorio Astronómico de La Alameda On Parque de La Alameda. Tel. 2570765. Monday to Friday 09:00-12:00 and 15:00-17:00. On Saturdays: 09:00-13:00.
• Museo Weilbauer Porras
  Address: Av. 12 de Octubre and Ladrón de Guevara. Tel: 2230577. Monday to Friday 09:00-13:00 and 14:00-16:00.

Art Galleries

• Galeria Pomaire.- Address: Amazonas 863 and Veintimilla. Tel. 2540074.
• La Galeria.- Address: Juan Rodriguez 168 and Almagro. Tel. 2225807.
• Viteri.- Address: Orellana 473 and Whimper. Tel. 2561548.
• Fundación Guayasamin.- In Bellavista.
• Posada de las Artes Kingman.- Address: Almagro 1550 and Pradera. Tel. 2526335.

Tungurahua

In Ambato

• Museo Quinta Casa de Juan Montalvo
  Address: Montalvo and Bolivar. Tel. 824248. Monday to Saturday 09:00-12:00 and 14:00-18:00.
• Museo Quinta de Mera
  Address: Juan León Mera and Av. De Los Capulies. Tel. 284019. Tuesday to Sunday 08:00-12:00 and 14:00-18:00.

In Baños

• Museo de Arte Religiosos La Concepción
  Address: Argentino and Larrea. Tel: 965212. Tuesday to Friday 09:00-12:00 and 15:00-18:00.
• Museo del Santuario de La Virgen Del Agua Santa
  Address: Ambato 2840. Tel: 740451. Monday to Sunday 07:00-12:00 and 14:00-16:00.

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