Museum- Quinta de Bolivar!

While the Museum of Independence Vase-House will be closed during the first half of 2010, the Education Division has developed a pedagogical approach, to bring the public and private institutions the legacy of this historical and cultural space of our nation, through play, educational and experiential, entitled "The museum was the Museum." La Casa Museo Quinta de Bolívar es de usted y de Bolívar. Contribuya a la sostenibilidad de los planes, programas y proyectos, programando sus eventos institucionales y corporativos en un lugar único en Bogotá.

Gold Museum

A unique collection of golden masterpieces!

The Banco de la República Gold Museum, in Bogota, Colombia, displays an extraordinary selection of its pre-Hispanic goldwork collection - the biggest in the world. Together with other pottery, stone, shell, wood and textile archaeological objects, these items testify to the life and thought of different societies which inhabited what is now known as Colombia before contact was made with Europe.
On Sundays the Museum is crowded due to free entrance. Did you know that the Museum Restaurant is the best place to have lunch during your visit to downtown Bogota? Did you know that the most enjoyable way to tour the Gold Museum exhibitions is with the pre-recorded Audioguides?

San Francisco Church.

The church of San Francisco is the oldest colonial church in Bogotá; its construction was completed in 1567. From the outside it may look rather plain, but the interior is of great beauty and richness. It is built in the architectural style of Mudéjar (Spanish-Moorish). The ratable is elaborated in polished wood and its columns are covered in gold following the Flemish style of the time (17th century). The ceiling is beautifully decorated, and the chapel has one of the most magnificent altars of its kind. Fine colonial works by artists Arce y Ceballos and Gaspar de Figueroa adorn the walls.