Museo de Arte Indígena — Attraction in Municipio Sucre

What a gem! We discovered this lovely museum by happenstance during a free guided tour through the city and came back because of our great first impression. You can feel the passion of the people working at the museum, it is really well made with an eye for detail. They also have an important mission: the museum and shop support the traditional artwork of communities from the region and thus help to keep their indigenous culture alive.

We got an introduction in the first room and you also get a folder available in different languages of everything you can see in the exposition. I was especially impressed by the artworks of the Jalq’a that could fill an exposition all by themselves in my opinion.

We were told by an external guide we would need an hour for this museum and we really regretted not having more time. The lady working there actually allowed us to stay 20 minutes longer and it still didn’t feel like enough.

The museum shop is also really nice, the quality of the products is great and you can see a weaver working on the tapestries that are later sold there.

A recommendation for the museum and not a critique: I would have loved a guided tour through the whole museum, maybe that is something they will be able to offer...

This is NOT the ASUR Museum of Indigenous Art. The institution located on San Alberto is the CETUR Community Tourism Center. Go to the Recoleta to visit the original ASUR Museum of Indigenous Art and textile museum founded in 1990 for a much better experience.

ASUR Indigenous Art Museum 314 Pasaje Iturricha Zona La Recoleta (opposite Hotel Kolping and near the "Plaza de Anzurez" and "El Mirador") Sucre Bolivia

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An incredibly well organized and presented museum up near the beautiful view point “La recoleta”. Photos are not allowed inside the museum but inner patio can be seen here and is also very well maintained. They offer a guide for the museum in many different languages and the exhibits offer a great view into the indigenous culture and art. A must visit when visiting Sucre. They even helped us organize a tour of the town Tarabuco which is also...