Museo del Oro Zenú — Attraction in Cartagena

The Museum of Gold in Cartagena is one of the branches of the famous Colombian Gold Museum, which is located in Bogotá. The Cartagena branch is located in the historic old town of Cartagena and showcases a collection of pre-Columbian gold artifacts from various indigenous cultures that inhabited the region. The museum provides insight into the artistic and cultural heritage of the indigenous peoples of Colombia, their mythology, and their relationship with gold.

The museum features exhibits that showcase gold objects, pottery, and jewelry from the Zenú, Tayrona, and Quimbaya cultures. There are also displays of various metals and minerals that were used in the production of gold artifacts. The museum offers guided tours in both Spanish and English and provides visitors with information on the history of gold in Colombia.

Overall, the Museum of Gold in Cartagena is a worthwhile but short attraction for those interested in learning about the indigenous cultures and artistic traditions...

Excellent recently renovated museum with amazing artifacts. Free admission and free English or Spanish guided tours. We took the English tour with Andreas who was amazing! We did the 11am English tour on a Wednesday and it was not busy, we were the only two people on the tour. It took about 1.5-2hrs. Air conditioning throughout the building whivh makes it a great way to beat the heat of the daytime. He is a biologist so as a scientist his expert knowledge and passion for everything in the museum enhanced the whole experience. While it is a small museum, I found the ecological, cultural and archaeological aspects of this place in many ways far more interesting than many larger museums I have been to around the world, in large part to the uniqueness of the local ecosystem and indigenous Zenu people that...

Beware as you enter the temporary exhibition in the National Bank. We were followed in by someone pretending to be the museum curator, cornered, talked at for ages and ages in broken English (it’s a tiny space so couldn’t escape) and then asked for money. Like many, many other experiences in Colombia, it’s a scam. A tiring, annoying, scam. Worst of all, it was right under the nose of the actual museum staff and security and they were indifferent, bordering on complicit. That said, the scammer told us one or two things that weren’t already on the walls so maybe the hustle was worth it to know about Incan bat men and fertility rites?!

Cool gold stuff though. Deffo worth a trip in, just tell the hustlers...