Tracing Colombia’s colonial past: Cartagena’s Historical Museum
As the popularity of Colombia’s Cartagena soars among visitors, the city’s Historical...
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Santa Marta’s gold museum opens renovated doors
The Tairona gold museum in Santa Marta, home to some of Colombia’s finest pieces of...
Thumbs up to vagina art: Court lifts ban on controversial Bogota exhibition
A court in central Colombia decided to lift the suspension of the Women out of Sight exhibition...
Bogota’s Botero Museum offers multi-lingual audio guides
Bogota’s Botero Museum began offering new audio guides exploring over 60 works of art in...
Sofia Vergara reveals wax doppelgangers at Madame Tussauds NY
Colombian actress Sofia Vergara officially presented two wax figures of herself at New York...
Historic Colombian hotel to be converted into museum
A historic Colombian hotel that has been abandoned for nearly two decades will reopen its doors as an ecological museum. {japopup type=”image” content=”pics/2012/mphoto/tequendama1.jpg” title=”Salto...
Popayan’s Museum of Religious Art
Popayan’s Museum of Religious Art houses an impressive collection of religious works and has been an integral part of the city’s cultural heritage and famous Holy Week celebrations since its opening in 1979. Situated in an...
Jorge Villamil Cordovez museum to close
The museum honoring late Colombian composer Jorge Villamil Cordovez announced it does not have the resources to remain open due to public and private subsidization, reported local media Wednesday. The museum told media last week...
Colombia’s President Santos honors Botero’s legacy (Video)
Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos said Wednesday that the 479 works of art donated by Fernando Botero to the state were part of the country’s national heritage. “The resolution that was signed means that...
Bogota’s Gold Museum
The Bogota Gold Museum houses the world’s largest collection of pre-Hispanic goldwork,...
Cali offers up exemplary display of Colombia’s cultural riches
Colombia is increasing its popularity as a travel destination, due to the wide range of cultural and natural diversity that the country has to offer, and the southwest city of Cali is a perfect example of the mix of influences...
