Museo del Caribe, Gabriel García Márquez

Heritage museum · Barranquilla

Museo del Caribe, Gabriel García Márquez

Heritage museum · Barranquilla

Cl. 36 #46 - 66, Nte. Centro Historico, Barranquilla, Atlántico, Colombia

Highlights

Nestled in a lively but intriguing area, this spacious museum showcases Colombia's rich Caribbean culture and history, perfect for curious minds.

Cl. 36 #46 - 66, Nte. Centro Historico, Barranquilla, Atlántico, Colombia Get directions

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"The Museo del Caribe Colombians from the Caribbean coast, known as Costeños, are immensely proud of their cultural, musical, literary, and historical heritage, all of which are on display at this interactive museum. The country's famous shore stretches from the jungles bordering Panama up through the historic cities of Cartagena, Barranquilla, and Santa Marta, all the way to the deserts of La Guajira. Multimedia exhibits here offer insight into the region's indigenous cultures, and into the varied musical expressions that have emerged along the long coastline. By Travesías"

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Filip Zakrzewski

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Definitely worth seeing (it's located in a bit sketchy area from what I've heard), lots of interesting knowledge of the region, some of the staff speaks English (to some degree, but they really give their best!) majority of the recordings is in Spanish (if you don't speak Spanish, audio set is available and strongly recommended!) Overall a nice place to visit! There is a little nice walk by the entrance to the museum too It's located nearby train station and there is a taxi parking at the shopping mall nearby You can buy the ticket by the entrance to the museum

Diana Olivares

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This was my 2nd time going to the museum. I got there the first time with who is now my husband and later with my dad and niece. The museum is really nice. It has a huge selection of indigenous things. My niece also had a great time although she would get anxious and wanted to leave the floors after 15 minutes of been there. My dad really enjoyed it a lot. He said he will go any other day by himself so he can spend the time reading everything and watching all the videos that the museum offers. This place is fantastic. It has a private parking and also easy way to get there using public transportation. Oh I almost forgot. I also saw a group that was been toured by a guide in English. So if you don't speak Spanish there are guides that will teach you in English 😉

Robert Karg

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Nice and interesting museum, but difficult to understand without knowledge of Spanish. There is no English translation. Take a sweater with you, it's cold inside the museum :-) The entrance fee is 14k pesos.

Angelynn Ballew

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It isn't as English-friendly as I thought it would be. All of the floors are in Spanish, and we speak intermediate. Difficult for kids with a lower level Spanish, though. The gift shop was reasonably priced, but they could have so much more to offer. On the bottom floor of the museum is Music/Expression. Very cleverly put together and needs no translation.

Maria Scozzari

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I imagined it was going to be a bigger museum, with more artifacts, more indigenous things, etc. There are many videos to watch, which I can watch on "History Channel". The museum is very dark, the stairs don't have enough light, don't have a yellow stripe to see clearly where they start. The best thing about the museum was the 1st floor where there is a musical presentation with various musical instruments. All signs are Spanish which means that foreigners must go with a guide. The museum did not meet my expectations

Charlie W

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It’s hard to give it a fair rating as it is closed until March 2020. Our taxi driver told us several other museums would be closed but not this one... Also the Modern Art gallery next door is still being built - at least a year away from completion looking at it. You are in the “dodgy” end of town and we have visited this area several times and everybody is constantly telling you to be careful.

Maria Heinonen

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We were disappointed when we found out that there was nothing in English. No one in the counter told us this even tough we clearly didn't speak Spanish. It's a pity as it's one of the most popular sightseeings in Barranquilla. They didn't accept credit card which is a bit strange in the world nowadays. The music video show in the first floor was entertaining and all we got from this museum.

Leonardo Arias

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Amazing museum about the caribbean culture in Colombia. Completely worth visiting.