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The Banco de la República Gold Museum is situated in Santander Park, on the corner of Carrera 5 and 16th Street, in downtown Bogotá, Colombia.
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Opening Times
Entrance to the Museum is open:
| Tuesday to Saturday | 09:00 a.m. to 06:00 p.m. (Last exit at 7:00 p.m.) |
| Sundays and Public Holidays | 10:00 a.m. to 04:00 p.m. (Last exit at 5:00 p.m.) |
Closed on Mondays, including public holiday Mondays. Open with public holiday timetable on Maundy Thursday (April 5th), 20th July, and 7th August.
Closed 1st January, Good Friday (6th April), 1st May, and 24th, 25th and 31st December.
Rates
Tuesday to Saturday, Adults Col$3.000
Public Holidays, Adults Col$3.000
Sundays, free for all.
Free entrance
For children under the age of 12 years and adults over 60.
For non-profit organizations with previous appointment.
For members of the Friends of the Banco de la República Art Collections Foundation.
ICOM card holders.
Visiting Tips
The Gold Museum reserves the right to inspect purses, briefcases and packages as employees and visitors enter and leave the premises.
In the Gold Museum in Bogotá and in the regional branches you can take touristic pictures and videos, for personal noncommercial use and for free, without using tripods, lights or flashes. As the flashes specifically deteriorate the archaeological objects, they are restricted. You may publish low resolution images and videos in web 2 sites as Youtube, Vimeo, Flickr. Other cases
Food and drink are not allowed in the Museum's galleries, enjoy them at the Restaurant and the Cafe.
Accessibility
The Gold Museum is accessible by wheel chair. The access door for group visits is on 16th Street, and it has a ramp.
The two elevators will take you to all the floors. The elevator next to the entrance for groups doesn’t stop on floor -1 (Auditorium, Diletto Café, lower floor of the Gift Shop) and the elevator behind this one doesn’t stop on floor -2 (Temporary Exhibits Room) or on floor 4 (Exploratorium). In each case, the other elevator must be used.
You will find rest rooms which are accessible to wheel chairs, on the first floor in front of the Information Desk.
The Information Desk provides a limited number of wheel chairs and children’s chairs for free.
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