I'd walked past this small museum in La Candelaria many times and finally decided to check it out. The ground floor has an outstanding mochila collection (traditional handwoven bags you see everywhere in Colombia) showing the craftsmanship of different mochilas from different regions over time,...More

Small but impressive museum with a collection of traditional clothing from the pre-conquistador era through the colonial period. Small but interesting mask collection

30 cents for admission?? Seriously, we had to check this out. Our family likes small museums we can do quickly and this fit the bill. Great collection of authentic clothing from different regions of Colombia. Walking through the different parts of the traditional house was...More

if you have half an hour to spare, you can visit this museum and learn quite a bit about history of the colombian people, some of its customs and specially about the textiles used throughout the region. it is a very small case museum with...More

This was a small museum that I accidentally walked into. I think the admission was 1,000 pesos (less than 40 cents), so I figured it couldn't hurt to check it out. They did a good job of displaying various styles of dress from all over...More

The museum is very close to the Teatro Colon and the Casa de Moneda museum in the Candelaria area. The Spanish required people of different social status and racial groups to dress in specific costumes and there is an extensive display of these here. Also...More

We came across the museum unexpectedly and decided to have a look around. Buying the (very cheap) admission fee was an adventure in itself. I enjoyed the different varieties of textiles on display and learned about traditional Colombian fashion/costume.