Museo del Cabildo
Museo del Cabildo
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9:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Tuesday
9:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Wednesday
9:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Thursday
9:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Friday
9:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Saturday
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sunday
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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Fabio Lima
Dourados, MS438 contributions
Jul 2024 • Family
A beautiful Palace where it was the seat of Paraguayan legislature. Today there is a museum. Some interesting things like immigration and the formation of the Paraguayan people. But nothing spectacular. What caught the attention is the beautiful architecture of a historic palace. A slightly massive visit for the children. The park around is somewhat abandoned. Entrance is free. If you're walking through the historic center, it's worth taking a pass.
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Written July 28, 2024
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The World is My Oyster
Orlando, FL21,754 contributions
Feb 2021 • Solo
This building is absolutely beautiful, and stands tall in the heart of a square that has a ton of homeless people living there. The pink color design on the blue sky background just adds to it's beauty!
Written February 26, 2021
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Elizabeth Priel... B
Minneapolis, Minnesota23 contributions
Mar 2012
We had read positive things about this museum, in the old pink-colored legislative building. We enjoyed the ministrations of a most congenial and knowledgeable English-speaking guide Victor Ortiz. The museum includes a diverse number of exhibits, from post-colonial artifacts to a remarkable collection on manuscripts and materials from great Paraguayan musicians. (You can even visit the former chambers of the legislature and take pictures from the platform of the president. All fun and digestible.
Written April 1, 2012
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mollertre
London, UK22 contributions
Aug 2016 • Couples
It's the big Pink building by the plaza de armas, NOT the address currently listed on tripadvisor. The museum is small and has some decent exhibitions. I found the upstairs and its history about immigration very interesting. From the upstairs you get a nice view of the Asuncion favelas,
Written August 30, 2016
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Jarko2015
Amsterdam, The Netherlands1,731 contributions
Aug 2017 • Solo
This small museum is unfortunately located in the Plaza Armas/Plaza Indepencia area and thus forms part of the vast refugee/homeless encampment that now dominates Asuncion. There are armed soldiers and police everywhere, which is designed correctly to put you off visiting. However, if you can brave the area, the small museum is one of the very few spots in Asuncion open for tourists. There's not a whole to see, other than (as of August 2017) an exhibition of children's toys, 20th century chair design and upstairs, a gallery about immigration. It's free and it's air conditioned, plus there's a small cafe on site, so it's worth an hour of your time.
Written August 8, 2017
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gingerbreadgrammy
Asuncion, Paraguay65 contributions
Jul 2021
This is an old building with some very interesting items. Not exactly a high standard museum, but for any interested in Paraguayan history it is a must.
Written June 6, 2022
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saronic
Zurich, Switzerland29,071 contributions
Nov 2017 • Solo
At a site, where there was a fort built in 1537, later converted into the governor's place, which in turn became the seat of Paraguay's executive, then of the legalislative, the Congreso Nacional, now exists since 2004 a museum called 'Centro Cultural de la Republica'.
Many aspects are covered here. On the ground floor can be found paintings by contemporary Paraguyan artists, but also a work by Fernando Botero called 'Picnic de Escobar'. A room called 'Sala del Barro' shows among other items Arte Indigena. The 'Sala de Arte Sacra' has several wooden Franciscan style sculptures of saints.
There is a rooom dedicated to the history of the Cabildo itself, while on the top floor two rooms deal with the music and cinema of Paraguay.
The exhibition, which interested me the most, was the 'Museo del Inmigrante' on the ground floor. After the devastating defeat of Paraguay in 1870 against a triple-alliance of its neighbours and after an enormous loss of population, the country opened itself up to immigration to an extent hardly ever seen before or after that anywhere. There is plenty of information, also maps, about this period, so I could read about the Swiss, Japanese, Ukrainian or Mennonite immigration and many others.
Many aspects are covered here. On the ground floor can be found paintings by contemporary Paraguyan artists, but also a work by Fernando Botero called 'Picnic de Escobar'. A room called 'Sala del Barro' shows among other items Arte Indigena. The 'Sala de Arte Sacra' has several wooden Franciscan style sculptures of saints.
There is a rooom dedicated to the history of the Cabildo itself, while on the top floor two rooms deal with the music and cinema of Paraguay.
The exhibition, which interested me the most, was the 'Museo del Inmigrante' on the ground floor. After the devastating defeat of Paraguay in 1870 against a triple-alliance of its neighbours and after an enormous loss of population, the country opened itself up to immigration to an extent hardly ever seen before or after that anywhere. There is plenty of information, also maps, about this period, so I could read about the Swiss, Japanese, Ukrainian or Mennonite immigration and many others.
Written August 29, 2018
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JA Experiences N
Buenos Aires, Argentina448 contributions
Jun 2016 • Couples
The price of entry is free and you can spend a little over an hour here. On the top floor is a legislative room that is open to the public to see the visit, cool to see.
Written June 26, 2016
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KANewYork
New York City, NY3,610 contributions
Jul 2015 • Friends
Located close to the cathedral as well as Casa Lopez. Unlikely you will miss this pink colonial building. Entrance is free. They have temporary art exhibits as well as permanent exhibits. Worth a quick visit. Behind this is a shanty town that seems to be trying to encroach over and almost enclose it. Be cautious particularly in the evenings.
Written July 24, 2015
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Apalmero
Funchal, Portugal944 contributions
Apr 2014 • Couples
This is really worth a visit for both the building - the former Paraguay Senate - and the exhibitions inside.
Written December 10, 2014
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It is free. Unless they organize some other events.
Written February 26, 2019
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